Laura's Alfredo Sauce with Pasta

I made cashew milk the other day and didn't freeze any of it so now I feel pressed to use it up.  I did make some oatmeal (for the first time in months) and cooked it in a cup of cashew milk (with blueberries).  That was yummy.  

Today I wanted some warm, comfort food after my morning walk (it was cold out there!).  I decided on Pasta with Alfredo Sauce.

INGREDIENTS

• 300g raw cauliflower (½ med)
• 10g garlic (~4-5 cloves)
• ½ C veggie stock
• ½ C cashew milk
• 27g lemon juice (½ lemon)
• Zest from one lemon
• 1 tsp nutritional yeast
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper

STEPS

1. I put some salted water on to boil for the pasta.  
2. While that was heating up, I minced the garlic and sautéed it some veggie stock (so the sauce wouldn't taste like raw garlic).
3. I had previously steamed the cauliflower until it was fork tender, (I only have two burners in my kitchen and the pasta and the finished sauce were going to take them up).
4. I threw the cooked cauliflower into my NutriBullet, added the cooked garlic (the veg stock had steamed away), then added the rest of the ingredients on the list and blended it until smooth.
5. I poured the sauce into the pan I'd heated the garlic in and heated on medium with frequent stirring until the pasta was done.
6. I use gluten free pasta so this time was Sprouts brand organic Red Lentil Penne.  As soon as the salted water was boiling I added the pasta to the water and cooked until they seemed cooked (taste test).
7. When done, I strained the pasta and poured it into a bowl and added the Alfredo sauce on top and mixed it up.  
8. Half of this was one serving for me.

Alfredo Sauce with Pasta	Cal	Fat	Carbs	Protein
300g raw cauliflower (½ med)	75	.3	15.9	5.9
10g garlic (~4-5 cloves)	15	0	3.3	.7
½ C veggie stock	0	0	0	0
½ C cashew milk	107	4.4	3	1.7
27g lemon juice (½ lemon)	7	0	2.4	.1
Zest from one lemon	0	0	0	0
1 tsp nutritional yeast	4	0	.4	.5
½ tsp salt	0	0	0	0
¼ tsp pepper	0	0	0	0
Makes 343g total	208	4.7	25	8.9
343g Alfredo Sauce	208	4.7	25	8.9
112g (dry wt) Red Lentil Penne (4oz)	420	2	72	30
Alfredo Sauce & Pasta	628	6.7	97	38.9
½ serving Alfredo and Pasta	314	3.4	48.5	19.5

For dinner I may try cream of asparagus soup.

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