Spaghetti with Creamy Tomato Sauce and Baby Spinach | Plant-Based Recipe | SmartyPlants

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 yellow onion, large, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 cup fresh basil, roughly torn and packed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, more to taste
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, more to taste
• 10 turns freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional for heat
• 1 8 oz. box whole grain pasta, we like corn and quinoa spaghetti