This delicious Creamy Vegan Alfredo With Vegetables is comfort food at its best. Vegan pasta smothered in a creamy homemade vegan alfredo sauce and fresh asparagus, bell peppers, and peas for added nutrition and flavors!
Health Benefits Of Asparagus
- Asparagus is loaded with nutrients, they are a very good source of fiber, folate, vitamins A, C, E and K, as well as chromium, a trace mineral that enables insulin to transport glucose from the bloodstream into cells.
- Asparagus contains glutathione, a detoxifying compound that helps break down carcinogens and protect the body from harmful compounds like free radicals.
- It helps to prevent and fight certain types of cancer, such as breast, colon, lung, and bone.
- It contains high levels of the amino acid asparagine, which acts as a natural diuretic, removing excess fluid from the body along with excess salts; especially beneficial for those suffering from hypertension and heart disease.
There are many gluten-free kinds of pasta on the market, I love to use brown rice pasta but you can use whichever you prefer. To read more about the benefits of asparagus, click here.
How To Make Vegan Alfredo Sauce
The best vegan alfredo sauce you can make, it is rich and creamy, loved by young and old. It is very easy to make vegan alfredo sauce.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. For the last 3 minutes add asparagus, bell pepper, and green peas to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain pasta and rinse with cold water.
- Place cashews that have been soaked, water, onion, garlic, yeast flakes, and salt in a blender.
- Process until smooth, scraping downsides.
- Add the sauce to the cooked pasta and veggies.
- For gluten-free pasta, my go-to is Trader Joes’ Brown Rice Penne – economical and uses whole grain.
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Categories
- Season: All Year
Nutrition
(Per portion)- Energy: 354 kcal / 1480 kJ
- Fat: 10 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Carbs: 54 g
Cook Time
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Ready in: 25 min
- For: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 16 ozs gluten-free pasta, (Penne or Rigatoni)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch diagonal slices
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 cup green peas, fresh or frozen
Vegan Alfredo Sauce
- 1 cup cashews, soaked for a couple of hours and drained
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. For the last 3 minutes add asparagus, bell pepper, green peas to boiling water, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain using colander and set aside. Place cashews, water, onion, garlic, yeast flakes, and salt in a blender. Process until smooth, scraping down sides.
- Transfer sauce into a large saucepan, cook stirring constantly on medium heat until thickened. Stir in pasta, vegetables, dried herbs to fully coat with sauce. Delicious served with salad!
If I didn’t’ have to soak the cashews, I’d make this for dinner! So with that, I’ll have to plan for this one.
Yum it does look!
Thank you for sharing.
I love trying diff recipes for alfredo! I’ll try this! :)
I like that it seems doable and can easily be cooked and made. My son is addicted to pasta.
That looks is really delicious. I love anything with pasta
This is awesome recipe. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a healthy recipe, I want to try this on weekends with my mom
This literally looks like the perfect veggie dish. I adore asparagus x
Ohh I love traditional alfredo but this sounds amazing as well! I might have to give it a try and see how it stacks up :)
So much YES! That looks amazing. I HAVE to try this!
That looks awesome. Especially for a picnic. Add wine, find a free concert and voila! Thank you ! :)