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Ingredients
Canned & Dry Goods
- Unsalted raw cashews (12 ounces; whole, halves, or pieces)
- Tomato paste (Two 6-ounce cans for 1 cup) paste and a little leftover)
- Crushed tomatoes (One 28-ounce can)
- Whole wheat rigatoni or other cut pasta (1 lb)
- Nutritional yeast
- Dried chickpeas (about 12 ounces)
- Crusty bread (white or whole grain, at least 4 thick slices)
Oils & Spices
Produce
- Eggplant (1 lb)
- Onion (1)
- Fennel bulb (1)
- Zucchini (1)
- Red or yellow pepper (1)
- Garlic (1 large or 2 small heads)
- Fresh parsley (1 bunch)
optional flavor variations for cashew cream cheese
For Herbed Cheese
- Fresh herbs, like chives, parsley, basil, dill, or mint (alone or together; one large bunch or several sprigs of what you like)
For Chipotle Lime
- Canned chipotle chiles (with their adobo)
For Lime-Cilantro Cheese
For Sesame-Soy Cheese
- Soy sauce
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Sesame oil
Equipment
- Large rimmed baking sheet
- Large pot with lid
- Large skillet
- Large bowl
- Strainer
- Slotted spoon
- Turner/spatula
- Can opener
- Measuring spoons
- Liquid and dry measuring cups
- Knife
- Whisk
- Blender
- Food processor
- Large rimmed baking sheet
- Large pot with lid
- Large skillet
- Large bowl
- Strainer
- Slotted spoon
- Turner/spatula
- Can opener
- Measuring spoons
- Liquid and dry measuring cups
- Knife
- Whisk
- Blender
- Food processor