Zucchini and Chives Pasta Recipe

Serves: 4-6 | Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 pack 16 ounce pasta shells

• 3 tbs olive oil

• 1 garlic head minced/grated

• 1 zucchini chopped into cubes

• 1 tbs dark miso paste

• 1 cup pasta water

• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast

• 1/3 cup cashew cream

• 2 tsp salt or to taste

• Handful of chives

• black pepper

Directions

1. Cook pasta per instructions (keep a bit of pasta water)

2. While pasta is cooking, mince garlic and chop veggies

3. Heat oil in a pan and add garlic

4. Add zucchini and cook until tender, but not soggy

5. Add miso paste and stir in hot pasta water

6. When miso paste has dissolved, stir in nutritional yeast, cream, and salt.

7. Add the pasta, chives, and black pepper.

I make this zucchini and chives pasta often. It's light and easy to make. I love eating pasta that doesn't feel too creamy or buttery after eating. Using cashew cream adds the thickness in the sauce, without the heaviness.

Zucchini and Chives Pasta Substitutions

You can substitute miso paste for vegetable paste. I've seen recipes that substitute cashew cream for tahini sauce. I haven't tried this, so if you try, add slowly. It's good to experiment and if you can get some nutritious tahini in your recipe, that's great!

I hope you try this Zucchini and Chive Pasta.