I came across this recipe for a cashew cheese sauce and thought I had to give it a try. It didn’t sound particularly delicious, but the recipe seemed so easy and so versatile that I couldn’t pass it up.

Man! I was dead wrong. This “cheese” sauce was so good, and it tastes exactly like an alfredo sauce. I made up a big batch of it (yes, it makes a ton!), served it atop some penne and topped the dish with some fresh basil. It was delicious! One recommendation, especially if you plan to serve it with pasta, is to add a bit of your pasta water to it before tossing in the cooked pasta. I found that the sauce was extremely thick (despite having adding more water than the recipe called for). I cooked up some kale to serve on the side. What a tasty meal this was!