Vegan Whole Wheat Pasta with Pesto Cream Sauce
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Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 4-6
 
This quick and delicious vegan pasta with pesto cream sauce is light and flavorful. Top it off with fresh basil for a perfect meal!
Ingredients
  • 6-8 oz whole wheat pasta, any kind
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ cup vegan cream cheese
  • 3 tbsp almonds
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 5 tsp sea salt, divided
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped finely
  • ¼ cup vegan pesto
  • 4-6 basil leaves, chopped
Instructions
  1. Set a pot of water to boil with 4 tsp salt (or more!) and cook your pasta until al dente.
  2. Drain and reserve ½ cup of the pasta water. Don't rinse.
  3. Meanwhile, combine almond milk, cream cheese, almonds, nutritional yeast, black pepper, remaining salt, and lemon zest in a blender and pulse until smooth.
  4. In a large skillet over medium heat, sweat out your garlic with the olive oil (let it sizzle until soft and fragrant over low-ish heat, about 1-2 minutes)
  5. Add in your sauce from the blender and the ½ cup of pasta water. Stir to combine.
  6. Bring the sauce to a simmer and let it bubble for 10-12 minutes, until thickened.
  7. Toss pasta with sauce and stir in pesto until all combined.
  8. Sprinkle with chopped basil for garnish.
Recipe by Whisk & Shout at https://whiskandshout.com/vegan-whole-wheat-pasta-with-pesto-cream-sauce/