Easy Vegan Nut Free Pesto Pasta
This Easy Vegan Nut Free Pesto Pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner recipe. It's easy to make and it's so flavorful. The pesto is made with 5 simple ingredients and the whole recipe can be thrown together in 20 minutes. This recipe is vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free.
Ingredients
Nut Free Basil Pesto:
- 3 cups fresh basil loosely packed
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 ⅕ tablespoon Sunbutter No Sugar Added Sunflower Seed Butter
- 2 lemons juiced
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Pasta:
- 1 box rigitoni gluten-free if needed
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Begin by boiling water and preparing the pasta according to package instructions.
- Combine the nutritional yeast, basil, garlic cloves, Sunbutter, and lemon juice together in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth with chunks. You don't want to blend it for too long, there should still be pieces of basil and it should have a bumpy texture.
- Slice the tomatoes in halves. Add the cooked and strained pasta to a large bowl and coat with the pesto. Toss in the cherry tomatoes and serve!
Notes
You may need to add 1-2 tablespoons of water to get the pesto blending.
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