Creamy Golden Beet Pasta
This Creamy Golden Beet Pasta recipe is the perfect easy meatless weeknight recipe! It's packed full of delicious whole foods plant based ingredients, and doesn't take long to make. This recipe is: vegan, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and gluten-free (if made with gluten-free pasta).
Equipment
Ingredients
For The Pasta:
- 1 box gluten-free pasta of choice
For The Creamy Golden Beet Sauce:
- 3 golden beets
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoon coconut aminos
- ¼ cup raw cashew butter
- 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1 lemon juiced
- ½ cup pasta water
Toppings:
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Begin by washing your beets. Roughly chop the beets, onion, and garlic and place on a baking sheet. Toss with coconut aminos and bake for 25 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking boil the pasta. When done, make sure to save ½ cup of the water and strain the rest.
- Once the timer goes off for the vegetables, remove them from the oven and add to a blender along with remaining sauce ingredients. Blend until smooth.
- Add the pasta and sauce together in a large bowl and toss until coated.
- To serve, add to large pasta bowls and top with the fresh arugula and black pepper. Enjoy!
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