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Vegan Cacio e Pepe

Enjoy delicious flavors of Cacio e Pepe - a creamy, savory dish with a dairy-free cheese sauce made from cashews, nutritional yeast, oil, and black peppercorns.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 613kcal
Author Ligia Lugo

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Vegan spaghetti
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup cashew butter
  • 2 tbsp white miso paste
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp crushed black peppercorns

Instructions

  • Fill a saucepot with water. Season the water with salt and bring to a boil.
  • Add the spaghetti and cook according to the package directions.
    Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions
  • Drain the pasta and reserve ⅓ cup of the pasta water.
  • Make the sauce; in a bowl, combine cashew butter, white miso paste, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice. Stir a few times then add pasta water. Stir until you have a smooth sauce.
    in a bowl, combine cashew butter white miso paste nutritional yeast and lemon juice
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppercorns and cook until fragrant.
    Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat
  • Add the prepared sauce and cook briefly.
    Add the prepared sauce and cook briefly
  • Add drained pasta and toss to coat with the sauce.
    Add drained pasta and toss to coat with the sauce
  • Serve warm
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Nutrition

Calories: 613kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 2071mg | Potassium: 465mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 3mg