Creamy Zucchini Alfredo (Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)

This recipe uses our creamy garlic herb sauce to make a delicious Pasta Alfredo that is completely plant based, oil-free, and gluten-free!  

Ingredients:

– 5 zucchini, spiralized (here is the spiarlizer we used, but any spiralizer will work!)

– 1 cup low sodium vegetable broth

– 2-3 cups mushrooms

– 1-2 cups creamy garlic herb sauce (see recipe here)

– 3 cups spinach

Directions:

– Heat ½ cup vegetable broth in a saucepan or wok, and add 2-3 cups sliced mushrooms. Stir frequently.   You should not need to add much more broth to this because mushrooms have a lot of water in them already. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.

– After 20 minutes of cooking, drain out some of the excess broth / water in the mushrooms, then add the creamy garlic herb sauce into the saucepan and mix. Cook for another 1-2 minutes.

– In a separate pan, heat 2 cups water on medium heat.  Add 3 cups spinach, and let cook down for 1-2 minutes, or to desired texture.  Drain the water.

– While the spinach is cooking,  heat 3-4 cups water to medium heat. Add spiralized zucchini, and heat for 2-3 minutes. You don’t need to let the water boil, or let the zucchini stay in the water for too long, because they can overcook quickly.

– Strain the zucchini noodles, add the strained spinach, then add to the creamy mushroom sauce. Stir, and enjoy!

– Add red pepper flakes for some spice!

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15 Minute Zucchini Pesto (Dairy Free)

Who doesn’t love pasta?  Why not make a pasta that is delicious AND healthy!

Ingredients: 

– 1 cup basil

– 1 garlic clove

– 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast

– Juice 1/2 lemon

– 1 can navy beans/cannellini beans

– 1 tbsp water

– Sea salt to taste (optional)

– 5 zucchinis 

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Directions:

For Zucchini Noodles   

– Spiralize zucchinis

– If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can simply use a vegetable peeler (as we did) to create a wide “egg noodle”

– For a softer & warm noodle, place the zucchini “noodles” in hot water for 1-3 minutes before serving with pesto

For the pesto: 

– Combine basil, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon, beans, water, and salt in a food processor (a blender would work also)

– Pulse in the food processor to desired texture

– Mix in with zucchini noodles, this dish can be enjoyed cold, or warmed up!

Enjoy!

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