Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
by Betsy Carter
Ingredients
for 4 servings
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12 oz spaghetti 3 cups shiitake mushroom cap, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon smoked paprika ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ cup cashews, soaked overnight ¼ cup olive oil |
⅓ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon paprika fresh parsley, for serving |
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Toss shiitake mushrooms, oil, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
- Arrange mixture on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes. Flip the mushrooms and continue baking for 7-8 minutes, or until mushrooms are crispy and brown.
- Cool mushroom slices on baking sheet.
- For the sauce, combine cashews, olive oil, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast, milk, lemon juice, pepper, salt, and paprika in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Drain water from pasta and return pasta to pot.
- Add the sauce and stir until pasta is well-coated.
- Mix in mushroom bacon.
- Top with parsley.
Buon Appetito!