Vegan Pasta | Creamy Asparagus & Lemon
Vegan Pasta | Creamy Asparagus & Lemon

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, vegan pasta | creamy asparagus & lemon. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegan Pasta

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook vegan pasta | creamy asparagus & lemon using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Vegan Pasta | Creamy Asparagus & Lemon:
  1. Take 1 Bunch Asparagus, Trimmed and Washed
  2. Get 1 Lemon Sliced and the juice of ½ a lemon
  3. Make ready Olive Oil
  4. Prepare 1 Large Onion, Finely Diced
  5. Make ready 4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
  6. Make ready 2 Tablespoons Earth Balance Vegan Butter (Or use Olive Oil)
  7. Make ready 4 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
  8. Get 3 Cups Unsweetened Almond Milk
  9. Take 10 Ounces Bow Tie Pasta
  10. Get 2 Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  11. Make ready 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  12. Take 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  13. Make ready to Taste Salt and Pepper
Steps to make Vegan Pasta | Creamy Asparagus & Lemon:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Add asparagus to a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Top with thin slices of lemon and bake for 20 minutes.
  3. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add pasta. Cook according to pasta instructions.
  4. In a large skillet, melt the vegan butter in with a tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent.
  5. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant. About 2 minutes.
  6. Add flour stirring constantly and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Whisk in almond milk. Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, cayenne, and another pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
  8. Once asparagus is cooked, cut into thirds and add to the sauce along with the roasted lemon. *Hint: Don’t eat the lemon…this just adds flavor.
  9. Squeeze lemon juice over the sauce and stir. Drain pasta and add to the creamy sauce. Top with fresh basil and enjoy!

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