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Penne with Cashew-Dill Sauce

Penne in a smoky cream of fried cashews and blackened red chiles, tossed with garlicky wilted spinach, slivered sun-dried tomatoes and plenty of dill; a quick, rich weeknight curry-pasta.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 200 gpenne pasta
  • 30 gsun-dried tomatoes (dry-packed)
  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 35 graw cashew nuts
  • 4dried red Thai or cayenne chiles (3 to 5 to taste), stemmed
  • 240 mlhalf-and-half, divided
  • 1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 6 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 120 gfresh spinach leaves, well washed
  • ¼ cupfresh dill, chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Cashew
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Spinach
  • Dill
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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