Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet! Join the ranks of broccoli lovers everywhere and elevate your dinner experience with this irresistible dish!

This delightful Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet showcases finely chopped broccoli, combined with tender pasta and enveloped in a creamy white sauce. Quick to prepare and packed with plant-based goodness, this vegan pasta recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or a cozy weekend dinner. Whether you’re a lifelong vegan or simply looking to incorporate more vegetables into your meals, this creamy broccoli pasta is sure to please your palate and nourish your body.

These Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet features finely shredded broccoli and pasta in a creamy white sauce that is a delicious pasta dish for broccoli lovers everywhere.

Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

Hi there, Ameera here!

At our house, we love broccoli, and we can’t get enough of this deliciously creamy pasta dish! With chopped, tender broccoli nestled into every shell of pasta, you’re guaranteed a burst of green goodness in every bite. It’s the kind of comfort food that not only satisfies your cravings but also makes you feel good about your choices.

You gotta give this one a try!

Tips for Success:

• Flavor Profile: This Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet is a delicious broccoli-forward pasta dish that features finely shredded broccoli and pasta in a creamy white sauce. It has a creamy texture, yet the finely shredded broccoli is ever present.
• Broccoli Florets: The broccoli florets are very finely chopped. It almost looks like moss in the food processor. You may need to process in 2 to 3 separate batches to thoroughly chop the florets. If you try to put them all in the food process or overcrowd them, only the florets on the bottom will become chopped.
• Texture: The shredded broccoli is delicious, but we can see how some individuals could be turned off by the texture. If you experience textural issues, then this recipe is not for you.
• Sauce: Feel free to add some extra water to create the viscosity of the sauce that you desire.
• Optional Freshly Cracked Pepper (or Vegan Parmesan Cheese): We loved a generous sprinkle of freshly cracked black pepper. You can also give a generous sprinkle of Vegan Parmesan Cheese. Feel free to use your favorite vegan parmesan cheese recipe or store purchased.  A sprinkle of vegan parmesan cheese on individual servings really elevates this dish.
• Table Salt: If using table salt, you should use less table salt than the amount listed in the ingredients as sea salt crystals are larger than table salt crystals. Since table salt crystals are very fine, less table salt is required to season a dish. We would suggest starting with about 1/4 to 1/2 the amount of sea salt listed. You can always add more salt but cannot take it away. We recommend using sea salt as it is less refined than table salt.

Leftovers and Freezing:

Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator.  Store in a covered container.

This dish can be frozen.

Pantry Products:

• Vegetable Stock: We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients.
• Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

Kitchen Equipment:

• Large, deep skillet
• Food Processor (to shred the broccoli)
• High-Speed Blender (to create the cashew cream)
• Stock pot (to boil the pasta)

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Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 15 Minutes
• Cook Time: 25 Minutes
• Total Time: 40 Minutes
• Yield: 4 Servings 1x
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Stovetop
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

This delightful Vegan Creamy Broccoli Pasta Skillet showcases finely chopped broccoli, combined with tender pasta and enveloped in a creamy white sauce.

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Ingredients

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Base Ingredients:

• 16 oz. fresh broccoli florets, finely shredded *
• 1 ½ cup low-sodium vegetable broth *
• 2 cups water, divided *
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• ½ cup [raw] cashews * 

Spice/Herb Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried ground mustard powder
• ½ teaspoon dried basil (+/-)
• ¼ to 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt (+/-)
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper (+/-) 

Other Ingredients:

• 4 cups cooked shells (or other small cut pasta) * 

Optional Toppings:

• Freshly cracked pepper (or Vegan Parmesan Cheese)
• Freshly chopped parsley (or fresh basil)

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Instructions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions, when done, drain and rinse pasta in cold water and set aside to drain.
2. Place the raw cashews into a small bowl, cover with boiling water, allow to soak for 15 minutes, then drain and set aside.
3. Place the Spice/Herb Ingredients into a small bowl, whisk well to combine, set aside.
4. Place half of the broccoli florets into the food processor and process with the ‘S’ blade until very finely chopped, then dump into a large, deep skillet. Repeat with the other half of the broccoli florets and place into the skillet.
5. Place the vegetable broth, 1 cup of water, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and the Spice/Herb Mix into the skillet with the shredded broccoli, mix well to combine. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce to low boil. Boil for 10 minutes.
6. In the meantime, place the soaked cashews and 1 cup of water into a high-speed blender and blend on high for one minute or until smooth and emulsified, then dump into the skillet with the broccoli mix. Simmer with a low boil for 5 minutes.
7. Then add the red wine vinegar, simmer for several minutes. Add the cooked pasta and gently stir until the pasta is heated through. Add more water, if needed to arrive at the desired consistency.
8. Top individual servings with a sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley and some freshly cracked black pepper (or Vegan Parmesan Cheese), if desired. Enjoy!

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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.

*Serving:  4

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