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Spoonful of Healthy Viral Creamy Garlic Butter Ditalini Pasta

Healthy Viral Vegan Creamy Garlic Butter Ditalini Pasta

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  • Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • Total Time: 30 Minutes
  • Yield: 5 Cups 1x
  • Category: Dinner, Lunch
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This Healthy Viral Creamy Garlic Butter Ditalini Pasta is the kind of comforting, flavor-packed dinner that tastes indulgent but keeps things light.

Ingredients

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Base Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons runny almond butter *
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons flour (of choice)
  • ¼ cup water

Sauce Ingredients

  • 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth *
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 2 Tablespoons unsweetened plain plant milk
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

Spice/Herb Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon dried ground mustard powder
  • Pinch celery seed
  • Pinch dried dill weed
  • ¼ to 1 teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
  • Pinch black pepper (+/-)

Other Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked ditalini pasta *

Optional Toppings

Instructions

  1. Place all the Spice/Herb Ingredients into a small bowl, mix well, set aside.
  2. Cook the ditalini pasta according to package directions, until almost done (near al dente), drain, and set aside.
  3. In a large skillet, add the almond butter, minced garlic, and flour, sauté over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. It will feel like you are just stirring around clumpy garlic, flour, and almond butter. That is fine, it is just important to cook out the flour flavor, just keep stirring and pressing the flour and garlic into the almond butter.
  4. Then add ¼ cup water and water sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. It still may be clumpy, that is fine.
  5. Next add all the remaining Sauce Ingredients and the Spice/Herb Mix, stir well, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a stiff wooden spoon to get up any flour that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan. Continue to stir to thoroughly incorporate the almond butter/flour/garlic into the liquids. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer until the mixture starts to very slightly thicken. Stir well and take the time to ensure that all the almond butter has thoroughly dissolved into the sauce.
  6. Cook the sauce for 5 minutes, then add the al dente cooked pasta, bring to a boil, then immediately lower to a simmer, stir well to coat all the pasta, allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Gently scrape the bottom of the skillet to ensure the ditalini pasta does not stick. The dish will appear soupy, that is fine.
  7. Remove the skillet from the stove, cover with a lid, then let rest for 10 minutes. This will allow the pasta to continue to cook (off the heat) until tender. This also allows the pasta to soak up the sauce.
  8. After 10 minutes, stir, then serve plain or with a generous sprinkle of Vegan Parmesan Cheese and/or chopped fresh parsley.

Notes

Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.

Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.  

Servings:  4 (makes 5 cups)

Find it online: https://monkeyandmekitchenadventures.com/healthy-viral-vegan-creamy-garlic-butter-ditalini-pasta/