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Ingredients
11
Time
5m
Serves
4
Recipe by Kelsey Russell-Murray
Ingredients
11
Time
5m
Serves
4
Vegan
Dinner
1 cup
Raw Cashews
1 cup
Almond Milk
1/4 cup
Nutritional Yeast
2 Tbsp
Dijon Mustard
3
Garlic Cloves
2 tsp
Garlic Powder
2 tsp
Onion Powder
1/8 tsp
Black Pepper
450 g
Chickpea Pasta
227 g
Cremini Mushrooms
sliced
4 cups
Spinach
chopped
1
Soak the raw cashews in boiling water for 15-minutes (or in room temperature water overnight). Drain and add to blender.
2
Add all remaining sauce ingredients to high-speed blender and blend until smooth. I find it helpful to start my blender on low speed and gradually increase the speed until high speed is reached, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. Add additional milk if sauce is too thick.
3
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add pasta. Prepare pasta per package instructions. Strain and rinse with warm water.
4
Heat a medium frying pan to medium heat. Add 1 tbsp avocado oil and sliced cremini mushrooms. Sauté mushrooms until they are a deep brown colour, stirring every few minutes, approximately 6-8 minutes. Add chopped spinach to pan with mushrooms and reduce heat to low, cooking until spinach is wilted, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add spinach in batches if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
I have been working as a Registered Dietitian for 8 years now, the majority of which has been spent working as a clinical inpatient RD in a hospital. I specialize primarily in critical care and stroke nutrition. In 2020 I opened my virtual private practice, Gut Healthy Dietitian, where I specialize primarily in gut and digestive-health related diseases and conditions. I have an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nutrition as well as a Graduate Diploma of Integrated Dietetic Internship.
5
Pour Alfredo sauce over high fibre pasta of your choice and top with sautéed veggies. Enjoy!
6
Substitutions: Swap the sautéed spinach and mushrooms for veggies of your choice. Asparagus, tomatoes and bell peppers would be great options. Substitute grated parmesan cheese for nutritional yeast if you prefer!
