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Vegan Easy & Creamy Mushroom & Kale pasta

Published on October 13, 2019 - Updated on December 31, 2020 by Chahinez Leave a Comment

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This creamy vegan mushroom and kale pasta is the perfect dinner option this week! It is dairy-free, vegan and uses cashews… You heard me right! Cashews are what make this pasta sauce so creamy and luscious! You wouldn’t believe you are not having dairy and are having cashews instead!

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Vegan creamy Kale & mushroom pasta

Happy Sunday everyone!! Two more weekends until halloween? Anyone else excited as I am? I actually am excited for the day after halloween candy sales… guilty…

In the past years I have been trying to contain my crazy candy shopping addiction after holidays and it somewhat has worked but I still can’t so no to some good deals on some good chocolate.

So I usually try to get there early and be smart about what I get. Do you guys do this too or do you completely avoid going shopping right after the holidays because of how tempting it is?

I have been seeing people using cashews with pretty much anything! From cashew milk to cashew cheese cakes but the best and most versatile recipes that I saw were the ones using it to make cashew cream for savory dishes!

So today I am bringing you the whole meal! This Vegan creamy mushroom pasta with kale will be the perfect addition to your weekly dinner plan! I can’t wait for you to try it 🙂

I also wanted to let you know that my main inspiration is this article, from pinch of yum! Her creamy vegan sauce is so versatile and could be used for pretty much anything!

  • Vegan creamy mushroom pasta
  • Vegan creamy mushroom pasta

What you will need to make this Vegan Creamy Mushroom Pasta dish:

  • Cashews– This will be the base of our creamy vegan sauce.
  • Garlic – You can never get too much garlic in your pasta sauces!
  • Vegetable broth – I used vegetable broth here for that extra added flavor, but you are more than welcome to use water here.
  • Nutritional yeast – Here the nutritional yeast acts as the cheesy part of the sauce.
  • Red pepper flakes – to add a little kick to the sauce these red pepper flakes do the trick! They are completely optional!
  • Rosemary sprigs – This will give us the especially delicious herby flavor of the recipe.
  • Pasta water – To make sure that our final pasta is nice and creamy, we add in more pasta water.
  • Chopped kale – Adds a pop of green within the dish.
  • Portobello mushrooms – The portobello mushrooms are great for that mushroom flavor as well as texture.
  • Olive oil – To sauté the veggies.
  • Farfalle pasta/bow pasta – You could use any pasta you like, I personally am obsessed with bow pasta so I went with that 🙂

This pasta is so creamy from using the cashews that no one will be able to tell that it is dairy-free!

Vegan Kale and Mushroom pasta

Low carb Option for this Creamy Vegan Mushroom Pasta?

If you are on a keto diet or are simply trying to cut down on carbs, this dish would be amazing with zoodles… Or zucchini noodles. Not only will you get a huge serving of veggies but It would practically be zero carbs per serving and would fit any KETO diet!

Vegan creamy mushroom pasta

Vegan creamy mushroom pasta

Creamy vegan mushroom and kale pasta

This Vegan Kale and Mushroom Pasta recipe is the perfect dinner option for those who are totally obsessed with pasta! It is so creamy and flavorful, and tastes even better the next day!
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Print Recipe
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian, vegan
Servings 8 people
Calories

Equipment

  • food blender of processor
  • a large skillet

Ingredients
  

cashew cream

  • 1.5 cup cashews soaked for 2-4 hours
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 rosemary sprigs
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 3 cups chopped kale
  • 4 large portobello mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lbs uncooked farfalle pasta or bow pasta

Instructions
 

To soak the cashews

  • Place the cashews in a large bowl or cup and cover with water and let it soak for 2 hours to 4 hours. Drain and rinse throughly.
  • Place the soaked cashews in a blender, add the 2 cups of vegetable broth, salt and pepper to taste and the 4 cloves of garlic. Puree until very smooth and set aside.
  • Now bring a large pot of water to a boil, cook the pasta according to the directions on the box. Once the pasta is ready, save one cup of the pasta water and then drain the pasta. Do not run it under water!
  • While the pasta is cooking, add the oil to a large skillet and stir in the mushrooms, making sure to stir constantly. 5 minutes in add the kale and cook for another 5 minutes, or until tender. Add in the cashew cream, the rosemary sprigs, the red pepper flakes, and the salt and pepper to taste. Continue stirring until the sauce reaches a soft simmer. Turn off the heat, and add in the pasta.
  • Gently fold the pasta in the sauce, if it is too thick slowly add in the pasta water while continuing to fold.
  • Serve warm with extra red chili flakes on top and a nice spray of truffle oil or a light sprinkle of nutritional yeast.

Notes

This pasta can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a 6 days. 
Keyword cashew sauce, dinner, kale pasta, mushroom pasta, pasta, vegan, vegan creamy pasta, vegan pasta
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Vegan creamy mushroom pasta

Can I store this?

This recipe is a fairly large recipe, I often enjoy making large meals and storing them in the fridge to save me from having to cook again the next day or two. We enjoyed this delicious meal the first day and then store it in the fridge. It kept in the fridge in an airtight container for 6 days.

The coolest part here is that when it is stored in the fridge, It usually has more time to absorb all the flavors. So it ended up tasting even better out of the fridge (warmed up in the microwave of course!)

Other recipes you should check out!

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  • The oh so FAMOUS strawberry and lemon vegan tart
  • The best gluten-free vegan tahini cookies
  • Vegan creamy corn soup
  • 3-ingredient vegan queso

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