Dairy-Free Pasta Recipes

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Basil Avocado Pesto

Fits a dairy free pattern when prepared with the ingredient swaps noted on this page.

  • Dairy Free
  • Pasta
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Very Healthy
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Basil Avocado Pesto recipe
Ready in20 min
Servings4
SourceSpoonacular

Dietary notes

  • Confirm sauces and finishes do not include butter, cream, or cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basil
  • 0.5 avocado
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 0.25 cup cashew nuts
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 0.25 tsp sea salt
  • 8 oz spaghetti

Instructions

  1. Place the fresh basil, avocado, garlic, cashews, and sea salt into a food processor and blitz until everything is smooth, scraping down the sides occasionally.While the food processor is running, add in the water 1 tbsp at a time until you have a creamy pesto.Cook whole wheat spaghetti according to package instructions.
  2. Drain the pasta, toss with pesto, serve with a little extra fresh basil and Parmesan.

Nutrition Snapshot

Calories
285
Protein
10.55g
Carbs
47.77g
Fat
8.07g
Sodium
153.66mg
Fiber
2.08g

Recipe source

Recipe from Foodista via Spoonacular

Credit: Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit

License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (Reuse permitted with attribution.)

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