How To Make Creamy Pea Pesto Fettuccine with Roasted Tomatoes

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Creamy & bright vegan pea pesto pasta with bold and nuanced flavor from roasted tomatoes, nutritional yeast and walnuts. Ready in just 20 minutes for an easy and healthy weeknight meal!

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– Cherry tomatoes – Olive oil – Frozen peas – Garlic  – Nutritional yeast – Walnuts – Salt and pepper – Dried fettuccine – Red pepper flakes

Ingredients Needed

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– Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. – Place  cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle lightly with olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until tomatoes  are soft. Set aside.

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Place peas, garlic, nutritional yeast,  walnuts, salt, and pepper into the bowl of a food processor. Mix until  combined, stopping once to scrape down sides of bowl.

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With the machine running, slowly drizzle in olive oil. Transfer mixture into large sauté pan.

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Cook fettuccine following instructions on box (don't forget to salt your pasta water!). Reserve roughly two cups of pasta water and drain fettuccine. Transfer noodles to sauté pan with pesto.

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Over low heat, toss noodles with pesto,  and as much reserved pasta water as needed to create a creamy sauce.  (Sauce will thicken later in the refrigerator, so be liberal with the  pasta water.) Add roasted tomatoes and toss. If using, add pinch of red  pepper flakes.

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* Season your pasta water with plenty of salt. * Be very liberal when adding the pasta water. The sauce will continue to thicken after cooling in the refrigerator.

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SERVE AND ENJOY!

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