ONE POT CREAMY GARLIC PASTA
Author: Yup, it's Vegan
Recipe type: Italian
Cuisine: vegan, vegetarian, nut-free
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Serves: about 4 servings
Vegan one pot creamy garlic pasta to meet all of your fettuccine alfredo needs with none of the extra dishes.
INGREDIENTS
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 2 cups vegetable broth or vegetable stock
- 1 and ½ cups plain, unsweetened nondairy milk (I used soy milk), plus more as needed
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste (reduce if using a salty broth - mine is low-sodium)
- 8 ounces dry fettuccine
- black pepper, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes, to taste
- (optional) chopped fresh basil or parsley, for serving
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. If possible, choose a skillet that is wide enough to completely fit the fettuccine. Smaller pans will work, but require a bit more fuss to stir and submerge the pasta as it cooks.
- Add the garlic and shallot to the pan along with a sprinkle of salt, and stir. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the garlic is softened and the shallot is turning translucent; avoid browning.
- Add the vegetable broth, nondairy milk, and salt, and stir. Add the dry pasta and gently prod it around to submerge it under the liquid. If not all of it fits now, you will need to gently push it into the pan after the submerged portion has softened later.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Stir occasionally, gently separating any pasta that starts to stick together. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened onto the pasta and the texture is to your liking. If too much of the liquid is cooking off, reduce the heat a little bit, and add more nondairy milk.
- Adjust seasoning to taste, and serve with fresh herbs and other toppings if desired. Best served immediately, but leftovers will keep for 3-5 days in the fridge (cool completely to room temperature before boxing up and refrigerating).
NOTES
For a slightly 'cheesier' taste, try adding white or yellow miso paste, and/or nutritional yeast.
This recipe will taste bland if not properly seasoned, so be sure to taste it throughout cooking and add salt and other seasoning as needed.
You can finish the dish with a squeeze of lemon juice if you like, but I recommend only adding it to individual portions just before eating. The lemon juice will start to curdle the soy milk if left to sit, and may have the same effect if other nondairy milks are used.
The cooking time will need to be adjusted for differently-shaped or thinner pasta. The simmer in step 4 should be fairly gentle otherwise too much liquid may cook off - though that's luckily an easy fix; but note that the cooking time will increase because the extra nondairy milk will cause the temperature of the overall cooking mixture to temporarily decrease.
This recipe will taste bland if not properly seasoned, so be sure to taste it throughout cooking and add salt and other seasoning as needed.
You can finish the dish with a squeeze of lemon juice if you like, but I recommend only adding it to individual portions just before eating. The lemon juice will start to curdle the soy milk if left to sit, and may have the same effect if other nondairy milks are used.
The cooking time will need to be adjusted for differently-shaped or thinner pasta. The simmer in step 4 should be fairly gentle otherwise too much liquid may cook off - though that's luckily an easy fix; but note that the cooking time will increase because the extra nondairy milk will cause the temperature of the overall cooking mixture to temporarily decrease.
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