Creamy Cauliflower Fettuccine Alfredo (DF)

Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo, dairy free

Quick Facts Before Starting:

  • Prep time: 15 mins

  • Cook time: 20 mins

  • Serves 4-6

  • Food prepping? Do 1.5x or double the recipe to ensure leftovers!


Ingredients:

  • ​1 large cauliflower, chopped

  • 6 garlic cloves

  • 1 cup veggie or chicken broth

  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk

  • 1/4 cup Nutritional yeast

  • Pepper, salt or Herbamare (to taste)

  • 1.5 tsp garlic salt

  • 1 Zucchini, cut into chunks

  • 6-8 cremini mushrooms

  • 1/2 a large white or yellow onion

  • 3 cups spinach

  • 1 tomato, chopped into chunks

  • Shrimp or 2 chicken breasts (optional)

  • Noodles of choice (I used brown rice fettuccine noodles)

  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley


Directions:

  • If adding chicken, bake chicken in oven until all white inside (~30-45 mins, oven-dependent). If adding shrimp, cook shrimp in coconut oil or butter on low in a frying pan.

  • For the sauce: place broth, coconut milk, cauliflower and garlic cloves in a large pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until the cauliflower is soft (~10mins)

  • Add nutritional yeast, salt, garlic salt and pepper, then with a blender, blend all the ingredients from the pot until smooth and creamy. You may need to do this in batches.

  • Cook the pasta in water (or you can lightly fry zucchini noodles) and lightly cook the mushrooms, zucchini, onion and tomato in a frying pan.

  • Once the sauce is smoothly blended, put it back into a pot and add in lightly cooked veggies from the frying pan. Add in spinach and meat. Let simmer for ~10 mins.

  • Drain noodles and portion into bowls, add desired amount of sauce on top of noodles and top with parsley and freshly ground pepper.

  • ENJOY!


Tips:

  • Add cheese or vegan cheese on top for a more enriched cheesy flavour

  • I suggest ALL organic ingredients, but if you are prioritizing organic ingredients go for organic spinach, tomatoes and broth.

  • If coconut milk isn’t your thing, you can replace it with another unsweetened non-dairy milk, it may just be a bit thinner but still delicious!

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