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How to make creamy pesto pasta but better. This deliciously creamy and meaty, dairy free pasta dish is vegan. Dive into today’s dish: a creamy Chicken’ Pasta Primavera, but with a twist, no chicken and dairy free—using home grown Lions Mane Mushrooms from a grow kit. This vegan delight blends linguini, fresh veggies like courgette (zucchini) and spinach, aromatic herbs, and a creamy white sauce made from whole food veggies. It’s not just pasta; it’s an experience and comfort eating at it’s finest. If you’re curious about how Lions Mane can transform into chicken like strips in this classic dish, or just hunting for the ultimate vegan pasta recipe, you’re in the right place. #VeganPasta #LionsManeMushroom #pastaprimavera

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Chicken’ pasta primavera using Lions Mane Mushroom

500g/1 LB Linguini or Fettuccini
300 – 500g Lions Mane Mushroom, shredded into chicken size strips
200 ml Pesto (from previous video)
150g baby spinach 9 a big handful)
½ cup White Wine (optional)
½ Cauliflower head
9 Garlic cloves, toasted, peeled, chopped
1 courgette/zucchini, cut into 3cm rounds
1 Large Onion, Diced
1 Bunch Tender Stem Broccoli/Broccolini
Olive Oil
1 Lemon
500ml / 2 cups plant based milk
3/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
2 TBS Vegan Chicken Bouillon/Wicked kitchen Rotisserie chicken flavored seasoning
1 TBS Thyme, fresh chopped (1 tsp dried)
1 TBS Sage, fresh torn (1 tsp dried)
Salt & Black Pepper to taste

Make the Lions Mane strips:
In a medium bowl mix 2 tbs of wicked seasoning, with 1 cup of boiling water, add the torn lions mane strips and marinate for 15 minutes before squeezing out excess liquid (save the liquid to use with the cauliflower). Place drier strips in a bowl ready for cooking.

Heat a cast iron pan on medium high heat until hot, add a splash of olive oil, add strips and sear. Use the pressing method for best and even results, until golden brown. Remove and set aside

Mise En Place:
In the same hot cast iron, sear the courgette rounds. Remove and set aside in a small bowl
– Wilt the spinach, remove and place in strainer until cool enough to ring out the excess liquid. Set aside.
– In same hot pan – then toast the garlic for 3 – 4 minutes until skin starts to turn golden brown, remove, peel and chop.

Make The Creamy Sauce:
In a medium pot add the excess liquid from the lions mane marinade, 2 cups of water and the cauliflower and 3 cloves of garlic, bring to boil and cook cauliflower until fork tender.

Strain cauliflower and add water to a large pot we’ll boil the pasta in.

In a highspeed blender add cooked cauliflower and garlic
Add nutritional yeast and plant-based milk and blend for 2 – 3 minutes until wicked silky smooth. Set aside. This makes extra for later use too.
PASTA
In a large soup pot, add water and excess liquid from cauliflower. Bring to a boil, cook pasta as package directions until al dente. Save a couple cups of the pasta water. Strain and set aside.

The FINALE:

heat a large pot with a little olive oil, add the diced onions, mushroom strips, garlic and courgette and sauté for 3 – 4 minutes, add a cup of the pasta water, add about 2 -3 cups of the cauliflower cream sauce and heat to a simmer, stirring, then stir in pasta and baby spinach. Mix well to coat pasta evenly.

Plate and Serve

45 Comments

  3. ilovealexo

    I cant even deal with this, it looks freaking amazing. I was literally sucking back saliva lol. Thanks so much for this recipe and hugs and kisses to gorgeous Miss Frankie ♥

  5. tulabead

    Lucky is the person who is your friend whom you call to help you eat all the extra food you create!!!

  8. Deborah Butler

    Thank you so very much. I, and i can see many others, really appreciate all your efforts.
    I pray you don't forsake the many that are in support of you, for the few "trolls" that bemoan and throw their scorn and bad manners around.

    The love and affection you show for. Princess Frankie… Warms the 'Cockles of me heart' … So it does 🐚💛 … Here's for the ❤️ of our planet.

    Ps … Got your much converted Cook Book on my Christmas Wish list… Keeping it all crossed… 🥂

  9. Gabriele GHUT

    Your channel and Yeung man cooking are my favorite vegan cooking shows and then I have a German vegan cooking channel on YouTube that I love too.
    I appreciate the Lion's mane alternative. Never had it and I need to try it. Found a farm in my region (Germany Spessart) that sells homegrown Lion's mane, other veggies and vegan foods. Can't wait to get started.

  14. My Incredible Journey

    How this is not healthy? Looks super healthy to me. Probably the best pasta sauce I will ever make! Getting Lion’s mane from the farmers market on Saturday to make this 😁 Thank you Derek 🫶

  16. SJW

    This is absolute torture to watch when I’m intermittent fasting and stopped eating at 5 p.m., and it’s 10 p.m.! lol Looks incredible!

  19. Shannon Gardiner

    Looks delicious! Did no one else notice that his voice was sped up when he was talking about the broccolini? Too funny. Tell Frankie I said hi!

  23. Melanie Sunshine

    What kind of pan did you use to cook it all together ?? I used to work at Calphalon and can't stand cheap, toxic metal, and their chemical coatings.

  25. chrismicha

    Thank you so much Derek. Great content. Amaizing recipes. This one looks so nice… I love that you speak about animals as well, saying that plant based is healthier… Great form of activism. Im vegan 10 years, i like cooking, putting more effort on my food cause I like good food, and of course all these years watching recipes on youtube I have to say that you channel is my favourite!

  26. Roxina Soler Gamborena

    Its being a while I dont eat pasta; I used to make lots of bolognesas before moving to whole-food plant based and now you inspired me to make pasta again, in this way! I will put less oil, and keep all the rest. You are one of my favorite Vegan cooks, thanks for another easy, tasty, nutritious, gourmet recipe- what else can you ask from meal? :)…will make it this weekend!

  27. BikersBitchHD

    Holy S*&t SON!! I have been following you guys for years and used a lot of your techniques and even fooled some hard core meat eaters. And converted two…so far.
    But this one really got me, I love some awesome pasta dishes. This just took it over the top for me on the Lion's Mane 'chickn'. I am gonna do this one over and over again!
    Can't wait!! And as far as the idiots who say stupid things, well, we all know they are just too dumb to understand genius. And not all vegan food is perfectly on point for some peoples tastes or their 'perception' of what is healthy. Compared to ANY animal product, this one is full of a ton of veggies, creamy sauce made from whole ingredients, little oil, which translates to a multitude of vitamins and nutrients. As well as the flavor…dear God….the flavor. The texture, the glory of it.
    Keep on doing what you do, you inspire those of us who DO recognize genius with dreams of glorious whole food that is re-imagined into lux delicious num-nums for our taste buds.
    It's a mouth organism at it's finest. Anyone who says anything different is just jealous they didn't think of it first. 🙂

  29. Glenn Hoffman

    Thank you for taking the time to include techniques to increase homecooking skills, such as adding unpeeled garlic to the oiled skillet to enhance the flavor.

  30. CrawlChopper

    Loved the way you filmed this one, narration, attitude, etc. Always love Ms. America parts. Will be trying for sure.

  32. a brooklyn girl. linda

    wow. that looks incredible! (I can't eat nutritional yeast but I am sure it would still taste amazing)! …your video skills / editing are really great too. And of course, always so happy to see Sweet Frankie.

  33. Basil and Bay

    @ Derek Sarno – how big is the chopping board you use? Been looking for a decent sized one for ages! One where all the veg prep doesn’t fall off onto the counter as veg for 4 vegans is a lot 😂

  34. Marie Stevens

    Loved this. I improvised as had the lions mane from my kit but no cauliflower and (unusually for me) no fresh spinach😮. Made a cashew cream sauce and used frozen spinach. Not the same I know but still delicious. Bought a cauliflower now just to make the sauce. Love the Sly Stallone impression 😂

  35. tracy ehrenberg

    well, mushrooms are quickly surpassing all others as the "longevity" vitamin! and you eat enough for an entire family, so tell them to zip it. also, this looks spectacular!!

  37. Jodi Mallow

    Yummy!! I’m just getting into growing my own Lion’s Mane (it’s my favorite shroom) and excited to make this dish! Thanks for the inspiration. 🤗

  38. Gamma Yin

    Have been vegan since 8/2017. So glad I found you – thanks for your meat-free recipes.

  39. Good Eatings

    Love all your cooking videos Derek, so much good stuff and well communicated! And Miss America's cameos are a lovely cherry on the top 🥰 Looking forward to watching some more from the catalogue soon! Wishing you a lovely day and happy cooking 🌻

  40. Diane Rose

    Looks healthy to me, and delicious! I'm going to make this dish for sure. I won't be able to get my hands on any lion's mane mushrooms, but I can certainly do everything else.

  41. Dawn valarie

    I would have gotten distracted by that big beautiful black furbaby!!!! I love that you used the cauliflower stem, we do too. My daughter has me making my own veggie broth from scraps, it's SO fresh and fun! Great video, we've got to get our hands on some lions mane mushrooms!!

  43. Madratlady

    Going to cook this at the weekend but with oyster mushrooms and shop bought vegan pesto. Can’t wait!

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