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Creamy, dreamy, comforting, and soooo delicious! If you love creamy meals, you definitely have to give this creamy pasta soup a try. The recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and very easy to make.
White Creamy Pasta Soup
I love all kind of soups, I really do, however, I really adore the creamy ones! They are just so comforting, satisfying, and delicious! Most non-vegan white cream soups contain lots of heavy cream and/or cream cheese which makes them pretty unhealthy in my opinion. You won’t find these ingredients in my creamy pasta soup. I used a combination of white cannellini beans and cashews to make this soup extraordinary creamy, healthy, protein-rich, and yummy!
Which Other Veggies Can I Use?
This creamy pasta soup contains different veggies such as broccoli, carrot, celery, onion, and garlic. Veggies are important for our health and we shouldn’t forget to eat them. Furthermore, they add a nice flavor to this white cream soup. Many kids don’t like eating veggies (which I understand because I didn’t like most veggies either as a kid) but paired with this creamy soup they won’t really taste them! You can also choose your favorite veggies, for example, zucchini or cauliflower. Sweet potato could be a great addition as well!
Which Pasta For This Vegan Pasta Soup?
I used gluten-free pasta for this recipe, however, you can use regular pasta instead. Any shape is fine, I really loved this curly pasta though which reminds me of lasagna sheets! So cute, isn’t it?! You can, of course, use lasagna sheets if you like. I think tortellini would be also amazing and very tasty! If you aren’t the biggest fan of pasta, why not try making this creamy soup with gnocchi? Definitely check out my easy homemade gnocchi recipe which is vegan AND gluten-free.
Creamy Pasta Soup With Beans and Cashews
As mentioned before, I used cashews and cannellini beans to make this vegan vegetable soup super creamy and smooth. Not only will the beans add a great creaminess, but they also contain healthy plant-based protein.
If you want to make this white vegan soup nut-free then use hemp seeds! I made this noodle soup in different versions while I was recipe testing and actually used hemp seeds the first time. Hemp seeds are lower in fat than cashews, they contain important omega-3 fatty acids and are furthermore nut-free. So they are a really great alternative to cashews. Both are delicious though!
Also, if you don’t have a powerful blender (and the cashews never really turn out smooth and creamy), don’t worry because I have the solution for you: Simply use cashew butter instead of cashews. Problem solved!
This Creamy Pasta Soup Is:
- Vegan (dairy-free)
- Gluten-free (I used gluten-free pasta)
- Can be made nut-free (with hemp seeds)
- Creamy
- Comforting
- Satisfying
- Hearty
- Protein-rich
- Healthy
- Super easy to make
- Great for lunch or dinner
Easy And Quick Vegan Noodle Soup Recipe
This healthy vegan noodle soup is super easy to make in just a few steps. It actually takes less than 30 minutes to make this delicious recipe from start to finish. I cooked the soup on the stove but it might be also a great recipe for the Instant Pot (I have yet to try it).
Should you recreate this creamy pasta soup, please leave a comment below and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your recreations. And if you love vegan soup recipes, definitely also check out this Best Lentil Soup!
Creamy Pasta Soup
Ingredients
For the soup:
- 1 large (225 g) carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1-2 stalks (75 g) celery, chopped
- 7 oz (200 g) broccoli florets
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 5-6 cups (1200-1400 ml) vegetable broth
- Spice mix: 2 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp Italian seasoning, 1-2 tsp ground lovage (or to taste), salt and pepper to taste
- 7 oz (200 g) pasta (I used gluten-free)
- Fresh herbs to garnish
Cashew-Cannellini Cream:
- One 15 oz can white cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 cup (75 g) cashews soaked (*see recipe notes)
- 1 1/2 cups plant-based milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Soak cashews for a couple of hours OR boil them for 20 minutes in water until they are soft. Once the cashews are soft, transfer them to a blender, add the cannellini beans, the plant-based milk, lemon juice & salt and blend on high speed for about 2 minutes or until super smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- For the soup: Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat, add the onion, all veggies and fry for about 4 minutes. Then add the garlic, the spices and fry for a further minute.
- Add in the veggie broth (I first used 5 cups but had to add another cup later). Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat.
- Now add the cashew-cannellini cream and stir. Let the soup simmer for about 6-8 minutes.
- Finally, add pasta of choice and let the soup simmer for about 8-10 minutes or until the pasta is al-dente (check the package instructions). Stir frequently! If the soup is too thick either add more veggie broth or plant-based milk! Taste and adjust seasoning. You will most likely need to add more salt!
- Garnish with fresh herbs and enjoy!
Notes
- For a nut-free version, simply use 75 grams of hemp seeds!
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Great food..I have tried a couple of your recipes and they turn out delicious. The only thing I usually add is spicy peppers.
Makes me so happy! Thanks for your feedback, Rupe. 🙂
It looks so delicious! It seems like this could be a really good base for a chowder soup. I’m tempted to modify it (which I’ve never done in my life)! I saw the yellow creamy sauce and just expected it to be a corn chowder recipe!
Can you make this soup the day before?
I believe it will thicken up considerably so you would need to add more broth or plant-based milk the next day. Also, the pasta might get a bit “soggy”. 😉
This looks delicious. Can you share which GF pasta you used? I’ve never seen this shape in a GF one!
This must be the most comforting meal ever! So delicious Ela 🙂
Thank you, Jess! 🙂
Soooo tasty and creamy, I haven’t tryed the exact 100% same recipe but it’s a very good starting point and idea! I’ll defietly will make the exact recipe but for sure, this one is the best vegan soup I have ever tryed!!!
Thanks a lot, Igor! So happy you loved it! 🙂
We saw this recipe last night and had to make it today! It turned out great and is very kid friendly!! My picky 2.5 year old loved it.
Aww, that’s awesome! Thanks for your feedback, Aba! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing recipes.Great blog!!!
You are very welcome, Fiona! 🙂
Oh, I’m totally making this on Sunday!! This sounds absolutely delicious, Ela!
Thank you, Britt! I hope you will like the recipe. 🙂
Is the cashew butter equivalent if you go that route? 1/2 cup still?
I would recommend 1/3 cup (about 80 grams). 🙂
This looks so delicious ????
Love creamy soups so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
Creamy soups are the best! ????
When to add lemon juice?
Step 1. 🙂 Updated the instructions!
This looks amazing! I’ll switch the cashews for hemp as we need a Low FODMAP diet here. Do they need to be soaked too?
No, you don’t need to soak the hemp seeds. 🙂
Really love these recipes! so easy to make and tasty!
keep up the good work and thank you!
So happy you love them! Thanks. 🙂
Hi! This looks so yummy, I can’t wait to make it! I’ve never worked with lovage is there anything it’s close to that I can substitute? Or maybe another name it goes by? I can’t seem to find it anywhere! Thanks!
I would say just leave it out. Lovage’s flavor is similar to celery but much stronger. 🙂
you can replace lovage with celery seed! Or I think they may be the same thing? (: