Name: Veggie-Loaded Creamy Cajun Pasta (Dairy Free!)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5, 5 servings
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw cashews; 16oz penne, rotini, or bowtie pasta (I like brown rice pasta, reserve 2 cups cups pasta water); 1 14.5 oz can fire-roasted tomatoes, not drained; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium red or yellow onion, diced; 2 bell peppers, sliced (I used 2 cups frozen bell peppers); 8oz sliced baby Bella or cremini mushrooms; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1/3 cup parsley leaves, chopped; 1 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp oregano; 2 tsp garlic powder; 1 1/4 tsp fine sea salt; 1/4 tsp thyme; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp black pepper

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Veggie-Loaded Creamy Cajun Pasta (Dairy Free!)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 5 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

26% of a 2,000 cal day

530KCAL

Protein

18g36% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat13g

17%

Saturated2g

11%

Unsaturated11g

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Total Carbs87g

32%

Fiber7g

26%

Total Sugars10g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch70g

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Sodium691mg

30%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A creamy Cajun pasta with roasted vegetables and cashew-based tomato sauce, dairy-free and moderately spicy. The sauce is rich and satisfying enough to eat on its own, though it pairs well with added protein. A weeknight dinner that feels indulgent without complicated prep.

Ingredients

5 SERVINGS

For the pasta

½ cupraw cashews
16 ozpenne, rotini, or bowtie pasta — I like brown rice pasta, reserve 2 cups cups pasta water
14½ ozfire-roasted tomatoes — not drained, 1 can
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1red onion — medium, diced, or yellow onion
2bell peppers — frozen, sliced, 2 cup
8 ozbaby Bella mushrooms — sliced, or cremini mushrooms
3garlic — minced
⅓ cupparsley leaves — chopped

For the Cajun spice mixture

1½ tbspsmoked paprika
2 tsporegano
2 tspgarlic powder
1¼ tspfine sea salt
¼ tspthyme
¼ tspcayenne pepper
½ tspblack pepper

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Method

30m total

Read the method on hummusapien.comAlexis Joseph’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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