Creamy Vegan Alfredo With Kale & Peas
8:26 AMI grew up not being a fan of spaghetti but Chris on the other hand would and will eat pretty much anything! Once I married him and he asked...
8:26 AM
I grew up not being a fan of spaghetti but Chris on the other hand would and will eat pretty much anything! Once I married him and he asked for spaghetti I would panic. For some reason it was just blah to me. So I ventured out and started making different things for him. This easy dinner was so delicious and full of flavor. Even the cheesy flavor so many crave!
We are fans of the spiral noodles! Yes, we have a preference for noodles! Do you?
Kale and peas are a statement in our house. We have it on hand at all times. Since our one year old daughter loves peas and kale, we have to! Throwing it into this dish was a perfect combination. Veggies meet creamy cheesy noodles.
Mom approved, dad approved and even baby approved! Our one year old is a very picky eater and she loved it.
The nutritional yeast is what adds that perfect cheesy flavor. Don't panic, it really tastes great! I was skeptical at first too, but my taste buds were surprised!
Ingredients
- Pasta (I used half the box)
- 1/2 cup or more of peas (I used frozen)
- Kale leaves from 3 stalks (torn into smaller pieces)
- Two 1/2 teaspoons of minced garlic
- 1 1/2 cups of Coconut milk (can use almond too)
- 1/2 cup raw cashews*
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tbs of chicken free broth concentrate (I used better than bouillon-its vegan!)
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions
Cook pasta according to package. In a skillet throw in your garlic, peas and kale. Turn it on medium heat and let it "cook." Make sure you stir occasionally so the kale doesn't burn and stick to the pan. You are just cooking them until the kale leaves are soft and the peas are not frozen.
For the sauce put coconut milk, cashews, nutritional yeast flakes, onion powder and chicken free broth concentrate into your blender. Blend until smooth. (Mine had very small grains of cashews because my ninja blender couldn't get it any smaller- turned out perfectly fine) Once you have it smooth, heat the sauce on medium heat and stir occasionally. The sauce should thicken a little bit and once it does turn the burner off.
Add your sauce, pasta and peas/kale together. ( I added mine all together in a big bowl and that worked out perfectly) Mix everything together!
I added a sprinkle of nutritional yeast flakes and salt on top afterwards!
Enjoy friends!
The hippies
