Vegan Cacio e Pepe Pasta

Name: Vegan Cacio e Pepe Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 10 oz spaghetti pasta of your choice; ½ cup JOI nut base; ¼ cup nutritional yeast; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper; Juice of 1 lemon; Parsley for serving

Vegan Cacio e Pepe Pasta

Feb 16, 2023| By JOI team

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Feb 16, 2023| By JOI team

Vegan Cacio e Pepe Pasta

An Italian dinner favorite, “Cacio e Pepe” translates to “cheese and pepper,” and it is so cozy and delicious! This pasta, which is traditionally spaghetti tossed with parmesan and pepper, is getting a vegan makeover thanks to JOI plant base!

By simply adding some nutritional yeast to your favorite JOI almond or cashew plant base, you can create a delicious pasta sauce that tastes just like parmesan cheese! Add some freshly cracked black pepper and you have yourself a vegan Cacio e Pepe pasta.

Here’s a tip to thin out the vegan cheese sauce: reserve some of the water in which you cooked your pasta! Whether you are using chickpea pasta, lentil pasta, or your favorite whole wheat pasta, save some of that pasta water when you are straining out the pasta after cooking!

Use about a cup of the hot pasta water to mix with the JOI plant base and nutritional yeast to create the delicious sauce! The starchiness trapped in the water from the pasta cooking process helps the sauce stick to the cooked noodles. Enjoy your vegan Cacio e Pepe topped with parsley.

Vegan Cacio e Pepe Pasta

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Servings

2

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Calories

1110

Ingredients

10 oz spaghetti pasta of your choice
½ cup JOI nut base
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
Parsley for serving

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Directions

Cook the pasta according to the box, however keep at least 1 cup of the pasta water
In a small saucepan combine the JOI nut base, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and juice of 1 lemon.
Whisk to combine the sauce over medium heat
Add the cooked pasta to the saucepan and stir.
Add in the 1 cup of pasta water a little bit at a time to thin out the sauce.
Serve with extra black pepper and parsley.

1 comment

What is the nut base in this recipe?

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