Our dinner tonight was super easy, completely vegan and so full of flavor!
We used Gusta Smoke Paprika Vegan Sausage for this recipe and it paired really well with the rest of the flavors.
If anyone wanted to give it a try I've put the ingredients and rough measurements below, happy eating!
1 Cup of Ditalini
Vegan sausage
2.5-3 roasted red peppers (I used the ones in the jar)
Sundried tomatos in oil
Handful of cashews
1 red onion
4 garlic cloves (we like garlic)
Optional: basil
Instructions below ↓
First, prep your vegetables.
Dice your red onion, and red peppers. Set half your red onion and 1/2-1 red pepper to the side (we add this in at the end for texture. Peel your garlic, and rough chop a few sundried tomatos
Begin to bring your water to a boil. In the meantime cook the ditalini in some of the sundried tomato oil, Just until golden. When the water begins to boil add in the ditalini to continue to cook, add salt. Cook until preferred texture, I did al dente. Drain and set aside.
Bring a pan to medium hot, you can use your own oil or continue to use the sundried tomato oil. I use the sundried oil throughout the whole recipe. Brown and crumb your sausage to your liking. Set aside.
Using the same pot you used to brown your pasta, add in some more oil and toss in 2 whole peppers, half the onion, a few of the sundried tomatos and garlic. Cook until tender. Season to your liking, I used (Smoked paprika & Onion by club House and Kinders Roasted veggie rub) along with salt and pepper 🙂
Add your cooked veggies to a blender, with 2 tbs of water, and a handful of cashews. Blend until smooth, add more water if needed. Set aside
To the same pot we just used, add a bit more oil just to cook the rest of your chopped pepper, onion, and a few more sundried tomatos. Cook until tender. Add in your vegetable mixture and water to thin the consistency to your liking.
Finally add in your sausage crumble and your pasta!
Rough chop some basil to sprinkle in if you desire, and enjoy!
If you tried this recipe let me know how you liked it and drop a photo in the comments, I would love to see it!
by moomerbusky