Description
Vegan Chicken Alfredo is a super easy dish that's ready in 20 minutes! With an easy-to-make creamy sauce and soy curls, it's so tasty!
Ingredients
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- 1 pound Pasta (See Note 1)
- 4 cups Dried Soy Curls, Using the Long to Medium Strips (Note 2)
- 5 cups Vegan Chicken Broth (See Note 3):
Sauce Ingredients
- 1.25 cups Raw Cashews + Hot Water To Soak (See Note 4)
- 1 cup Water
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
- 1.5 Teaspoons Garlic Powder
- 1/2 - 3/4 Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Start the Pasta Water: Add water to a large pot and let it come to a boil. Add the pasta around step 5.
- Soak the Cashews: Heat about a cup of water, either in the microwave or a kettle. Add the cashews and let soak for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain the cashews out of the water before using!
- Soak the Soy Curls: Add the broth to a large bowl or 8 cup measurement and then add the soy curls. Mix them in so they are covered and let soak for 10 minutes.
- Make the Sauce: Add all the sauce ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. You may need to scrape down the sides of the blender once or twice to fully incorporate everything.
- Cook the Soy Curls: Remove the soy curls by grabbing them with clean hands and lightly squeezing the liquid out of them. Make sure to save the excess broth. Add the soy curls to a large pan and spray with cooking oil spray or you can use olive oil. Cook until they start to slightly brown. Then add splashes of the remaining broth to impart more flavor to the soy curls. Cook until desired browning and texture.
- Combine: By now your pasta should be done and strained. Add the pasta back into the empty pot and add the pasta sauce. Stir until it is fully mixed.
- Serve: Add pasta to bowls and then add soy curl chicken and any other toppings you want. Enjoy!
Notes
- Note 1: We prefer a creamy fettuccine alfredo; long and thick pasta noodles that you can twirl on your fork. You can use any noodle for this recipe if you like, but this recipe makes enough sauce for 16 oz of pasta.
- Note 2: For the soy curls, you want to used the long and medium strips for this recipe. Save the small and crumble parts for other recipes!
- Note 3: We use Better Than Bullion No-Chicken Paste and then mix it with water. It's our favorite vegan chicken broth replacement: not just for the taste, but it also takes up very little space in out fridge.
- Note 4: If you have a high speed blender, you can skip this step if you want and just add the cashews directly to the blender.
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Stove Top, Blender
- Cuisine: American, Italian