Vegan Vodka Sauce

This simple vegan vodka sauce is rich and creamy, making it the perfect sauce to toss with your favorite pasta! This plant-based recipe is delicious and satisfying.

You'll need: pasta, cashews, olive oil, garlic, fire-roasted diced tomatoes, vodka, nutritional yeast, balsamic vinegar, pasta water, and salt.

Cook pasta according to package directions and reserve one cup of pasta water. Place cashews in a heat safe bowl. Cover with boiling water and then cover the bowl with a plate. Let cashews soak while you prepare the pasta.

In a large saucepan, add olive oil and garlic and sauté over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.

Add tomatoes and vodka. Simmer over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes or until tomatoes have thickened and vodka has evaporated.

In a blender, add soaked cashews, olive oil, nutritional yeast, and pasta water, and blend until smooth.

Add tomatoes and continue to blend until smooth.

Combine the pasta with the sauce and enjoy!

Get the full recipe at iheartvegetables.com