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Creamy Vegan Mushroom Alfredo {vegan + dairy free}

A delicious vegan mushroom alfredo sauce without the cream, It's quick, easy, gluten free and completely dairy free.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 526 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian , Vegetarian , Vegan

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup raw cashews unsalted
  • 1 ¾ cups water
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ onion peeled and diced
  • 3 cups button mushrooms finely sliced
  • 3 tbsp thyme leaves picked from the stalk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 350 g pasta gluten free if preferred

Instructions

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  1. Place the cashews, water, nutritional yeast, mustard and garlic in the blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Place a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add half the oil and fry the onion until golden. Remove the onions from the pan and return the pan to the heat. Increase the heat to medium high and add the mushrooms (you may need to cook them in batches) and the remaining half of the oil. Cook until lightly golden. Return the onions to the pan and add the thyme and the alfredo sauce.
  3. While the mushrooms are cooking cook the pasta according to packet directions. When you add the sauce to the pan take a spoonful of the pasta water and stir through the sauce. Heat until warmed and then remove from the heat. Drain the pasta.
  4. Toss the pasta through the sauce and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Nutritional yeast sounds (and even looks) a little scary but it adds a wonderful cheesy flavor to the pasta. Nutritional yeast is often called Savory Yeast Flakes. Note that brewers yeast is NOT the same thing so don't use it in its place.
  • Could you use almonds milk in place of cashews? Yes, but I find that the almonds have a quite strong almond flavor whereas cashews tend to all but disappear amongst the other flavors in this sauce so I'd suggest sticking to cashews.
  • For a gluten-free version, simply select a gluten-free pasta brand.

Nutrition Information

Calories 526kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 46mg (2%) Potassium 730mg (21%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 250IU (5%) Vitamin C 11.4mg (13%) Calcium 57mg (6%) Iron 4.2mg (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 526

% Daily Value*

Calories 526kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 79g 26%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 46mg 2%
Potassium 730mg 16%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 250IU 5%
Vitamin C 11.4mg 13%
Calcium 57mg 6%
Iron 4.2mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.