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Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy curls. 20 Gm of Protein. Vegan Tuscan Garlic “Chicken” And pasta. Vegan Recipe Can be Soyfree with Mushrooms or Seitan. 30 Mins. Gluten-free and nutfree option Jump to Recipe
This Luscious 30 Minute pasta is a vegan version of a dish I used to get in some restaurant more than a decade ago. Wow that was specific 😉 Anywho, the Creamy garlicky sauce with sun dried tomato some grilled chickin gets a vegan makeover! The Soy curls and soaked in garlic veggie broth, then toasted with more garlic and freshly ground black pepper. Then added to the cream base. Sun dried tomato, herbs, fresh thyme, pasta such as farfalle or fettuccine. Bliss.
This sauce and pasta are flexible to taste and ingredients. Use gluten-free pasta if needed, some nutfree non dairy cream for no nuts and use seitan, tofu or mushrooms to sub soy curls.
Easy, Quick and Delicious! Lets make this Luscious Meal.
More Pasta Dishes from the blog
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- Rose Sauce Farfalle – so Creamy!
- Lentil Bolognese with Spaghetti.– Hearty
- Cauliflower Parmesan Pasta Bake – sliced cauliflower, baked then dressed in vegan mozz, baked over pasta
- Chickpea Chorizo, Quinoa shells in tomato sauce. GF – So Meaty.
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy curl
Ingredients
- 7 to 8 oz farfalle or fettuccine other pasta, , cooked according to package instructions
- 3 oz soy curls, , or other chickin substitutes or use mushrooms for soyfree
- 1/2 cup veggie broth or vegan chikin flavored broth
- 3/4 tsp poultry seasoning, , or 1/4 tsp each of sage, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme,
- 2 tsp oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning, , optional
- 1.5 cup cashew milk, (1/3 cup cashews blended with 1.25 cups of water), Use 2 cups for saucier(1/2 cup cashews + 1.5 cups water)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp each of oregano, ,thyme or 1 tsp italian blend
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup or more chopped sun dried tomato
- 3 to 5 oz baby spinach, or chopped spinach
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast or 2-3 tbsp vegan parm
- fresh thyme or basil for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the water or broth until just about boiling. Combine the soy curls with boiling broth, garlic powder, poultry seasoning in bowl. (Or soak in hot chikin flavored broth). Let sit for 10 mins, stir once or twice in between. You can also use other chikin subs, seitan. If using mushrooms or pressed tofu, skip this step.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Squeeze the soy curls to remove excess water and add to the skillet. Cook to brown some edges (3 to 5 mins, longer with mushrooms).
- Add garlic, black pepper and mix in. Add poultry seasoning and smoked paprika. Add other veggies if using and cook for 2 mins. (red bell pepper or zucchini work well).
- Add cashew milk, salt, garlic, onion powder, oregano, thyme and mix well. Bring to a boil.
- Add the sun dried tomato, spinach, nutritional yeast or vegan parm and bring to a boil. Taste and adjust salt, flavor (add more italian herbs if neeses). Add some lemon zest or more nutritional yeast/vegan parm Fold in the cooked pasta and toss to coat. Take of heat, cover and let sit for minute. Garnish with fresh herbs, Serve with garlic bread.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thanks for the inspiration Richa. The cashew milk is so creamy and simple to make. Can’t believe I haven’t tried that before! I made this with smoked tofu & lots of veggies, dulse flakes and oil free 🙂
This was perfect for weeknight dinner. Worked out for everyone including the kids!
I made this a couple days ago and it was very tasty. Thanks for another great recipe!
awesome!
Very tasty Pasta That is a beautiful tart and a fantastic sounding recipe.
This looks my beloved recipe at The Macaroni Grill. A Sugo Bianca con Pollo (i probably slaughtered that)…..It was my goto meal and i adored it. It had peas, i think. I’m am so going to make this, thanks!!!!!!
Today is my turn to cook dinner. I’m glad I found this recipe because my wife and I both love pasta! I’m sure she”ll love this recipe too. I just to do a market run to get everything I need to make it. Thank you!
awesome!
I can’t wait to try this but the poultry seasoning is listed twice? Is that for if you want a stronger flavour?
the first time its added tot he broth in which the soy curls are soaked. You can omit that if using chickin flavored broth. Some of the broth will be left after squeezing the soy curls. You can use that later for additional sauce and flavor if you like.
The second time the seasoning is added tothe cream sauce
Thanks for a great recipe using soy curls. I brought several packets back with me to South Africa from my last trip to the US… they are currently in the freezer but will be taking a package out to make this dish.
awesome!
You mentioned spinach in the directions, but not in the ingredients.
oops. 4 to 5 oz will do. ill update it
I love your recipes and how you try to keep them low oil or oil free. Even squeezed soy curls are still damp and can be dry-fried over medium heat, but they must be carefully watched and stirred frequently stirred, especially at the end when they have dried out. The recipe would then have no added oil!
They dont need to dry out. You just need a slight sear, so you can do that on a grill pan without the oil and combine here as well. They then absorb some flavor from the creamy sauce so that they are tender and not overly chewy