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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

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Bring the season's bounty to the table with this vegan Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce recipe. Pasta Night will never be the same!

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

Use Organic if possible

  • 1 medium butternut squash cooked and cooled

  • ½ cup chopped yellow onion

  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped

  • 3 Tbsp olive oil

  • 2 Tbsp cashew butter

  • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes

  • 1 Tbsp vegan butter (or olive oil)

  • ½ tsp sea salt

  • ½ tsp black pepper

  • ½ tsp cinnamon

  • ¼ tsp fresh ground nutmeg

  • 1 lb. of your favorite pasta

  • 1 Tbsp sea salt

  • Fresh herbs such as basil or parsley for garnish

Preparation

  1. Fill a large pot about ¾ of the way up with water and bring to a boil.

  2. Add in 1 Tbsp. of sea salt and pasta and cook pasta al dente.

  3. Once pasta is cooked, reserve ¼ cup of the pasta water, then drain pasta and set aside.

  4. Heat a skillet to medium high, add in olive oil and onion.

  5. Cook for 5 minutes then add in the garlic, reduce heat to medium and cook for another 5 minutes.

  6. Place onions and garlic into a food processor using the “s” blade and add in 2 cups of the cooked butternut squash, cashew butter, nutritional yeast, vegan butter, ¼ cup of the pasta water, salt, pepper and spices.

  7. Process all ingredients until smooth and creamy.

  8. Pour sauce over the cooked pasta and mix well.

  9. Top pasta with fresh herbs and serve hot.

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