Easy Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo
Are you craving a creamy, delicious pasta recipe? Then look no further than this vegan fettuccine alfredo! It's made with simple ingredients and delivers all the creamy goodness you want in your pasta alfredo.
Ingredients
- 1 splash olive oil
- ½ medium onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 can of coconut milk
- ½ cup soaked cashews 75 g
- juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 box of fettuccine pasta
Instructions
- Start by cooking the pasta according to the package instructions and then set it aside.
- Chop the onion and garlic.
- Drizzle olive oil on a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook them for 3-4 minutes, until they start to release their flavors and the onion becomes translucent.
- Transfer the onion and garlic to a food processor. Then add the coconut milk, cashews, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Blend until everything is smooth and creamy.
- Pour the alfredo sauce back into the pan that you sauteed the onion and garlic and turn the heat back to medium.
- Add in the cornstarch and whisk it up, breaking up any clumps. Cook the sauce for 3-4 minutes, until it starts to thicken from the cornstarch.
- Once the sauce has thickened to your liking, pour it on top of your fettuccine noodles and enjoy!
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Notes
Don't overcook your noodles. Cook them just until al dente so they have a little bit of bite still.
Make sure to soak your cashews the night before. They need adequate time to absorb the water so they blend up perfectly creamy. If you forget you can soak them in hot water for an hour before making this vegan alfredo sauce recipe.
Use canned coconut milk for the creamiest texture. It contains more fat making it similar to heavy cream or half and half so it works better than other types of plant milk.
Nutrition
Calories: 524kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 16gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 415mgPotassium: 504mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 3mg
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