Pantry Pasta With Vegan Cream Sauce

Name: Pantry Pasta With Vegan Cream Sauce
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling; 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped; ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes; 5 garlic cloves, 1 whole, 4 thinly sliced; 2 sprigs rosemary; 2 15.5-oz. cans cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed; 12 oz. paccheri, rigatoni, or other large tubular pasta; Kosher salt; 1 lemon; 2 Tbsp. finely chopped parsley; Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Many vegan cream sauces rely on blended nuts or steamed cauliflower, but this sauce is made of beans and pasta water alone—no soaking or blending necessary.

Updated at: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:24:58 GMT