Cheesy pasta just got way better. This comforting dish is tossed with roasted pumpkin and three types of dairy-free cheese. First, a creamy cashew cheese sauce. Next, a cheesy corn sauce and finally, a crumble cashew Parmesan. It's cozy, delicious, and the perfect weeknight dinner, since you can save all your leftover cheese sauce for meals later in the week.
Pumpkin 3-Cheese Pasta [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
Serves
8
Cooking Time
20
Ingredients
For the Pasta:
- 1 batch cheese sauce (recipe below)
- 1 batch cheesy corn sauce (recipe below)
- 1 batch cashew Parmesan (recipe below)
- 1 small pumpkin, cut into cubes
- 9 ounces gluten-free pasta
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh thyme (optional)
For the Cheese Sauce:
- 1 cup cashews, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon tahini
For the Cheesy Corn Sauce:
- 1 15.25-ounce can corn
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 5 garlic cloves
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Cashew Parmesan:
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- A pinch of salt (optional)
Preparation
To Make the Cheese Sauce:
- After soaking the cashews in hot water for 15 minutes, drain them and transfer to a blender. Add vegetable broth and tahini. Process until smooth.
To Make the Cheesy Corn Sauce:
- Combine corn, garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper to taste in the bowl of a blender or food processor. Process until the mixture is well combined. Don’t over-process or it will end up too smooth.
To Make the Cashew Parmesan:
- Use a blender to process all ingredients to a Parmesan-like texture.
To Make the Pasta:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- First, prepare the pumpkin cubes. Put them on a baking sheet prepared with parchment paper, drizzle with olive or coconut oil (skip if you are oil-free) and roast them for 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- While the pumpkin is roasting, cook the pasta according to the manufacturer’s direction.
- When both pasta and pumpkin are ready, warm a casserole dish and combine the prepared cheeses and the pasta. Let the mix cook a bit until warm, serve, and garnish optionally with fresh thyme.
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Nutritional Yeast / Nooch
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Pasta
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