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Vegan Red Chard Fettuccine

This Vegan Red Chard Fettuccine is healthy, nutritious and guilt free indulgence. Its made with real ingredients within minutes and is perfect for any weeknight dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chard fettuccine, Chard sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 591kcal
Author Gunjan

Ingredients

For the sauce

  • 1 1/4 cups chopped red chard (blanched, see notes)
  • 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 1 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tsp dried garlic

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Instructions

  • In a food processor/blender combine all the ingredients for the sauce and blend smooth until light and creamy.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add Italian seasoning, oregano, onion powder and mix these herbs in the warm oil. (Do not let the seasonings cook too much).
  • Immediately add the cooked fettuccine and toss very well.
  • Now pour the prepared red chard sauce and toss very well until the pasta is well coated.
  • Mix in salt and pepper and serve warm.

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Notes

  • Blanch the chopped red chard in about ¼ cup water for a minute. Do not throw the water and blend it with the sauce ingredients. Make sure blanched red chard is completely cooled before blending.
  • Measure Red chard after chopping and before blanching.
  • This red chard sauce should be thick and creamy in consistency and tastes excellent as is. However, while tossing fettuccine in the this sauce you feel it’s too thick for you to mix then add ¼ cup of more almond milk to it while tossing and adjust the salt according to taste if desired.
  • For this recipe I used whole wheat milled flax seed Fettuccine keeping in mind the health aspect of this recipe. Feel free to use any Fettuccine pasta of your choice.
  • This recipes yields 1 ¾ cups of red chard sauce.
  • Toss in Fettuccine when ready to serve or else the pasta will absorb all the sauce. The red chard sauce cane me made ahead of time and can be refrigerated in a glass container for 2-3 days.
  • Don't worry about the sauce color. It could be red or green depending on batch of the leaves. 

Nutrition

Calories: 591kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg