Recipe

Dairy-Free Cashew "Alfredo" with Chicken

  • 35 min total
  • Serves 2
  • 520 cal per serving
  • 42g protein

Checked against the ingredient list: Whole30, Paleo, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free

Contains: tree nuts

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What You'll Need

Ingredients

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Serves 2

  • 1.5 lbs chicken (sliced)
  • 1 cup raw cashews (soaked in hot water 10 mins)
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 0.75 cup chicken broth
  • 1 box GF pasta
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Steps

  1. Boil pasta natively.
  2. Blend the soaked/drained cashews, nutritional yeast, raw garlic, chicken broth, and heavy salt in a blender until silky smooth (this mimics heavy cream Alfredo!).
  3. Sauté chicken slices in a skillet until browned.
  4. Pour the silky cashew sauce over the cooked pasta and chicken.

Dietary details

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  • Whole30 checked
  • Paleo checked
  • Dairy-Free checked
  • Gluten-Free checked

Allergens

Contains Tree Nuts

Other tags

Comfort FoodHigh Protein
Per servingServes 2
Calories520
Protein42g84% DV
Total fat28g36% DV
Total carbs35g13% DV

As recorded per serving. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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