Cashew Tomato Pasta

A creamy vegan pasta sauce made with cashew cream and sun-dried tomatoes. This recipe for pasta with tomato cream sauce is dairy-free and made in under 30 minutes. 

Why Cashew Pasta Sauce?

Cashew cream is a delicious dairy-free substitute to whipping cream or creme fraiche, which is often used in vegetarian pasta recipes. You can make cashew cream at home with only two ingredients. Its nutty taste gives this vegan pasta sauce a unique flavor and makes it super creamy.

If you make sun-dried tomato pasta, this counts for every recipe, always use the oil in which the tomatoes are packed instead of olive oil. This has two advantages: It gives your pasta sauce a richer tomato flavor, and you can use up the oil and don’t need to throw it away.

I have made this recipe so many times as it is ready to serve in less than 30 minutes and makes a delightful main dish for lunch or dinner.

How To Make Creamy Vegan Pasta

• Start with cooking your pasta in boiling salt water.
• For the cashew pasta sauce, cut the onion, garlic, sun-dried tomato, and tomato.
• Roast them in oil for a few minutes before adding the cashew cream. You need to add water to dilute the sauce.
• Add your drained pasta and season with paprika powder, salt, and pepper. Top it with vegan cheese if desired.
• Ready to serve in 30 minutes! 

More Vegan Pasta Recipes

• Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
• Vegan Bolognese with Mushroom and Walnut

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Cashew Tomato Pasta

A creamy vegan pasta sauce made with cashew cream and sun-dried tomatoes. This recipe for pasta with tomato cream sauce is dairy-free and made in under 30 minutes. Creamy, delicious, and made in under 30 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian, Vegan

Keyword cashew pasta sauce, creamy vegan pasta, vegan pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Active Time 30 minutes

Serves 2

Calories 602 kcal

Author Aline

Ingredients

• 7 oz (200g) pasta
• 2 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomatoes or olive oil
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 onion chopped in rings
• 1/3 cup (60g) sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil chopped
• 1 tomato chopped
• 5 tbsp (100g) cashew cream
• 1/2 cup (120ml) water
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• pepper

Method

1. Start by cooking the pasta in boiling salt water and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, peel and mince the garlic and chop the onion in rings. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes in strips and the tomato in cubes. 

3. Preheat a large non-stick frying pan with two tablespoons of the oil in which the sun-dried tomatoes were packed in (or olive oil). Add the minced garlic and onion rings and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.

4. Add the cashew cream, water, and paprika powder. Season with salt and pepper. Let it simmer for a few minutes. Add the drained pasta and stir until well covered with the sauce. Add more water if needed. 

5. You can add vegan cheese if desired before serving your cashew tomato pasta.

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Aline’s Suggestion

• If the sauce gets to try, add up to 120ml (1/2 cup) more water.
• You could substitute the cashew cream with other dairy-free cream or with whipping cream if you are not vegan. But the nutty taste of the cashew cream gives this pasta recipe a delightful flavor, which you would miss if you substitute it.
• Using the oil, in which the sun-dried tomatoes are packed in, gives your pasta a richer tomato flavor and is a great way to use up the oil.

Nutrition Facts

Cashew Tomato Pasta

Amount Per Serving

Calories 602 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g 31%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Sodium 710mg 30%

Potassium 944mg 27%

Total Carbohydrates 90g 30%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 6g

Protein 15g 30%

Vitamin A 29.3%

Vitamin C 52.7%

Calcium 5.4%

Iron 14.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.