Creamy Tomato Pasta with Cashew Cream (Vegan)
This Creamy Tomato Pasta has 7 ingredients and is easy enough for a satisfying weeknight dish. It's made a cashew cream sauce & is absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 cups pasta shells
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 small red onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 24 ounces of tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup cashew cream
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Garnish with basil
Instructions
- In a salted pot of boiling water, cook your pasta according to package directions. When finished cooking, drain and set aside.
- In a pan over medium high heat, add the oil and heat through. Add in the onions with a pinch of salt, and sauté for about 5 minutes until slightly browned.
- Add in the garlic and sauté for about a minute.
- Lower heat to medium and stir in the tomato sauce, nutritional yeast, cashew cream, and sea salt. Stir to combine. Add in the cooked pasta and stir to combine again. Let cook for about 3-5 minutes for the pasta to absorb the sauce, them remove from heat. Taste and add more salt if needed.
- Serve, garnishing optionally with basil, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1051mg | Potassium: 741mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 737IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg