Spinach Penne with Red Bell peppers, Cherry tomatoes in Chipotle Habanero garlicky Cashew cream sauce. vegan

Name: Spinach Penne with Red Bell peppers, Cherry tomatoes in Chipotle Habanero garlicky Cashew cream sauce. vegan
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1/4 cup raw cashews powdered; 1/2 cup water; 5-6 garlic cloves; 1/3 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons Chipotle Habanero Hot sauce or to taste (I used Melinda's Chipotle Hot sauce, start with 1 tsp and add more :)); Or 1 chipotle pepper and 1/2+ teaspoon plain habanero sauce or any hot sauce.; 1 teaspoon organic canola oil; 1 cup veggies (we uses some sliced up Red and Green bell peppers and cherry tomatoes); 1.5 cups whole grain Spinach Penne; 1/3 cup Cherry tomatoes; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; nutritional yeast (optional)

March 19, 2012 By Richa 60 Comments

Spinach Penne with Red Bell peppers Spinach Penne is a creamy, filling and vegan pasta dish.

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Meatless monday or any weeknight quick fix! Powder some cashews, mix in with water, salt, roasted garlic, chipotle habanero sauce. Get your pasta ready. Stir fry some veggies, toss in the pasta and sauce, cook for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens. done! You can call this alfredo-ish sauce if you add some nutritional yeast for the cheesy flavor. Easily made gf too. The cashew cream makes this very filling.

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Spinach Penne with Red Bell peppers, Cherry tomatoes in Chipotle Habanero garlicky Cashew cream sauce. vegan

A creamy, filling and vegan pasta dish

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian, Vegan

Keyword: cashew cream, pasta and sauce, vegan pasta dish

Servings: 1 serving

Calories: 711kcal

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

For the sauce:

1/4 cup (32.25 g) raw cashews powdered
1/2 cup (125 ml) water
5-6 (5 ) garlic cloves
1/3 teaspoon (0.33 teaspoon) salt
2 teaspoons Chipotle Habanero Hot sauce or to taste I used Melinda's Chipotle Hot sauce, start with 1 tsp and add more 🙂
Or 1 chipotle pepper and 1/2+ teaspoon plain habanero sauce or any hot sauce.

Pasta:

1 teaspoon organic canola oil
1 cup (182 g) veggies we uses some sliced up Red and Green bell peppers and cherry tomatoes
1.5 cups (168.75 g) whole grain Spinach Penne

Toppings:

1/3 cup (49.67 g) Cherry tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) dried basil
nutritional yeast optional

Instructions

In a large pan, add the oil and heat on medium. Add garlic cloves, stir and cook till they are golden 2-3 minutes, or use roasted garlic cloves and continue to the blend step.
In a blender, add powdered cashew, roasted or golden garlic, water, salt, chipotle hot sauce(or chipotle peppers and hot sauce) and blend until smooth.(It will be a thin cream)
Prepare pasta according to instructions. Reserve some of the water.
In the pan with the oil, add sliced/chopped veggies. We used sliced red and green bell peppers and a few cherry tomatoes. Cook on medium till the veggies are half done.( 3-4 minutes).
For Oil-free version, saute the veggies in water or vegetable broth.
Add the pasta and cashew cream, mix well and cook on low until the cream starts to bubble and thicken.
The cream will start thickening very quickly after this point.
Taste and adjust salt and spices. Add a few Tablespoons of the pasta water to adjust sauce if needed.
Take off heat.
Serve hot topped with halved cherry tomatoes, some dried basil and nutritional yeast sprinkle.

Notes

Nutritional values are based on one serving

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Spinach Penne with Red Bell peppers, Cherry tomatoes in Chipotle Habanero garlicky Cashew cream sauce. vegan

Amount Per Serving

Calories 711 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Fat 20g31%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Sodium 508mg22%

Potassium 982mg28%

Carbohydrates 116g39%

Fiber 9g38%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 28g56%

Vitamin A 9485IU190%

Vitamin C 38mg46%

Calcium 136mg14%

Iron 8.6mg48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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An estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of the food produced in the world goes uneaten.

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33 million tons of food waste hit landfills and incinerators in 2010.

Eat small portions. Finish your food! Find ways to use up leftovers.

Growing up in a middle class household in India, we always knew the value of food, money, what we have and how to reuse, recycle, use, finish, what we use or eat. Throwing away is frowned upon. It is one of the lessons which takes a back seat as soon as you land into the consumeristic, everything more than needed kind of outlook. Eventually though, the good old lessons learnt while growing up, work best whether it comes to food or anything else in life.

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