Description
Al Dente Whole Grain pasta is coated in a light and fresh barely-creamy sauce flecked with crushed red pepper flakes, the golden delicious touch of the sun-dried tomato oil and "sausage" crumbles.
PLANT BASED|VEGETARIAN|DAIRY FREE
Ingredients
Scale
SAUCE
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup fresh parsely
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 2 tbs sun dried tomato oil
- Juice and zest of half a lemon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Pasta
- 2 tbs sun dried tomato oil
- 2-3 cups of chopped kale
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 package of vegetarian crumbles (or 1/2lb ground meat of choice - just ensure it's cooked all the way!"
- 1 jar of sun dried tomatoes, reserve 4 tbs of the oil for this recipe
- 1/2 cup of white wine or pasta water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Pulse all sauce ingredients until mostly smooth (we're not looking for soup here!)
- Cook and drain pasta per package instructions.
- Saute sun dried tomato oil and garlic (1-2 minutes) and add the crumbles. Stir in the sun dried tomatoes and kale. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until kale is wilted.
- Add wine and let it sizzle out a bit or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Stir in pasta and sauce
- Top with Parmesan (omit if non-dairy), fresh basil, and crushed red pepper flakes!
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: vegetarian, dairy free, plant based, whole grain