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Garlic Confit Pasta

Make your next meal a delightfully garlicky one with this quick and easy garlic confit pasta recipe. Bursting with flavor, this dish is sure to become a family favorite. Try it today and experience the deliciousness of garlic confit pasta!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Diet Vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 400kcal
Author Marly McMillen

Ingredients

For the Garlic Confit Sauce

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, peeled
  • ¼ cup red onion, peeled and cut into thin slivers (substitute a shallot)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes

For the Pasta

  • 8 ounces pasta (thick spaghetti, fettuccine, or linguine)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Almond Flour Parmesan

Cups - Metric

Instructions

For the Confit Sauce:

  • Add olive oil, garlic, onion, and cherry tomatoes to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until simmering, then lower heat to a low simmer. Cook for approximately 30 minutes, until the veggies are tender. Remove from heat.
    Tomatoes, garlic, and red onions are cooking in a saucepan.

For the Pasta:

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta. Use the package as a guide, cooking the pasta until it's to your satisfaction (al dente or tender)
  • When the pasta is done, remove 1 cup of the cooking water and transfer it to a heat-resistant bowl, such as a pyrex measuring bowl.
  • Drain the pasta, then transfer it back into the pan. Toss in a bit of the pasta water. Pour the olive oil and simmered garlic, onions, and tomatoes over the pasta. Gently toss to coat.
    Roasted garlic, tomatoes, and onion, are being poured from one saucepan into another one with cooked pasta.

For the Almond Parmesan:

  • Combine almond flour, nutritional yeast flakes and salt in a bowl.

Plate the Pasta:

  • Place the pasta on a plate and garnish with almond flour parmesan, freshly ground black pepper, and fresh basil or parsley.

Notes

I don't recommend vegan parmesan cheese that comes in a bottle. It's usually grainy and may be fine for serving on top of pasta dishes, but will not melt. Use vegan parmesan that will melt. Some brands I recommend are: Violife Parmesan Cheese Alternative (comes in a block that must be grated), Follow Your Heart Parmesan, and 

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Sodium: 840mg | Potassium: 658mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 860IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 3mg