Time to get your Italian on, baby. I grew up eating this, so I obviously had to find a good way to veganize it without sacrificing flavor. Turns out that cashew cheese gets the job done (and I didn’t doubt it for a second!) A pretty good lazy Italian dinner choice, indeed!
The Recipe
You will need:
- 8 oz. cooked pasta (I used 1/2 bag of Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Penne Pasta)
- Olive oil, drizzle
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 1 can cannellini beans
- 1 cup marinara sauce (your choice!)
- 1/2 cup cashew cheese (I made mine with 1/4 cashews, 1/4 water, 1 clove garlic, salt, and fresh basil)
- Salt, pepper, and garlic salt, to taste
To make:
- Cook pasta according to instructions – ya know, do what you do.
- Over medium heat, drizzle olive oil and add onion, garlic, and beans – cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While beans and onions are cooking, make your cashew cheese (link to make is above!)
- Add cashew cheese and marinara sauce to beans and onions – cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add pasta – mangia!
Now excuse me while I get my Italian on ;) xx Bianca
Holy creaminess! This looks so good, and I adore cannellini beans–those add a creamy texture too!
It really is creamy dreamy ;)
I want this. For dinner. Tonight.
Haha – do. it. – it’s super simple!! <3
I don’t think this could look more delicious! Pinning immediately!
Ah thanks! I hope you make it! :)
This looks so dreamy and creamy! I bet it tastes as guilty as it looks. PINNED!
Thanks, Zully!! It definitely does taste guilty, but it fairly guilt-less ;) I hope you try it!!
The twitter image looked like blood and guts to me, but I clicked it. Not quite sure what that means. Anyhow, this recipe looks extremely delicious! I love using beans in pasta :3
OH NO! That sounds horrifying hahaha oops… promise, no blood or guts in any of our recipes ;) and this one is super delish. Thanks for stopping by!
I am SO glad I pinned this, had it for dinner just now – only changes were adding mushrooms and subbing butter beans for canelloni – and will be making it again and again and again. LOVE the addition of the cashew cheese into the sauce. In my pre-vegan days when I was feeling lazy I’d make a sauce using half a jar of “sauce,” sauce and half a jar of pesto, which is mostly cheese… So this tasted mega-nostalgic! Thank you so much for the recipe <3
Yay!! I’m soo excited that you made it and more importantly, loved it. It’s one of my favorite “comfort food” meals when I just want to veg out on the couch and watch reruns and be cozy hahaha thanks for checking back in and sharing your thoughts! <3
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