This Creamy Vegan Cashew Pasta Sauce is packed with fresh flavors from cashews, whole lack peppercorns, garlic, and capsicum. While any bell pepper can work, I love green capsicum, garlic, and a little coconut milk to make the sauce. The best thing about this creamy pasta is the wonderful flavor that comes from the use of the fresh sauce and use of a handful of ingredients. I am a cheese lover and I enjoyed this creamy pasta without the cheese. While one may add the heavy cream, this recipe is a healthy twist to the classic recipe that uses no cream or cheese and is yet utterly indulgent. This delicious addition of capsicum gives it a light green tinge and is very similar to classic cheesy pasta that you won’t miss! Totally customizable with ingredients, this dairy-free alfredo pasta creamy sauce gathers in under 15 minutes. You may also like Gluten Free Spicy Vegan Tomato Pasta, Vegan Spinach Pasta, Pumpkin Sauce Pasta with Cream Cheese.
Why Will You Love This Recipe?
3-ingredient Super Quick and Perfect Recipe Vegan Easily Convertible to Gluten Free Kids Friendly Simple Ingredients from the Pantry Creamy Rich flavor absolutely without any cheese. The Best Vegan Cashew Pasta Sauce Recipe ever!
Ingredients Overview
Pasta: I have used bow-shaped Delmonte Wheat Pasta (Whole grain pasta). You may use any shape or brand that you like. Cashews: I love using cashew sauce for pasta. It gives your pasta, the perfect creamy texture without any cheese. To make it non-vegan, you may add any cheese like Parmesan cheese or cheddar. Use a Vegan Parmesan. Capsicum: Capsicum adds a crunchy and mild spicy flavor. I have used raw capsicum. You may use roasted peppers red or green. They blend well with cashew sauce. Garlic: Any pasta dish is incomplete without garlic’s buttery taste and aroma. While you may add onion powder or garlic powder, I recommend using fresh garlic cloves for the best taste. Coconut Milk: If you love the Italian flavor, avoid coconut milk. You may skip it or replace it with almond milk or soy milk. Olive Oil: Pasta and olive oil taste amazing together. You may use any other vegetable oil or vegan butter. Italian Seasonings: I love the addition of dried oregano and chili flakes.
How To Make Vegan Cashew Cream Pasta Sauce
Step 1 Prep Pasta and Sauce
Soak raw cashews in warm water for 20 minutes. If they have not softened up, soak a bit longer. In the meanwhile, boil the pasta in a large container.
Step 2 Pasta is Boiled
Drain the extra water from boiled pasta using colander and check cashews for softness.
Step 3 Make Cashew Paste
Blend garlic, cashews and capsicum in blender. Use water or milk to make a smooth paste.
Step 4 Cook Cashew Sauce
Take a heavy-bottomed pan / Kadai and add olive oil to it. Add the above sauce. Mix well and cook for 2-3 min. Add salt and seasonings (oregano, red chili flakes, black pepper). Keep mixing so that sauce doesn’t stick to the bottom of pan. If its too thick, you may add little water or milk to adjust. Add the boiled pasta and mix really well.
Step 5 Serve It
The delicious capsicum no-cheese vegan pasta is ready. It took hardly 10 minutes of cooking. Enjoy with garlic bread and gravy of your choice!
Expert Tips
Always boil pasta on a simmer flame and switch off once almost done or pasta will become soggy. Immediately after boiling, transfer it to a colander. Wash it once to remove an extra starch layer. Add few drops of oil so that it doesn’t stick together. While heating the cashew cream sauce, make sure to slow the flame and use heavy utensil or else it might get burnt and you won’t like the burnt up taste. The cashew sauce will gradually thicken up so you don’t have to overcook it.
What Goes With This Cashew Cream Pasta?
We teamed this pasta with a croissant and Chilly Paneer. One can have Manchurian with gravy, garlic tomato sauce, and garlic bread along with dips.
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Stories From Kitchen
Do you believe pasta shape matters? More than 85% of my insta followers agreed upon that it matters! My experience of pasta cooking also suggests the same. The wave of joy spreads in-home at the very mention of Pasta. It is food for the mind. Sometimes I don’t cook for the blog. This is true for this recipe as well. I had no plans to post it but when it came out really well, I had no reason to hide it from you either. My daughter loves to help me in taking shots. So I couldn’t say no to her. Her tiny hands holding the large bowl make me smile. The first attempt was totally great for taste and mood. You may also like: More Healthy Vegan Recipes:
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