Creamy Vegan Pasta Carbonara

Creamy Vegan Pasta Carbonara is a creamy, rich experience that will satisfy that craving for the traditional dish minus all the calories.  Easy to make and packed with protein –  you get the best of both worlds!

Chickapea  is the perfect answer to creating a healthy pasta dish that is filling and gives you that flavor punch.  Finding a way to make this dish vegan was definitely a challenge considering that conventional carbonara contains cheese, milk and eggs but some soy milk, raw cashews and spices go a long way to finding that perfect solution!

I even made some vegan bacon!  I used sliced portobello mushrooms and panfried them till crispy with a simple salt, red pepper flakes and chipotle sauce for a kick.  You can also use sun-dried tomatoes (the dry kind) or even carrots would be fun.

With so many people switching to vegan and vegetarian diets, I find it both challenging and rewarding to find ways to turn popular, but not necessarily, healthy dishes into meals that your family can include in their regular meal rotation with confidence that they are meeting all their nutritional needs.

You can include cherry tomatoes and maybe some peas and basil if that’s your jam.  As always, this recipe is versatile enough to add your own spin according to your tastes.

I love my role as  Chickapea’s recipe creator and sharing a new pasta dish each month.  To see more healthy pasta deliciousness from myself and my blogger friends, pop on over to their beautiful site and prepare to be amazed!   It’s Pasta Palooza!

renc

You can find more of my healthy vegan dishes here:

• Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Sage Penne
• Vegan Sriracha Ranch Dressing
• Vegan Pumpkin Bread