Dairy - Free Creamy Pasta

Jason and I enjoy the idea of eating dairy-free and I make many of our meals dairy-free. I made a creamy spinach brown rice pasta and it tasted great. I started playing around with cashews and coconut milk in place of cream and butter. This recipe is something I threw together without much thought and it turned out - so here is the recipe - give it a try. Jason really loves healthy food and I feel so lucky to have a husband who raves about my healthy cooking it's great. Well he had 2nds and maybe even 3rds of this dish... yup I remember he finished off the dish completely!

Creamy Pasta - dairy free - wheat/gluten free - great without the meat too for vegetarians

1 C raw cashews

1/4 C coconut cream - I'm sure you can use coconut milk too - coconut cream has a higher fat %

1/2 package brown rice pasta - Trader Joe's has the best price

1/2 lb ground turkey and 1 TBS coconut oil

1 C cooked chopped spinach

handful of basil leaves

Place cashews in a small bowl pour boiling water over and let set 1/2 hr or longer. (or soak over night) Brown turkey in a small pan with coconut oil and add basil and sea salt at the end - remove from heat and set aside.

Cook fresh chopped or frozen chopped spinach in a pot until done - season with sea salt. Set aside.

Boil water and a 1/2 TBS sea salt in a large pot and cook pasta until done. Meanwhile strain cashews and place in a blender add a 1/4 C water, 1/4 C coconut cream, 1/2 TBS rosemary and sea salt & pepper to taste. Blend well until smooth and creamy. Drain pasta well and dump into a large serving bowl pour cashew sauce over and stir well top with turkey and spinach and stir a little - serve right away.