our life in a click: {Recipe} Vegan White Lasagna Soup With a Twist

Ever since I saw this recipe for Vegan White Lasagna Soup, I knew I would be making it.

The only problem was that when I wanted it I didn't have any lasagna noodles on hand. No worries, I swapped chickpea rotini in for the lasagna noodles and they worked out perfectly! I also got a protein kick by using chickpea pasta.

Ingredients:

Cashew Cream

1 cup raw cashews, soaked
1 cup vegetable broth
1 TBS lemon juice

Pinch of salt & pepper

Soup

6 cloves of garlic, chopped

1/2 medium sweet onion, dicedd

Juice of 1 lemon

6 cups vegetable broth

2 tsp Italian seasoning (I used a combination of basil, parsley & rosemary)

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

2 tsp agave syrup (I used 1 tsp)

8 lasagna sheets (I used 8 oz of chickpea rotini but any pasta should work)

1 package frozen spinach, defrost/squeeze out as much liquid as possible (optional)

Salt & Pepper to taste

To make:

The cashews need to be soaked for 6-8 hours but in a pinch you can soak them for 15-30 minutes in boiling water.
When you're ready to make the soup, first make the cashew cream. Drain and rinse off the soaked cashews. Add them and the rest of the cashew cream ingredients to a high speed blender and blend until very smooth. Set aside.
Heat a large soup pot and add some water (or olive oil) to the pot. Add garlic and onions and cook until slightly caramelized.
Add lemon juice and scrape any bits of onion and garlic off of the bottom.
Add in vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, nutritional yeast and agave.
Pour in the prepared cashew cream and whisk to combine everything.
Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
Break up lasagna noodles into 1-2 inch pieces if using and add to pot. Otherwise add whatever pasta you prefer.
Simmer stirring frequently until the noodles are al dente (check your package instructions for how long they need to cook.
When noodles are cooked, check and adjust seasoning if necessary. Add in defrosted spinach (or fresh if you have it. ) Chopped kale would be nice too!
Serve immediately and enjoy!