Tag: Pasta
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Easy Vegan Lasagne
I love lasagne and whilst this is a slightly more time consuming dish, it’s worth making a bit batch so that you’ve got leftovers for another dinner or a lunch. Ingredients 1 pack vegan mince (I use Meatless Farm) 8 to 10 lasagne sheets (I use the type that don’t require pre-cooking) 2 carrots, peeled…
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Wild Garlic, Parsley and Chilli Pasta
This is our “go to” for a quick, light dinner. It’s a type of “aglio e olio” but with wild garlic, when in season. If there is no wild garlic, just use normal garlic. The below serves two Ingredients 200g pasta A small handful of wild garlic leaves, about 15 to 20g. 15 to 20g…
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Broccoli, Chilli and Garlic Pasta
This is a simple pasta dish, which we serve with a topping of cashew parmesan. To make it easier, I use frozen broccoli florets, which saves me having to chop up a fresh broccoli. Plus I can then use just as much as I need. The following quantities serve two. Ingredients 250g pasta (I use…
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Avocado Pasta Salad
This is a kind of fridge (and freezer) raid pasta salad. I always keep frozen peas and frozen spinach in the freezer as these can be added to so many things. And we often have an avocado kicking around in the fridge. I add in some milled seeds for extra nutrients too. The below serves…
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Vegan Carbonara Style Pasta
Before we became vegan, carbonara was a staple in our regular menu rotation. Therefore, I wanted a vegan substitution that was equally simple to make. This uses cashews as a creamy egg replacement and nutritional yeast for the cheesy flavour. The below serves two Ingredients 150g cashews 2 tbsps nutritional yeast 250g pasta 1 pack…
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Cacio e Pepe inspired Pasta aka “Cashew e Pepe.”
Before going vegan, we used to love Cacio e Pepe, particularly made with pici pasta. My sister lives in Tuscany and we used to eat this all the time when visiting. It’s essentially pasta cooked with pecorino cheese and lots of black pepper. The pici is a special type of pasta, a bit like a…
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Vegi Bolognese Style Sauce
This recipe is inspired by Scott Jurek’s Minnesota chilli recipe, which is also a fantastic recipe and one that we make fairly frequently. I make this in a large batch and freeze multiple portions for quick meals over the next few weeks. The below quantities make about six adult portions so scale it up or…
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Pasta and Sage
This is a quick and easy dinner that I make using sage leaves picked from the garden. No more than 10 minutes of hands on time. The recipe below serves two. Ingredients 250g of pasta 2 tbsps butter/spread 1 tsp black pepper About 15 to 20 sage leaves Salt Method Boil pasta in one pan…
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