Description
This creamy vegan beet pasta is a delicious plant-based dinner and a great way to get your kids to eat more veggies! Think vegan mac and cheese, with roasted beets for an extra serving of vegetables and color. Only 8 ingredients, easy to make and weeknight friendly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz macaroni (or other pasta of choice), cooked according to package directions (reserve pasta water)
- 1 cup raw, unsalted cashews, soaked in room temp water for 2 hours
- 1 large (or two small) beet(s), peeled and diced (should be 1 cup)
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3/4-1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3-4 tbsp reserved pasta water for consistency
Instructions
- Soak cashews in room temperature water for 2 hours. Drain and rinse. (If you're short on time, 30 minutes in hot water will do.)
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Wash, peel and roughly dice beet. Toss beets in about 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a sheet pan and roast for about 35 minutes, until slightly caramelized and fork tender. Set aside and let cool.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
- Add cashews, beets, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt and pepper to a blender. Blend for about 20 seconds until it forms a paste, then slowly drizzle in olive oil and blend until smooth and creamy. Add 3-4 tbsp of pasta water to thin out the sauce.
- Pour sauce over cooked pasta and stir well to coat. Enjoy warm.
Notes
Use gluten free pasta if desired.
Forgot to reserve the pasta water? No problem – regular water (or even nondairy milk) will do.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bowl
- Calories: 438
- Sugar: 4.3 g
- Sodium: 318.2 mg
- Fat: 20.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52.8 g
- Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
