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Healthy Pumpkin Alfredo Recipe
This pumpkin alfredo is lusciously creamy, delicious, and healthy, too! We add pumpkin to our popular vegan cauliflower alfredo sauce, toss it with zucchini noodles, and serve it with wilted kale. It's a simple dinner recipe that is ready in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 178 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
The Zucchini Spaghetti (Zoodles)
- 3 3 large zucchinis cut with a julienne peeler
- 1 1 teaspoon sea salt
The Healthy Pumpkin Alfredo
- 1 1 recipe of Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo
- ½ ½ cup canned pumpkin
- ½ ½ teaspoon cayenne powder
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
The Wilted Garlic Kale
- 1 1 teaspoon butter dairy-free if needed
- 2 2 cloves garlic very finely minced
- 2 2 cups kale torn
To Serve
- ¼ ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds
- Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast to serve
Instructions
- Place the julienned zucchini into a large bowl and sprinkle the sea salt over top. Use your hands to mix the two together well.
- Prepare the Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce. Stir in the pumpkin, cayenne powder, and cinnamon.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the kale and let it cook until the kale is soft, about 2 minutes.
- Rinse the zucchini well under hot running water. Drain off all the water, squeezing the zucchini noodles until they are dry. Add the zucchini to the pan with the pumpkin alfredo sauce and mix together well.
- Serve topped with garlic kale, toasted pumpkin seeds, and a little parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
178kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
852mg
(36%)
Potassium
930mg
(27%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
8734IU
(175%)
Vitamin C
86mg
(96%)
Calcium
106mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 178
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 178kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 852mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 930mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 8734IU | 175% |
| Vitamin C | 86mg | 96% |
| Calcium | 106mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.