Creamy Celery Pasta
This creamy celery pasta recipe is a tasty flavorful sauce made with sauteed celery, vegetables, spices, and coconut milk tossed with long linguine noodles. A easy weeknight pasta recipe that is ready in about 30 minutes, and is a great way to use up extra celery.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 309kcal
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Immersion Blender
Ingredients
- 8 ounces linguine pasta or long pasta of choice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 stalks celery roughly chopped including leaves
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 13- ounce Coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
- Parmesan cheese use vegan if desired, optional for serving
Instructions
- In a large pot, cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- In the same pot, add the olive oil, onions, garlic, and celery, and sauté over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes until the vegetables have started to soften and the celery has begun to brown. Remove 2 tablespoons of celery from the pot, to save for garnish.
- Add the nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add coconut milk, and simmer for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Using an immersion blender (or by transferring small batches to a stand blender) blend the sauce until creamy.
- Add the cooked pasta back to the pot, and cook until hot. Serve the hot pasta in a dish or bowl, and garnish with the reserved sauteed celery and vegan Parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 347mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg