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Pasta with Asparagus and Creamy Mushroom Sauce

By Karielyn Tillman
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Instead of butter and cream, cashews provide richness and creaminess to the sauce for this vegan pasta dish.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    30 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients

1 box Everyday Value organic spaghetti pasta

Ingredients (for the asparagus)

12 stalks organic asparagus (diced in to 1½ inch pieces)
2 teaspoons 100% pure avocado oil
2 cloves garlic (freshly crushed)
1-2 pinches Himalayan pink salt
1-2 pinches 365 Everyday Value organic ground pepper

Ingredients (for the sauce)

2 cups organic shitake mushrooms
2 cups organic baby portobello mushrooms
1 ½ cups Whole Foods Market organic raw cashews
2 cups water (purified / filtered)
4 cloves garlic (freshly crushed)
1 bulb organic shallot (diced)
1 tablespoon 100% pure avocado oil
1½ teaspoon 365 Everyday Value organic dried rosemary
1–1½ teaspoons Himalayan pink salt
½ teaspooon 365 Everyday Value organic ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Directions

    Step 1

    Prepare the veggies:  dice the asparagus into 1 ½ inch pieces, dice the shallots, de-stem the mushrooms

    Step 2

    Prepare the pasta according to the package directions.

    Step 3

    While the pasta is boiling, add all the ingredients for the asparagus (diced asparagus, avocado oil, garlic, Himalayan pink salt, ground black pepper) to a skillet and sauté on medium/high heat for 4 – 5 minutes.  Set aside.

    Step 4

    While the pasta is boiling, add all the ingredients for the mushroom sauce to a Vitamix, or high speed blender, and blend until creamy and smooth;  adjust the seasonings to your preference and water to get the consistency you prefer.

    Step 5

    In a large mixing bowl, add the cooked pasta, sautéed asparagus and mushroom sauce together and gently toss until it is well combined and evenly distributed.

TagsPastaSpaghettiAsparagusVegetableShiitake MushroomMushroomPortobello MushroomCashewNutMainSideDairy FreeVeganVegetarianQuickEasyWeeknight Meals30 Minutes or LessSauteSimmerBlenderEpicurious
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