Description
This Vegan Single Serve Chilli Cheese Pasta is loaded with my wife Liv’s famous bean-free fall chilli, vegan cheese and penne pasta for the perfect fall meal!
Ingredients
The Chili
- 1 vegan sausage (I use Beyond Meat)
- 2 vegan burger patties (I use Beyond Meat)
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 28 oz (796 mL) no salt added diced tomatoes
- 1 cup dry red lentils
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp chipotle chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Single Serve Pasta
- 1/2 cup Vegan Chilli (alternatively you can use marinara sauce)
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup coconut milk, vegan cream OR just more water
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
- sprinkle of salt and pepper
- 2/3 cup short pasta like penne, rotini, fusilli, macaroni etc
- 1/2 cup vegan cheese shreds
Instructions
For the Chili
- In a large pot on low-medium heat, add the vegan sausage and beef and cook about 5 minutes, crumbling it as it browns. If you is pre-cooked, simply add to the pot and proceed to step 2.
- Add oil, onion, garlic, and carrot and cook a few minutes until onion becomes translucent and carrots soften slightly.
- Add the tomatoes, lentils, broth, chilli powder, chipotle, cumin, smoked paprika and salt and stir to combine.
- Bring to a low simmer and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes until lentils are tender. Uncover and simmer a few more minutes until thickened.
- Serve immediately, or allow to cool completely and store in airtight containers up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
For the Pasta Bake
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- To your ramekin or single-serve dish, add the marinara OR Chili, onion, garlic, water, coconut milk, nutritional yeast and salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Add the pasta and stir gently to combine. Sprinkle the cheese overtop. Cover with foil, then bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes.
- Remove from oven, remove foil, then return to oven and bake 10 more minutes, uncovered.
- Remove from oven and let cool before eating- it stays hot for a while! Be careful!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50