Creamy One-Pot Pasta with Broccolini
Thanks to the handy trick of using one pot to cook both the pasta and vegetables, this veggie-packed pasta with creamy cashew sauce is not only quick to make but also quick to clean up. As one reader notes, “So easy and yummy!! Creamy sauce is very tasty.” If you don’t eat cashews, you can use tahini instead of cashew butter.
This satisfying pasta dish combines all the best ingredients: hearty whole grain rotini, fresh veggies, and a creamy, tangy sauce to tie it all together. The best part? It only uses a single pot for minimal kitchen cleanup. Feel free to swap in any produce that you enjoy to make it a truly customized dish.
Tip: Save a little water from cooking the pasta—the starch in it adds extra creaminess to the finished sauce. To make it gluten-free, substitute gluten-free pasta such as lentil, brown rice, or chickpea pasta.
INGREDIENTS
- 8 oz. dry whole wheat rotini pasta
- 6 oz. fresh Broccolini, trimmed, sliced lengthwise, and cut into 1½-inch pieces
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 8-oz. package fresh cremini mushrooms, quartered
- 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and sliced (2 cups)
- 1 medium yellow squash, quartered lengthwise and sliced (1¼ cups)
- ¾ cup slivered red bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup cashew butter or tahini
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Sea salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large pot cook pasta according to package directions; reserve 1½ cups pasta cooking water. Drain; set rotini aside.
- In the same pot, cook Broccolini with ¼ cup of the vegetable broth over medium-high about 3 minutes. Add the next six ingredients (through garlic); cook 5 minutes more or until just crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add rotini and squash.
- In a bowl whisk together the remaining ¾ cup broth and the next four ingredients (through mustard). Add to pasta mixture in pot; toss to combine. Add reserved pasta cooking water a little at a time until creamy. Return to heat; heat through. Season with salt and black pepper.
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