Vegan Cacio e Pepe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Follow Your Heart parmesan cheese

• 1 box of Banza spaghetti 

• 1/2 tbsp black pepper

• 1/4 cup Earth Balance butter

Directions:

1. Cook spaghetti about 3 minutes shy of cooking time, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain, rinse, and set aside.

2. Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add cracked pepper and bring to a simmer.

3. Add reserved pasta water and bring back to a simmer. Let mixture reduce for 5 minutes.

4. Toss spaghetti until fully coated. Add parmesan and stir until melted.

optional: garnish with freshly chopped italian flat leaf parsley