Vegan Fajita Pasta with Chickpeas and Peppers

Name: Vegan Fajita Pasta with Chickpeas and Peppers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tsp oil; 1/2 medium onion (thinly sliced); 1 green bell pepper (thinly sliced); 1/2 red bell pepper (thinly sliced); 13.5 oz can of chickpeas (drained or 1.25 cups cooked); 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp garlic granules; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1/4 tsp salt or to taste; 6 oz pasta (like fusilli or penne, use gluten free pasta for glutenfre); 1 large juicy tomato (finely chopped); 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil; 1.5 cups cashew cream (blend 1/3 cup cashews with 1.5 cups of water or unsweetened almond milk); 1/4 tsp ground mustard; 3/4 tsp or more salt; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (less or more to preference); 1 tbsp flour (, use rice flour for gluten-free (blend this into the cashew cream)); fresh or dried basil to taste

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Pasta tossed with chickpeas and sautéed peppers and onions seasoned like fajitas, finished with a creamy cashew sauce. A weeknight vegan pasta with Mexican-inspired flavors and plenty of protein from beans.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 tspoil
½medium onion — thinly sliced
1green bell pepper — thinly sliced
½red bell pepper — thinly sliced
13½ ozchickpeas — canned, drained, cooked, 1¼ cup
½ tspground cumin
½ tspgarlic granules
½ tsponion powder
½ tspdried oregano
½ tspdried basil
1 tspsmoked paprika
¼ tspred pepper flakes
¼ tspsalt
6 ozpasta — gluten-free option
1large juicy tomato — finely chopped
2 tspextra virgin olive oil
1½ cupscashew cream — blend 1/3 cup cashews with 1.5 cups of water or unsweetened almond milk
¼ tspground mustard
¾ tspsalt
2 tbspnutritional yeast
1 tbspflour — or rice flour
fresh basil — or dried basil, to taste

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Method

40m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 335mg
Calcium: 66mg
Iron: 4mg

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Vegan Fajita Pasta with Chickpeas and Peppers

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