dietary pasta sauce
Dairy-Free Mushroom Oat Cream Pasta Sauce
A dairy-free mushroom pasta sauce with oat cream, garlic and thyme for a savory, silky weeknight dinner without dairy.
8Prep min
22Cook min
30Total min
4 servingsYield
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Dairy-Free Mushroom Oat Cream Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 12 oz (340 g) pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 10 oz (280 g) mushrooms, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cup unsweetened oat cream
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, optional
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water, as needed
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Cook pasta until al dente and reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add mushrooms and cook until browned.
- 3
Add garlic and thyme and cook for 30 seconds.
- 4
Pour in oat cream and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Add nutritional yeast if using.
- 5
Add pasta and toss, loosening with pasta water. Season to taste.
Helpful notes
- Brown the mushrooms well before adding liquid.
- Choose unsweetened oat cream for a neutral flavor.
Serve with fettuccine, rigatoni or penne and finish with parsley.
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 3 days and reheat gently.