This tagliatelle with creamy pistachio sauce takes only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to make! My take on the Sicilian classic, it's easy and quick, plus it tastes absolutely dreamy.
Commissioned recipe.
I love meals that are quick and easy, but don't compromise on taste at all. This pasta with creamy pistachio sauce is one such dish. Although you only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes, it is truly heavenly.
The sauteed onions are garlic are blitzed with the pistachios and then heated with cream (I used vegan soy cream) to create a sumptuous and flavourful sauce - in minutes! It's a nice change from the typical tomato-based sauces and I love that it takes mere minutes to make. Try it and I'll bet that you add it to your midweek meal plan.
World Vegan Month & Ciao Gusto
November is World Vegan Month, so I've teamed up with Ciao Gusto to create this recipe. They're an online Italian food shop that represents a whole host of authentic Italian food brands and sells through their own tab on Ocado. It's a really easy and convenient way to get your hands on some incredible authentic Italian foods! I've had a good look around and filled my basket with goodies from biscuits and balsamic to capers in salt and marinated artichokes.
Ciao Gusto asked me to take a look at products by their partners Valsoia, who sell a range of soy products, and Noberasco, specialists in dried fruits and nuts with many items in their range being organic.
They both have a great selection by Ciao Gusto on Ocado. Valsoia has a vegan hazelnut chocolate spread and ice cream sandwiches, while Noberasco has great mixes of dried fruit and nuts like pineapple and physalis.
Valsoia and Noberasco - Pasta al Pistacchio
As I thought about what dishes I could create using products from both brands, I remembered the pasta al pistacchio that I had in Italy many years ago. This traditional Sicilian pasta dish is easy to make and is a great way to highlight Noberasco's beautiful organic pistachios and Valsoia's vegan soy-based cream. Bringing the two items together with a nice tagliatelle is a delicious way to showcase these great Italian products. And it's vegan!

How to make Pasta with Creamy Pistachio Sauce (pasta alla crema di pistacchio)
This is a seriously easy and quick dish to make. You only need 5 ingredients:
Pasta
Onion
Garlic
Shelled unsalted pistachios
Cream (I used vegan soy cream)
(plus olive oil, butter, salt and pepper)
You'll also need a sautee pan, saucepan for the pasta and a food processor, mini chopper or blender.
Pasta with Pistachio Sauce: Step by Step
Step 1: Fry the onions until soft but not browned. Then add the garlic and pistachios and fry for a further 2 minutes.
Step 2: transfer to a food processor and whiz until crumbly but not a paste.
Step 3: return the crumbly pistachio mixture to the pan, add the cream and heat through. Add the cooked pasta and toss to coat. Serve and enjoy!
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Tagliatelle with Creamy Pistachio Sauce (vegan)
Ingredients
- 350 g pasta I used egg-free dried tagliatelle
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 40 g shelled unsalted pistachios (shelled, unsalted) plus 2 tbsp to serve
- 200 ml non-dairy cream I used Valsoia soy cream
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to packet instructions.
- Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over a medium heat, fry the onion in the oil and butter until soft, but not brown. Add the garlic and the pistachios and fry for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Transfer to a food processor and blitz until crumbly.
- Return the mixture to the pan and add the cream, salt and pepper. Heat through and add the cooked drained pasta. Gently mix then transfer to serving plates.
- Lightly crush the remaining pistachios and serve on top of the pasta.
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Disclosure: This Tagliatelle with Creamy Pistachio Sauce recipe was commissioned by Ciao Gusto. Thanks for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to write Veggie Desserts. I bring you vegetable cake recipes, as well as every meal from breakfast to dessert.
Caga
Yum.. This looks amazing, gonna try this.
Battulal
this Pasta recipe looks simply amazing, gonna try it tonight.
Thanks for this delicious recipe.
Alena Brenda
Delicious! I always love this kind of lightweight eating stuff.
Laura
Oh wow what a fantastic vegan pasta dish - sounds so delicious and tempted to give it a go as looks so good
Laura x
Deanna
This looks simply amazing!! YUM!
Rachel
This sounds so delicious! I would never have thought of putting pistachios in a pasta recipe - even though the whole family loves them. I can't wait to try this±
lisa
Cue the angels! That looks and sounds amazing. I'd love a plate of this tagliatelle with a chilled sancerre!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
Yum. I love quick and easy too and this tagliatelle with pistachios looks so delicious! I can not wait to make your recipe as hubby loves pistachios and tagliatelle!!
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
Oooo that is a decadent pasta! I did not even know non-dairy cream existed! Yaasss!!!
Sarah Newman, Vegan Chickpea
Wow, I love this! Would never think to make a pasta sauce with pistachios but I totally love this idea! And so simple too. 😀