Toss onto a sheet pan with granulated garlic a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook pasta to package instructions and set aside.Ĭut up your peeled and seeded squash into small cubes. Preheat oven to 400 and start boiling water for the pasta shells. This recipe takes about 30 minutes to make and will leave you wondering why you waited so long to make the switch! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!ġ small butternut squash, peeled and seededġ cup soaked cashews (overnight or 15 min in hot water)ġ/2 cup filtered water or unsweetened plant milk

Banza pasta is made from chickpeas- giving you 14 grams of protein per serving. I know this seems like a lot to ask, but I found it, and I'm incredibly stoked on it. Something thats not overly processed, not full of simple carbs, tastes great and has some sort of nutritional value.

Superfoods turned into “cheese”? Im here for it!Ī big challenge with making any pasta dish gluten free, is finding the right pasta. Cant forget, I add butternut squash for a sneaky veggie, nutritional yeast for vitamin B12 & turmeric for all the anti-inflammatory goodness. Cashews have so much healthy fat, protein, they're rich in iron AND magnesium. I have discovered the beauty in nut based “cheeses” and damn, life as I know it has changed, evolved, & I don't even miss the dairy.

For years, I always thought, well what about my cheese?! That was my main and BIGGEST excuse for avoiding what I know I needed to do. YESSS!!! I honestly thought that giving up cheese was going to be the hardest part in going plant based.

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