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Mushroom green pea vegan pasta

Green Pea Mushroom Pasta | With Creamy White Sauce

This dish is so simple and yet so delicious. Mushrooms and green peas make a very good vegetables blend and, when combined with a creamy sauce, they make an excellent pasta dish. You can prepare it in just half an hour and it can be easily made vegan.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced
  • 250 g brown Champignon mushrooms sliced
  • 200 g fusilli pasta
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp dried thyme or fresh (1 tsp)
  • ½ tsp dried basil or fresh (1 tsp)
  • 100 g green peas fresh or frozen
  • 150 ml soy cream or other unsweetened vegan cream

Instructions
 

  • Pour 3 cups of water in a pot and bring it to a boil;
  • In the meantime, heat a large pan or a wok and add the olive oil; when the oil is hot, add the diced onion and and the minced garlic and sauté for about 2 minutes over medium heat; keep stirring to prevent burning;
  • Add mushrooms, salt, ground pepper, and dried herbs and cook for 3-4 minutes;
  • Pour in 1 cup of hot water and add pasta; cook over low heat until water is absorbed;
  • Add another cup of hot water and cook until water is absorbed again;
  • Add green peas, soy cream and nutritional yeast; cook over medium heat until the pasta is al-dente; add more hot water if necessary;
  • When the pasta is done, transfer on serving plates, sprinkle some nutritional yeast on top, if you wish, and enjoy!

Notes

  1. If you're trying to avoid oil, sauté garlic and onion in 200 ml water.
  2. Cook the pasta on low heat and add water gradually so that more starch is released.
  3. Add hot water to the pasta to not interrupt the cooking process.
  4. In case you need to store the pasta, use an air tight container and keep it in the fridge.
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