Cheesy Pasta Sauce with Broccoli ( Nut Free )
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta
- 1 head of broccoli cut into florets
- salt and pepper to taste
Sauce:
- 5 small potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 carrot peeled and sliced
- 1 medium onion peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled and roughly chopped
- Vegetable broth
- 1/2 tbsp. mustard
- 2 small pickled chilli peppers
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tbsp. potato starch
- 1/4 red pepper (for color) deseeded and chopped
- 4 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- ca. 1 cup dairy-free milk
Directions
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Cook pasta according to package instructions. Add broccoli florets to the pot a few minutes before the pasta is done cooking
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Cover pot with a lid and cook pasta and broccoli for about 2-3 minutes or until pasta is done
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Drain and set aside
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Meanwhile add potato cubes, carrot slices, onion slices and garlic to a small pot. Add vegetable broth until the vegetables are covered
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Boil on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until the potato cubes and carrot slices are soft
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Drain vegetables and add them to a high speed blender, along with all the other ingredients for the sauce
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Blend until smooth. Add more dairy free milk to the sauce if you like and season with salt and pepper
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Combine pasta, broccoli and cheese sauce in a big pot and (optionally) serve with nutritional yeast and fried onions
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ENJOY!
