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In moments of craziness, it’s important that we try and keep some sense of normalcy in our lives. I’ve been trying to create new recipes to try that the whole family can enjoy. Being mindful of the fact that our youngest still needs to avoid dairy, so I’ve had to kick my creativity up several notches!
Getting Creative With Kids
Well, thanks to being super resourceful, the kids and I have discovered one of our newest favorite meals! This recipe for Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is incredible. Don’t be put off by the idea of roasting red peppers. It’s super simply and a lot faster than imagined. Also? You can double this recipe, freeze half of the sauce, and reheat later if you’re in a pinch!
I was able to get my kids involved by helping me measure out the dry ingredients, pouring the Ajoyo Almondmilk into a measuring cup, and stirring the combined pasta and sauce at the end. Finding little ways to keep them involved not only makes them feel important during this time, but it also can be considered “math” and “science!”
Who knows! Maybe by the end of this whole extended Spring break, I’ll want to be a homeschool mom! Ha!
Try this recipe and tell me what you think! It’s so creamy, so cheesy-tasting, but totally dairy-free! If you haven’t picked up nutritional yeast yet, try grabbing some off of Amazon here. It gives all of my dairy-free recipes a cheesy flavor.
Also, if you’re currently in the market for a food processor or blender, I highly recommend a Vitamix! It can do everything and perfectly mixed the wet and dry ingredients with my roasted veggies.
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Dairy-Free / Vegan
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers, large
- 1 medium red onion
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 Cup of Ajoyo Unsweetened Almondmilk
- 4 Tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast, heaping
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of paprika
- 1 teaspoon of oregano
- 16 oz pasta
- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
- 1 sprig rosemary for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- While the oven heats, slice peppers and onions into strips and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Separate 5 cloves of garlic, peel, and place on baking sheet. Toss the vegetables on the baking sheet with olive oil. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
- While vegetables roast, cook pasta according to box instructions. Strain, return to pot.
- Put 1 Cup of Ajoyo almondmilk into the blender. Add roasted vegetables, nutritional yeast, salt, paprika, and oregano. Blend until smooth.
- Add to the pan with cooked pasta. Mix thoroughly and add cornstarch to thicken. Garnish as desired.
- ENJOY!
In the meantime, stay safe, healthy, and sane! I’ll keep you updated with more recipes and activities.
I love roasted red peppers and I love pasta. I think that makes this the perfect dish for me! My kids love it all as well. I will be making this for us this week, especially since we are all stuck at home. 🙂
This looks so good! It would be perfect for my lunches!!
This looks super yummy and tasty. I am salivating. I am pretty sure my husband would love it too. Thanks
Oh my, I need to try this delicious recipe asap. My family would love this for sure.
Okay, this looks INCREDIBLE! I am IN LOVE with the taste of roasted red pepper – we make soups, put it on our burgers, etc. I can only imagine that it would also be delicious with pasta! I’m definitely going to have to give this a try!
This looks totally delightful! I’m totally going to make this. Easy and delish – I’m in!
I don’t know any kid who does not love Pasta – this one seems delicious (and you’ve just given me more ideas for cooking with my oregano).
Oh goodness-this looks incredible!! Thanks so much for this delicious recipe!
Simple and easy but delicious pasta recipe to prepare for my husband and I am sure he will love it.
This looks so good. I’m always looking for new recipes to try!
OMGoodness! This sounds so yummy. We are trying to be flexitarian, in that we are greatly reducing, but not totally eliminating our meat and dairy intake. This is perfect for us.
This looks lovely. We all need some new recipes to try since we are stuck inside. Let’s embrace it and cook some great meals!
I realised when I read the recipe that I have eaten roasted red pepper sauce but had never tried it on pasta, and that is such a shame for a dish that looks so delicious and vibrant.
It looks so good! Can’t wait to try it out! :))
This looks so good and something to make while we are quarantined!
Hello delicious pasta that I can actually eat. I’ve never tried to make a creamy vegan pasta with almond milk, but I can’t wait to give this recipe a go. Yumm!
I would have never thought to make this with almond milk! What a great way to make it vegan. The flavors in this dish sound amazing.
I absolutely LOVE red peppers so I need to try out this dish immediately!
I will try so… Nice work!
My family are always at home at this time thus will definitely try this recipe. I’ve been checking the net for new recipes and this comes so in handy.
I had pepper pasta during my trip to Italy, now with the help of your recipe I will again cook and enjoy it.
I love pasta. The recipe sounds really great and truly it is worth a try. And I will give it a try.
This looks delicious. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I would really love to try this CREAMY ROASTED RED PEPPER PASTA. So far it’s my fave recipe on your site!
This recipe looks amazing. I would love to try this out this weekend. Your pictures are amazing as well!
This sounds really good! I can eat dairy but I love milk alternatives too.
This looks soooo good! We love anything with Paprika in it.
Ordering everything I need to make this pasta ASAP!
Definitely saving this recipe for later! Great idea!
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GREAT
I need to be honest I do not like red peppers, but I think my palate would be open to a meal like this where they are not “visible” lol.
I tried to cook with my daughter lately and she is enjoying. We will try your recipe soon 🙂
oh yes this looks fo delicious.
So easy to make! And I love that it is dairy free, too. Colorful and tasty.
This recipe looks very healthy. I would want to try this. This is the kind of food that we also need to promote as people are getting used to unhealthy food.
This seemed to be a simple yet interesting recipe. We’ll try this at home.
I love roasted veggies, and this looks like the perfect dish to get a bunch of fresh vegetables in our diet. Great recipe!
Yum..it looks so delicious.. honestly i don’t like pasta much but it looks tasty gonna surely give a try….
I am lactose intolerant, so I’m always looking for yummy dairy free recipes! Sounds good!