Some ideas come out of the adventurous trials and some out of need. These sauces in a jar were made during the months I was not able to stand in the kitchen for longer than 5 minutes. The jars helped me for sure and also hubbs cook up a quick meal without much thought or time going into the process.

White garlic jalapeno sauce and Quinoa shells. Super easy. And in a jar beats instructions like, find the cashews, blend them, add some flour and mustard and nutritional yeast and some other things:) The sauces are based on my hubbs faveand Quinoa shells. Super easy. And in a jar beats instructions like, find the cashews, blend them, add some flour and mustard and nutritional yeast and some other things:)

Pack a jar with 1.5 cups of uncooked elbows(macaroni) or other pasta for your own mac and cheese bag, and send it to a friend or make a bunch of a bake sale. Or whip up a weeknight dinner in 15 minutes:). Or add veggies or cooked grains instead of pasta.

Make a small batch with the basic white sauce mix and adjust the salt, herbs and seasoning, if needed to taste. Use the adjustments to make a larger batch or to make other dry mix variations.

Creamy Pasta Sauce in a Jar!

Mac and cheese sauce



White/alfredo Sauce.







Start with pasta. Boil water and add pasta. In another pan, saute veggies if using any in 1-2 teaspoons oil. Take a sauce jar out, add coconut milk. Mix and add to pan. Add cooked pasta. Mix and cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes. Done.



It cannot get any easier:)

I made a couple of combinations of sauces with different nuts, spices, herbs. Here are a few for you to try out. Ranch, Spicy Sriracha, Mac and cheese, Chipotle and more.

Let me know your favorite combination:) If the spices and nutritional yeast used are fresh, the jars stored ina cool and dry place keep fresh for months. You can also make a larger batch and refrigerate a big jar for freshness. Use 1/3 cup of the mixture with 1-1.5 cups of non dairy milk to serve 2.



More Pasta recipes here.



Mac and cheese sauce and ranch sauce mix. You can grind everything or just mix and keep.







Give me a bowlful of some creamy pasta.

Quinoa shells in garlic Jalapeno sauce.







Tag them jars, write instructions and store, or gift to a friend or a bake sale:)









Pasta Sauces in a Jar

Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy. Can be made gluten-free, nut-free, refined oil-free.

Enough sauce for 3 cups cooked pasta. or 2 cups pasta and a cup of veggies.



White Sauce in a jar

Jar Ingredients:

1/4 cup ground raw Cashew

2 Tablespoons Flour(I used wheat, use any neutral flour or cashew flour)

1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt (or omit if you want to add it later to taste)

a generous pinch of black pepper

Method:

Blend the dry mix with 1 cup coconut milk or non dairy milk in a blender, and optionally a Tablespoon of Extra virgin olive oil.

Saute veggies and greens in a pan.

Add blended sauce to pan on low-medium heat. Add cooked pasta and mix well.

Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes to bring the sauce to a boil.

Mix again, adjust salt, top with fresh herbs if using, switch off heat and let sit for another 3-4 minutes before serving.

The method to use the blended sauce with pasta is same for all dry mixes unless specified differently under method.





Mac and cheese in a jar

Jar Ingredients:

White sauce ingredients

1/2 teaspoon tomato powder

Method:

Blend the dry mix with 1 cup coconut milk or non dairy milk, a Tablespoon of Extra virgin olive oil, a teaspoon of soy sauce/coconut aminos and a teaspoon apple cider vinegar. (or use a tsp chickpea miso instead of soy sauce+vinegar).

Blend in half a tomato if you didnt add tomato powder in the dry.

Saute or blanch broccoli and other veggies. Add to pan with sauce, add cooked elbows pasta. Cook covered on low for 3-4 minutes. Mix, top with bread crumbs and let sit for another 4 minutes before serving.





Chipotle Cheese sauce in a jar

Jar Ingredients:

White Sauce ingredients

3/4 teaspoon Chipotle pepper flakes or 1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder

Method:

Blend the dry mix with 1 cup coconut milk or non dairy milk, a Tablespoon of Extra virgin olive oil, half a tomato, 2 Tablespoon chopped red bell pepper and use.





Ranch sauce in a jar

Ingredients:

White sauce ingredients

1 teaspoon ranch seasoning(Mix equal quantities of dry/powdered Garlic, Onion, Dill, Parsley, Chives)

Method:

Blend the dry mix with 1 cup coconut milk or non dairy milk, a Tablespoon of Extra virgin olive oil, a teaspoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar and use.





Spicy Sriracha sesame cream sauce in a jar. My current favorite

Ingredients:

1/4 cup ground raw Cashew(more for thicker sauce)

1 Tablespoon white sesame seeds, grind with the cashews

2 Tablespoons Flour, or omit

1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast

1/2 teaspoon smoked Paprika or to taste

Method:

Blend the dry ingredients with 2+ teaspoons Sriracha sauce and a cup coconut milk in a blender and use.

Sprinkle a 1/2 teaspoon Za’atar on the cooked sauce for another amazing variation.



Doritos Spice Sauce – adapted from Penne and broccoli with Doritos cream sauce.

Ingredients:

White sauce ingredients

1 teaspoon dried onion flakes or 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1/2 teaspoon Paprika(to taste/color)

1/8 teaspoon black salt/Kala namak

Method:

Blend dry ingredients, a cup of coconut milk, a garlic clove and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and use.





Garlic Jalapeno sauce in a jar.

Blend White sauce ingredients with coconut milk, 2 cloves of garlic, half a jalapeno, a teaspoon of lemon juice.



Nacho Cheese sauce in a jar. adapted from Nacho Mac n cheese Casserole

Ingredients:

White Sauce ingredients

1/2 teaspoon onion flakes

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon chipotle pepper flakes

Method:

Blend all dry ingredients with 1/2 a tomato, 2 Tablespoons roasted red bell pepper, a clove of garlic, 1/2 a pickled Jalapeno and a cup of non dairy milk and use.

No Cashew based white sauce in a jar:

Ingredients:

Grind 1/4 cup almonds, 2 Tablespoons walnuts, 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds and 1/4 cup flour/oats into as fine as possible. Use 1/4-1/3 cup of this mixture in a jar.

1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder



Nut free White sauce in a jar:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup flour(wheat, spelt, all purpose or gluten-free)

1 Tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot starch

1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Method:

Blend sauce ingredients with a cup of coconut milk. Add to pan and bring to a boil. Simmer sauce for a minute before adding cooked pasta. Simmer with pasta for 3-4 minutes. Mix, add herbs, let pasta sit for another 2-3 minutes before serving.

Notes:

To grind cashews or other nuts and reduce the possibility of them becoming nut butter, add some flour or oats in the blender with the nuts.

Top the pasta with non dairy cheese shreds or bread crumbs mixed with herbs, salt and olive oil.

Skip evoo for oil-free.

For variations, Use fresh basil, thyme, parsley, or other spice blends like garam masala, cajun, berbere, jerk seasoning.

Use 1/2 cup more coconut milk or 1/2 cup water for thinner sauce.

Add blackened Tempeh, seitan or other meat subs along with the veggies.



Sriracha Sesame sauce anyone.. Of course, you can mix some Sriracha in Mac and cheese too.

Large Vegetable shells in chunky white sauce.





This meal in a jar is being shared at Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays. Allergy Free Wednesdays, Rickis wellness weekend, Shine supper club.