# Creamy Cashew Red Pasta Sauce with Ground Chicken Sausage

A veggie-packed pasta dish that even picky toddlers will love.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 pound ground chicken sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 carrots
- 1 zucchini
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 2 celery stalks
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 jars Rao’s Marinara Sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt
- pepper
- 1.5 tablespoon no salt seasoning blend
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 0.5 cup pasta water
- pasta or spaghetti squash

## Instructions

1. Soak raw cashews in hot water for 30 minutes
2. Halve spaghetti squash and bake with olive oil
3. Chop the vegetables
4. In a skillet or Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat
5. Add ground chicken sausage and cook, breaking it apart, until fully cooked and browned
6. Remove sausage from the pan and set aside
7. In the same pan, sauté the onion, carrots, celery, and bell pepper for about 5 minutes until softened
8. Add zucchini, mushrooms, and garlic, and cook another 5–7 minutes
9. Stir in the thyme, rosemary, red pepper flakes (if using), salt, and pepper
10. Pour in the two jars of Rao’s Marinara Sauce
11. Bring to a simmer.
12. Return the chicken sausage to the pan. Stir to combine and let the sauce simmer gently for 10–15 minutes
13. Blend soaked cashews with 1/2 cup fresh water until very smooth
14. Reduce heat to low and stir in the cashew cream
15. If needed, use pasta water to thin the sauce to your liking
16. Taste and adjust seasoning
17. Toss with your favorite pasta and serve hot
18. Serve with favorite pasta and enjoy

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowls
- electric kettle
- cooking pot
- oven
- sheet pan
- skillet
- Dutch oven
- nutribullet

## Tips

- Prep work (chopping) takes the most time
- Honey cuts through the acidity of the tomato sauce and brings sweetness

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjbMPsbe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ebcf7088-ae22-448f-af64-3a4fce09f7e1
- Extracted: 2025-06-06

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