I had you at creamy, didn’t I?
Or I lured you in with my amazing rhyming skills: “cream-eee rotin-eee”. Yes, I learned that rhyming business in kindergarten. Last week. During kindergarten partners.
Crap, you caught me.
Sometimes, we all need a little cream in our lives. But, could you hold the cream please? I know, it seems a little oxymoronic, doesn’t it? It’s like ordering a cheeseburger without the cheese. Not that I’ve ever done that before or anything. One of my friends has though – and well, that’s just not good money management because cheeseburgers cost more than hamburgers.
Gosh, you guys always get me off track. I’m a vegetarian, and we’re talking about pasta today. Sorry – my lack of working this week has made me a little unfocused.
Creamy food always seems decadent to me. It seems a little naughty, like I’m “not supposed” to have it. It also make the Husband cross his fingers and hope someday I’ll cross over into the dark side of real cream, butter, and cheese. Sorry Husband, but if you wanted a wife like that, you should have married her.
But you know what? After a day of scrubbing floors, finding more dog hair in the freezer (I know my sister in law is going to tell me “I told you so”), and the Husband just happening to walk on my shiny hardwood in his work boots – I’ll take what I can get.
Pairing hummus and nutritional yeast never disappoints – and someone once told me it’s helpful to do so if you want to get pregnant. Not that I do – but now my cousin is knocked up too, so I’m sure my family is crossing their fingers for a trifecta. Sorry folks, not going to happen.
And I lied about pairing hummus and nooch being good for pregnancy. I have no idea – don’t quote me on such things. Remember, I’m no doctor people. I’m just an ordinary girl who happens to enjoy food and making up random trivia facts.
This is a four burner dinner folks – get those pans ready for action.
Creamy Artichoke and Green Bean Rotini (serves 2)
- 3 servings dry rotini pasta (6 oz)
- 1 cup frozen green beans
- 1 can artichoke hearts
- 8 baby bella mushrooms, halved
- 1/2 sweet onion, thinly wedged
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
Cream Sauce:
- 1 tbsp. vegan margarine (I used Earth Balance)
- 1 tsp. gluten free flour (I used garbanzo bean)
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup hummus
- 3 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions: Bring the water for your pasta to a rapid boil and cook your rotini per the package directions. While waiting for your water to boil, begin your cream sauce.
Start by melting your vegan margarine in a small saucepan. When your butter has melted, whisk in your flour to thicken the butter. Be careful not to scorch your rue (it just tastes nasty when that happens and you have to start over – not that I would know). Then, add your almond milk, hummus, nutritional yeast, and dijon mustard. Whisk until smooth. Add your spices and simmer over low heat for ~5 minutes.
While your sauce is simmering, chop your vegetables and place all but the artichokes in a skillet with 1 tbsp. olive oil and a splash of water. Heat over medium high heat until tender. Add your artichokes and heat for an additional 2 minutes.
Toss your pasta and vegetables with the cream sauce and trick your husband into thinking he’s eating dairy.
Between you and me, I’m happy calling this “cream sauce” – because it’s a sauce.. and it’s creamy.
The husband though, the Husband is a bit stubborn (so am I – it makes for an interesting marriage) and declared that my “homemade ‘sauce’ was really good”.
I’ll take it.
Question: What is your favorite decadent food?
i would eat this if you cooked it for me!
weeeee!!! and it’s greeeen!!!!
I’m such a fan of artichokes - this looks great!
Okay, there is no sense in wasting any more time. I need to try this cheesy humus sauce!!! It looks incredible! So does the husband eat it too or do you make him the real cheese sauce? Toly would die if I made him eat a cream sauce made from ground chic peas and nutritional yeast. LoL
Nope he eats it! I have learned not to call it “cream” or “cheesy” around him because he knows the truth. He’ll eat it happily if I don’t try to make it sound like the real thing.
Artichokes are probably my fav veg EVER (okay, after brocolli, spinach, bell peppers and squash - thats squash in any form…); therefore, I need to make this STAT! I shall tell you if it turns out as good as it looks
That looks great! I never thought about making hummus into a sauce! Brilliant!
My fave decadent meal is absolutely mac & cheese - it’s gooey and warm and comforting and cant be beat!
::drool:: I love mac n cheese.
I agree! I had this tonight!
Love the random made-up trivia. That’s hilarious.
Food looks yummy, but what else is new?
Dear Santa,
Please bring Chelsey a Roomba this year. Or something Dyson invents by then that automatically abolishes dog shed without lifting a finger.
PS- The months before summer are the worse, they lose their winter coat.
I know it - I’ve been cleaning up dog hair like it’s my j.o.b.
Oh maii gahhhh killin me softly….please come to my house and cook with me?! We can eat pasta and granola all. day.
Okay, I’ll bring the nooch if you get out the granola. I like it with extra almond milk please.
That looks yummy!! I love artichokes! Too bad dinner is already in the oven
You definitely had me at ‘creamy’
Yum, yum, yum! I usually really like creamy food, too - it’s the ultimate indulgence. But lately (I blame the baby), creamy food makes me gag. I’ll have to try this recipe in about a month.
this looks amazing!! and i will eagerly take the husband’s place at the dinner table next time you serve it. and compliment your cream sauce. because, yes, hummus + nooch = match made in heaven.
This looks so good that I almost want to toss my dinner plans and run to the grocery store for ingredients right.this.second. I heart artichokes like you wouldn’t believe. We’re actually growing an artichoke plant in our backyard garden. I need 20 more of them.
an artichoke plant!??!?!? I want one!!
alfredo… it’s so rich and just “yum”. However, I don’t remember the last time I’ve had it because I tend to get a little excited and end up with a tummy ache… ugh
hummus is seriously the most amazing ‘ingredient’. yup, it’s an ingredient now. It’s kind of like salt to me… haha!
ill definitely have to try your recipe out!
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Mmmm looks good!! I made a ‘cheezy’ sauce with nutritional yeast and my boyfriend went for it.. I was pretty shocked.
My favorite decadent food? It’s hard to pick… probably a really good cheese like Brie or Gouda. It’s hard to maintain self control when I’m around cheese.
I’m a big fan of fettuccine alfredo but the calories are just massive. And yes you did have me at creamy
Does your husband just eat this, or does he pair it with something? I would eat this in a heartbeat and enjoy every second. I just think my boyfriend would think it wasn’t “enough”. He’s not a huge fan of veggies anyway…
He ate it! I made a chicken breast for him and diced itup so there were chicken chunks in his pasta. I’m a meat handler for him.
This looks good! I love pasta, creamy pasta is even better
I have never tried to do green beans with artichokes in pasta. I have done the spinach & artichoke. I will have to give green beans a go next time
This makes me so happy that I’m having ravioli night at my parents! If I wasn’t I would be craving pasta all night!!
This looks awesome!
Mac and cheese is my ultimate indulgence.
Looks fantastic! Something that I would definitely eat!
Genius! This looks great! I wonder if I could get my husband to eat this! Anything with a cream sauce is a definite indulgence!
Yum-O! What a fantastic recipe!! I love the creamy without the cream.
That looks AMAZING. I am so jealous. Then again pretty much anything with nooch is heaven to me…
couldn’t agree more than mixing hummus and nooch never disappoints. I’m not a big creamy foods person because dairy always made me sick, but I do use a vegan creamy combo for pasta and salad dressings from time to time. Yummus!
Me too on the dairy - which is why this works out so well… I love that “yummus” word!!
Oh my, I wish I had a bowl of this waiting for me when I came home from school today! Decadence at its finest
i’ve been seeing a lot of hummus in pasta lately!! I guess i’m gonna have to give it a go
um yeah, you definitely had me at creamy and you kept me at artichoke. YUM.
i tend to not like creamy sauces but i LOVE saying creeeeeeeeeemeeeeeeeeeeeee rotiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. so i might make this tmrw night just to go around and say the name of the dish
Yumm! Looks awesome. I’ve yet to try nutritional yeast but I think I might have to give it a whirl. My favorite decadent food is homemade mac and cheese
You must go buy it - vegan or not! It’s just too good!!!
I love mixing nutritional yeast with beans. The last time I used navy beans and blended it to make a white sauce for veggie lasagna. Delish!
My favorite decadent food? Just one? Ok, cheese. Cheese lasagna. hehe
Oh that sounds amazing!!! Thanks for the tip!
I.am.in.love!
this looks delicious!! And I love that it’s vegan - I’m transitioning to a vegan diet…or trying to at least.
OMG this looks like a plate of heaven right there.
Definitely making this next week.
*excitement ensues*
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I was just looking for a nutritional yeast and hummus sauce recipe to use in a casserole dish.
If the word ‘creamy’ wasn’t enough to get me to want to try this, those artichokes sure did. And I’m loving the hummus and nutritional yeast combo, it sounds phenomenal.
That made my stomach growl even though I just ate. WOW!!! SO GOOD!! Good for you to clean while you are on break, teach me your ways. The last decadent thing I ate was some mahi that Billy marinated and grilled. Heaven. Have a good night gorgeous girl!
Well, when your Husband works all day, all you’re left to do is clean!!
This will be my dinner tomorrow night. I love artichokes
This looks awesome. I bet some sun dried tomatoes would make it gourmet. That’s gourmet-er.
Oh yum.. you jjust made me wish for dinner all over again.
Well if the hubby likes it, it’s a success.
I don’t think a bit of cream or butter is bad though. Plus, a little goes a long way.
Nor do I - but my stomach hates it.
chelsey….love the recipe, i love artichokes
but your photography, both your food placement/food styling and the actual pics themselves seem to have grown overnight by leaps and bounds…amazing work girl!!!
Thank you! I think it has to do with the natural lighting too. I’m taking more time to do that now that I’m not working this week. I can’t wait for summer!!!
Ok seeing this recipe has made up my mind for me. I MUST buy nooch this weekend! This looks too good to pass up making!
My favourite decadent food is cheesecake. Yummm!
I kept finding cat hair in my freezer MONTHS after I moved into the last apartment that I lived in. Even after I cleaned the freezer multiple times to get it all out. I have no idea where it was coming from!
I swear the hair reproduces on its own.
Hummus + nooch = amazingness, right? I love the addition of artichokes to this dish. I almost forgot how much I love them!
I love the way you write! I have a smile on my face every time I read your posts! My favorite “decadent” meal is Velveeta mac ‘n cheese. From a box. Don’t judge me. I think I have it once a year. OH! But it’s so good!
I won’t judge you - we always ate that in college!!
I love nooch! And you DID have me at creamy haha!
Mmm I love decadent and cheesy dishes - especially with nooch!
This looks delicious! I bought nutritional yeast for the first time over a month ago and have yet to use it….
I’ll have to give this recipe a try! Thanks!
Oh my gosh - start sprinkling that stuff on EVERYTHING!!!
That looks delish! I love anything with a cream sauce. I don’t eat as much artichoke as I’d like but it gives food an interestingly nice taste.
ohmygosh… that looks so so so good, and I actually have all the ingredients to make the cream sauce!! Definitely bookmarking this! Great recipe!
The word “creamy” sends me into fits of giggles. I am so immature.
This reminds me of a sauce I made with 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup (not dairy free of course); it was so indulgent tasting without the calories.
Oh that really really does look delicious! I LOVE artichoke hearts!
Yum…my favorite decadent food probably has to be chocolate avocado pudding. It’s.so.good. In fact, I want it right now (even though I just ate breakfast).
Oh that sounds delicious! I don’t know why I haven’t made that before!!
Love this recipe!
I think my favorite decadent food would be pasta, any kind. I just love it and always feel like I’m being “bad” when I eat it, even though it can be very healthy!
nooch is the bomb
i just made a kale pesto type sauce with it yesterday! i love simple, healthy and creamy recipes like this
When I think decadent, my mind automatically imagines a rich chocolate dessert (pie, cake, brownies, cookies, etc). I have a raging sweet tooth, can you tell?!
how delicious!! healthy creamy sauce is the WAY TO GOD!!!!!!!…. i guess id say ANYTHING sweet is pure decadence to me!
The way to go or the way to God?
I guess either?
Looks phenomenal!
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Hahah, I love how you linked Jessica. She IS the queen of real butter and creaminess! Cream Queen. That sounds weird.
AWFUL embarrassing question. Where do you buy your nutritional yeast?
I love Jessica - she’s one of my all time faves.
I buy my nutritional yeast from a health food store near my home for pretty cheap. Otherwise, you can get it at Whole Foods, or offline at any health food store or amazon!
Note to self: Stop reading Chelsey’s blog during class. Random outbursts of huge smiles and laughs will only get your teacher’s attention (and not in a good way.)
Yikes!!! At leas tyou’re laughing though!
My fav would definitly have be some ice cream with allllllllllll the toppings:)
mmmm I’ve seen creamy hummus sauce before! I need to find nutritional yeast though!
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That’s my kinda “cream” sauce!!
That looks fabulous! Unfortunately, I have a weakness for all cream or cheese based foods. I especially love fettuccine alfredo doused with mushrooms!
I secretly love cleaning - it makes me feel so good, except when my fiance comes home and messes everything up!
Oh it looks really good and creamy! I want to have a plate of that!
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I’m coming to the post late, but totally bookmarking this recipe! Love the sound of that cream sauce. Isn’t it fun when you trick the boy into eating something heathy, especially when they love it??
Whoa, how did I miss this post?? I LOVE a good creamy dish, but let’s face it, it’s just not good for you. That’s why hummus is the best. Creamy AND healthy.
I’m a total fan of creamy without the cream!! yummm.
Looks so good. My favorite non-sweet decadent food would be something like this: fetticine alfredo with chicken and asparagus.
Wow! that looks fantastic! I can’t wait to try this recipe, thanks for sharing!
Where did you get that awesome triangle plate? It reminds me of something out of Star Trek!
Your triangle pasta bowl looks lovely. I’ve been trying to fine one like that for my salads. Where did u get it?
It’s actually a “dip” bowl from a chip and dip set - we got it from Bed Bath and Beyond!
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