Even as a teenager, I knew that fettuccine Alfredo was called "heart attack on a plate."So I started to reduce my consumption of it. On the few occasions I still ordered it, I felt guilty. (And, of course, when I became vegan, I no longer ate it.)
Thanks to Nikki of "Generation V," though, I can now eat the dish without worrying that my arteries are clogging.
My boyfriend and I had low expectations for it as I fixed it Saturday. We weren't sure what to expect, as the creaminess was now supposed to come from cashews instead of cream and butter. But we were both pleasantly surprised.
In fact, I still can't get over how healthy the vegan version of fettuccine Alfredo is. The only "bad" ingredient is salt, and you could use less or omit it all together. Check out Nikki's post for the recipe.
Not only is this dish good for you, but it's also simple to make. Just cook the pasta like you normally do, and mix all of the other ingredients -- cashews, pine nuts, lemon juice, thyme, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and water -- in a blender ... and you're done!
Next time I make this, which will likely be soon, I'm going to toss in some steamed broccoli and cauliflower.
Non-vegans like to focus on the foods that vegans give up -- which really isn't that many considering the numerous foods we discover. But with this recipe for Alfredo sauce, I can once again eat a food that I had virtually given up long before I became vegan.
(Image courtesy of "Generation V." Like Nikki's version, I used a pasta other than fettuccine simply because that's what I had on hand.)
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The dish was very, very good. I was expecting the sauce to be "nutty" because of the cashews and pine-nuts but that wasn't the case at all. If fact, it tasted just like alfredo sauce.
But you're right. People tend to look at what types of food vegans have given up instead of foods that they have gained. I think people will be pleasantly surprised once they know that these other options are available to them as I am. I'm not vegan but I can easily see myself becoming one the more I learn that these options of eating and cooking foods exist.
Hooray—I’m glad you tried this. I made it for my brother twice while he was visiting and it gets the stamp or approval from a Frenchman, as well. I could eat this every week. I stopped using fettuccine pasta (as you can see from the pic) because Seb doesn’t like long noodles. And it’s so easy to make! Everything in one blender. Love it!
Sounds good! I am going to have to try it...
I might have to give this a shot! I'm sometimes leery of nutritional yeast because it can taste...like feet, is the best way I can put it! Not cheesy, anyway, but I'm always open to trying it again. :)
Vegan Burnout, I didn't like nutritional yeast the first time I tried it, but it's growing on me.
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