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Cashew Cream Pasta

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Cashew Cream Pasta

A silky vegan pasta sauce made from blended cashews, nutritional yeast and garlic — impossibly creamy.

Total time
260 min
Prep
250 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Vegan
vegetarianvegan

Ingredients

400gpenne or rigatoni
200graw cashews, soaked 4 hours
4 tbspnutritional yeast
3 clovesgarlic
2 tbsplemon juice
300mlpasta cooking water
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
1 handfulfresh basil or parsley
chilli flakesto serve

Instructions

1

Soak cashews in cold water 4 hours, drain.

2

Cook pasta in well-salted water, reserve 400ml pasta water.

3

Blend soaked cashews with nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice and 300ml pasta water.

4

Blend until completely smooth and silky.

5

Season generously with salt and pepper.

6

Toss hot pasta with cashew cream sauce.

7

Add more pasta water to adjust consistency.

8

Scatter with herbs and chilli flakes, serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
307
Protein
13g
Fat
22.5g
Carbs
19.4g
Fiber
3.4g
Sodium
486mg

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