Allergy Information: Dairy, egg, soy, yeast free. Can be easily glutenfree.
Serves 2. Cook Time 15-20 minutes
Ingredients:
2-2.5 cups cooked Quinoa shells or other pasta of choice, cooked according to instruction
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil or other oil or choice (or vegetable broth to make Oil free)
1 large Carrot peeled and sliced
1/2 a large Red bell pepper sliced
1 medium Tomato chopped small
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil or parsley
Sauce:
2-4 Tablespoons ground raw Cashew(more for thicker sauce)
2 Tablespoons Flour(I used wheat, use any neutral flour or cashew flour)
1/2 cup Coconut milk or other non dairy milk of choice
1/2 Jalapeno(or to taste or Leave out for plain white garlic sauce)
3-4 cloves of garlic(Use roasted garlic for a roasted garlic sauce)
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil (Omit for Oil free)
Sauce Variations:
Use roasted Garlic instead of raw garlic.
Add a teaspoon of onion flakes
Use ground white pepper to taste instead of Jalapeno
Add a generous pinch of fresh grated nutmeg.
Method:
Blend all the ingredients of the Jalapeno garlic Sauce until smooth and keep ready.
In a large pan, saute the veggies for 4-5 minutes.
(Saute in vegetable broth to make Oilfree)
Add the pasta, salt, dried basil, tomatoes and sauce and mix well.
Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes on low heat until the sauce begins to boil and thickens.
Taste and adjust salt.
Stir and cover for another 2 minutes.
Serve hot.
Top with non dairy Mozzarella or bread crumbs or white pepper or serve as is.