Creamy Vegan Vegetable Alfredo

This recipe from healthiersteps.com is pure (healthy) comfort food. I add other vegetables like broccoli, carrots, spinach or whatever I have on hand. You can never add too many veggies!

Ingredients

• 16 ozs lentil or other high protein pasta (Penne or Rigatoni)

• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

• 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch diagonal slices

• 1/4 cup red pepper, cut into strips

• 1 cup green peas, fresh or frozen

• 1 cup cashews, soaked for a couple of hours and drained

• 1 cup water

• 1 tablespoon onon, chopped

• 1 clove garlic

• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes

• 1 teaspoon sea salt, to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil

• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. For the last 3 minutes add asparagus, bell pepper, green peas to boiling water, and cook for 2 minutes.

2. Drain using colander and set aside. Place cashews, water, onion, garlic, yeast flakes, and salt in a blender. Process until smooth, scraping down sides.

3. Transfer sauce into a large saucepan, cook stirring constantly on medium heat until thickened. Stir in pasta, vegetables, dried herbs to fully coat with sauce. Delicious served with salad!