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Creamy Artichoke Pasta Shells

Roasted artichokes and cashew cream inside al dente pasta shells and drizzled with tomato basil sauce
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Cuisine: Pasta
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Amanda Logan

Ingredients 

  • 15 large pasta shells

Cashew Cream

  • 1 cup raw cashews soaked overnight or for several hours
  • ½ garlic clove chopped
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ tablespoon savoury yeast nutritional yeast
  • sea salt to taste

Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce

  • 4 vine-ripened tomatoes
  • ½ garlic globe
  • 8-10 fresh basil leaves
  • sea salt
  • 1 400 ml artichoke hearts drained and rinsed
  • olive oil
  • cracked pepper

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C.
  • Place the tomatoes and garlic globe on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with sea salt.
  • Roast in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until the garlic cloves are soft.
  • Remove from the oven to cool.
  • Slice the artichoke hearts half and place on another baking tray.
  • Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until the leaves begin to golden.
  • Remove artichokes from the oven to cool slightly.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta shells.
  • Combine the roasted tomatoes, roast garlic, basil and sea salt in a blender and blitz until smooth.
  • Clean out the blender and add the cashew cream ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more water if necessary. Transfer to a bowl.
  • Roughly chop the roasted artichokes and stir them through the cashew cream. Set aside.
  • When the pasta is cooked al dente, lay the shells out on a baking sheet.
  • Spoon a generous spoon of artichoke and cashew cream in to each shell.
  • Spoon a dollop of tomato sauce over each filled shell.
  • If the shells have cooled too much, place them in a baking tray and pop them in the oven for 3 minutes.
  • Serve several shells with a little drizzle of olive oil and a crack of black pepper.
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