Make this creamy yet non-dairy/vegan pasta sauce and use however you’d like! I recommend making it with zucchini pasta (instructions below). I’ll try to take a better picture next time I make it. I used the grater blade of my food processor to make these short zucchini noodles in a snap.
Creamy Red Pepper Pasta Sauce
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This creamy pasta sauce is vegan and low-carb. It is delicious when served over zucchini noodles.
Ingredients
- 1 jar roasted red peppers (7.5 oz drained weight, or 2 roasted bell peppers)
- 1 cup unsweetened plain coconut milk
- 1/3 cup onion (diced)
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 1-2 tablespoon corn starch
- salt to taste
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Heat a small saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil, then onions. Stir occasionally and cook for 3-4 minutes or until onions start to become translucent. Add garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds. Set aside. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a food processor, combine all ingredients except corn starch. Puree until smooth. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Heat a saucepan or large saute pan over medium-low heat. Add red pepper puree. Dissolve 1 tablespoon corn starch in 1 tablespoon cold water and stir to combine, then set aside. Heat sauce, stirring occasionally, until it starts to bubble. Reduce heat to a simmer, then add corn starch mixture and stir well. Add another tablespoon of corn starch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water for thicker consistency. Heat until thoroughly heated and thickened to desired consistency. If you are preparing this sauce with zucchini pasta, shred 4 medium zucchinis. Combine the pureed sauce and shredded zucchini in a large pan. Heat over medium heat and stir occasionally until zucchini starts to become slightly translucent and al dente. Dissolve corn starch in 1 tablespoon cold water and stir to combine. Heat sauce and zucchini, stirring occasionally, until it starts to bubble. Reduce heat to a simmer, then add corn starch mixture and stir well. Heat until thoroughly heated and thickened to desired consistency. | |