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Creamy White Bean Pasta Recipe
A delicious and creamy plant-based pasta dish featuring cannellini beans and nutritional yeast for a savory flavor.
Ingredients
Pasta
- 16 ounces pasta of choice
- 2 cans cannellini beans (15.5-ounce cans, drained and rinsed)
- 1.25 cups vegetable broth (warm, as needed to blend)
- 0.25 cup reserved pasta water
- 3/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 cloves fresh garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1/16 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
- Blend beans, vegetable broth, nutritional yeast, garlic, and nutmeg until smooth.
- Mix the sauce with cooked pasta, adding reserved pasta water to loosen if needed. Serve warm.
Notes
You can top with cherry tomatoes, sprouts, or fresh herbs for extra flavor.