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Creamy Vegan Autumn Pasta

Recipe by The Friendly Feast A rich, creamy garlic sauce paired with fettucine pasta and autumn vegetables.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Garlic Cream Sauce

  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1 medium lemon Juiced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 T nutritional yeast
  • 1 T italian seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 T dry white wine (optional)

Pasta

  • 1/2 container fettucine pasta
  • 3 T vegan butter

Autumn Veggies

  • 2 T olive oil
  • 2 cups butternut squash , peeled and cubed
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1 cup kale , chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms , sliced (optional)
  • salt to taste

Toppings

  • pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • vegan parmesan
  • fresh parsley , chopped

Instructions
 

  • Boil cubed butternut squash in a medium pan on high heat for 10 minutes. Remove from water but save water for cooking pasta.
  • Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Meanwhile make sauce and cook veggies. Drain when done, return to pot and add 3 T of vegan butter and stir.
  • Blend all sauce ingredients in a blender on high for 2 minutes. Set aside.
  • Add oil and onions to a large saute pan on medium heat. Cook for 4 minutes and add in the now softened butternut squash and also mushrooms if you'd like them. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn up heat to medium high and add in kale. Saute veggies for another 3 minutes until kale is bright green and slightly wilted. Salt to taste.
  • Pour cream sauce into noodle pot and heat over medium heat until the sauce is bubbling. Portion noodles into bowls and top with vegetables, pumpkin seeds, and vegan parmesan, and chopped parsley.

Notes

This recipe is also great with some sautéed vegan apple sage sausage by Field Roast.