Vegan Pepperoni Pasta
Vegan Pepperoni Pasta, A simple weeknight dinner, takes a few steps, but tastes gourmet and packs a flavor punch! This pepperoni pasta is made with homemade vegan pepperoni, fragrant Italian herbs, spinach, and vegan parmesan cheese and takes just 30 minutes. Glutenfree option
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 6 ounces pasta , use Glutenfree if needed
For the sauce:
- 2 teaspoons vegan butter or olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
- ½ teaspoon pepper flakes
- 1 cup chopped pepperoni I use my gluten-free chickpea flour pepperoni, or use store bought vegan pepperoni or sausage
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Zest of ½ lemon
- ½ cup pasta water
- ½ cup frozen spinach thawed
- 1/3 cup vegan parmesan ,divided
- ½ teaspoon dried basil or 2 tablespoons fresh basil to add later
- Optional add some toasted pine nuts for garnish
Instructions
- Cook your pasta according to instructions on the package if you haven’t already. Rinse in cold water and set aside
- Make the sauce: Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is hot and melted add the garlic, onion, fennel seeds, pepper flakes and pepperoni and toss well.
- Cook over medium heat until the onion, garlic and pepperoni are golden. Stir occasionally
- Then add in the tomato paste, zest, spinach and ¼ teaspoon salt and mix in. Add in pasta water and half the vegan parmesan and mix in. Now bring to a boil. Add basil and the pasta and toss well then switch off heat.
- Taste and adjust salt and flavor and then top it with the rest of the vegan parmesan and pine nuts if using. Cover and let it sit for another 2-3 minutes for the parmesan to kind of soften a little, then serve immediately.
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Notes
- To take this to the next level, add some toasted pine nuts for garnish
- Add a splash of vegan red wine after you sautee the onion with the pepperoni for added umami
- Glutenfree: Use Glutenfree pasta and gluten-free pepperoni.
Nutrition
Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 687mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5034IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 3mg