Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara

Name: Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 12 oz spaghetti; 3 cups shiitake mushroom cap, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; ½ teaspoon smoked paprika; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon pepper; ½ cup cashews, soaked overnight; ¼ cup olive oil; ⅓ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast; 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice; ½ teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon paprika; fresh parsley, for serving

Recipe by Betsy Carter from tasty.co

Dinner

Ingredients

4 servings

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12 oz spaghetti
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3 cups shiitake mushroom cap, thinly sliced
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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½ teaspoon smoked paprika
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½ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon pepper
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½ cup cashews, soaked overnight
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¼ cup olive oil

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⅓ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast
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1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
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½ teaspoon pepper
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1 teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon paprika
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fresh parsley, for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Cook pasta according to package instructions.
Toss shiitake mushrooms, oil, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
Arrange mixture on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes. Flip the mushrooms and continue baking for 7-8 minutes, or until mushrooms are crispy and brown.
Cool mushroom slices on baking sheet.
For the sauce, combine cashews, olive oil, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast, milk, lemon juice, pepper, salt, and paprika in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Drain water from pasta and return pasta to pot.
Add the sauce and stir until pasta is well-coated.
Mix in mushroom bacon.
Top with parsley.
Enjoy!