Creamy Mushroom Pasta
a nut-free and soy-free cozy vegan pasta recipe made with garlic, thyme, mushrooms and peas.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 oz rotini pasta noodles
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pint cremini mushrooms
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- 1.5 tsp fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp kosher salt I use Morton's
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 cup veggie, mushroom or vegan beef broth low sodium
- ⅔ cup coconut yogurt, such as Culina or CocoJune plain and unsweetened
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ½ cup vegan parmesan cheese such as VioLife
- ¼ cup pasta water (the water the noodles cook in)
Instructions
Prep
- Dice the onion and set it aside, then mince the garlic and that aside for now too.
- Then remove the thyme leaves from the stem by pinching the top of the stem with two fingers and sliding down the stem. This will quickly remove the leaves. Measure out 1.5 tsp of thyme leaves and set aside.
- Next, clean and dry the mushrooms and set aside.
Cook the Pasta
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a few pinches of salt and drop the noodles in to cook. Cook according to the package directions, which is typically about 10-11 minutes.
Make the Sauce
- Next add the olive oil to another large pot and set it to medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.
- Tear the mushrooms into small pieces and add them to the pot with the onions. Cook for 3 minutes and then add the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Cook for 2 more minutes, then turn off the heat and add the veggie broth, nutritional yeast and yogurt.
- Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth and then set aside (off heat) for now.
- Ladle out 1 cup of pasta water into a mug and set aside (you won't use it all but it's better to have a little too much than too little)
- Then drain the pasta and add it to the mushroom sauce. Add the peas, vegan parmesan and 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water.
- Toss it all together over medium heat and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the peas are cooked through and the sauce is nicely thickened. If the sauce gets too thick, add an extra splash of pasta water.
Serve
- Taste and add additional salt, pepper or vegan parmesan as desired and then serve!