Description
This ridiculously easy chickpea broccoli Alfredo skillet is delightfully cheesy, creamy, and ready in just 20 minutes- and it’s made entirely dairy free! My entire family RAVES about this dish every time I make it- and they don’t even know it’s vegan!!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup (57 g) vegan butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cups broccoli florets (about 1 large head broccoli)
- 16 ounces chickpeas, rinsed*
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp dried mustard powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup cashew cream or dairy free milk, divided
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour or cornstarch
- 8 ounces vegan cream cheese*
Instructions
- Prep: Read through all instructions before beginning. Dice the onion and prepare the broccoli florets.
- Saute: Add the vegan butter to a large skillet on the stove top, and heat on medium heat to melt. Add in the onion once hot. Saute for 4-5 minutes, until the onions are translucent, then add in the broccoli, and sauté. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook the broccoli and onion together for 2-3 minutes.
- Cook: Once the broccoli has begun to soften, add in the chickpeas, garlic powder, dried parsley, mustard powder, and sea salt. Saute on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Boil: Then pour in the veggie broth and 3/4 cup (180 mL) of cashew cream or dairy free milk. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil. While the mixture is coming to a boil, mix together the remaining 1/4 cup (60 mL) dairy free milk and 1 tbsp flour to create a roux. Pour the roux into the boil chickpea broccoli mixture and stir. The chickpea broccoli skillet will begin to thicken.
- Finish with cheese: Crumble up the vegan cream cheese and add into the skillet. Reduce the heat to low, and stir the cream cheese into the skillet until melted. Keep stirring until the chickpea skillet begins to thicken, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy: Serve the chickpea broccoli Alfredo skillet over toast, pasta, or enjoy as is or as a side dish!
Notes
Chickpeas: When rinsing the chickpeas, save the liquid (aquafaba) for other recipes, like these fudgy vegan brownies or flourless chocolate cake!
Cream cheese: I really like Nuts for Cheese vegan cream cheese for store bought or my homemade cream cheese here.