Recipes - Healthy alfredo pasta
Who doesn’t love a creamy alfredo sauce? My kids love it, but normally I am consumed with guilt (pardon the pun!) when I eat it because it normally involves huge amounts of cream and butter.
Who doesn’t love a creamy alfredo sauce? My kids love it, but traditional Alfredo sauces sure don't love us back - full of cream, dairy, and other inflammation-triggering ingredients.
Well, this is a healthy version that tastes just as good (if not better, in our opinion!), creamy with plant protein, garlic goodness, healthy fats, and protein.
I use cashew to add some protein and healthy fats but you can substitute it with some cooked cauliflower or sunflower seeds if you have a nut allergy.
Hemp seeds are probably one of my favorite seeds – it is a great source of plant protein (containing all 9 of the essential amino acids, the ones that your body cannot synthesize), omega 3 and fiber (great for gut health!) It is expensive though, I buy mine at Costco.
I usually roast my garlic when I meal-prep for the week ahead with some root veggies, so during the week it literally only takes me 15-20 minutes to whip this deliciousness up. This is the most consuming step of the recipe as it usually takes 40 minutes to roast garlic :)