Discover the Ultimate Vegan Pasta Sauce Recipe

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In response to your overwhelming requests for more plant-based recipes, I’m thrilled to share this mouthwatering twist on a classic favorite – Italian meat sauce, gone plant-based! 🌱

In this video, I’ll guide you step-by-step through creating a delicious plant-based version of the iconic Italian meat sauce, without sacrificing flavor or protein! I’ll be using high-protein tofu, protein-enriched pasta, and lots of herbs and spices to pack this dish with all the flavor and nutrients you need to feel satisfied and energized!

Incorporating more plant-based 🌿 meals into your diet is one of the most effective strategies for combating middle-age weight gain. By opting for plant-based alternatives, you can enjoy your favorite dishes guilt-free, while also supporting your health and wellness goals.❤️

Whether you’re a seasoned plant-based pro or just looking to expand your meal options, this recipe is perfect for anyone looking to add more nutritious and delicious dishes to their repertoire.

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RECIPE: The Ultimate Vegan Pasta Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
1 Tablespoon Paprika
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
½ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Tablespoon Cumin
1 Tablespoon Garlic powder
1 Tablespoon Onion powder
1 Tablespoon Chili powder
1 Tablespoon Liquid smoke
1 Tablespoon Kosher or sea salt
½ Tablespoon Black pepper
1 package extra firm tofu
4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

1 medium onion
2 stalks of celery
1 large bell pepper
3-4 cloves garlic
3 oz. tomato paste
3 Roma tomatoes diced (or substitute whole canned tomatoes)
½ cup fresh parsley
2 Tablespoons fresh basil
1 Tablespoon thyme
1 Tablespoon oregano
1cup water or vegetable stock
2-3 bay leaves
Kosher or sea salt
Black pepper to taste
OPTIONAL
3 Tablespoons red wine
2 cups of slice portobello mushrooms

DIRECTIONS
Drain water from extra firm tofu and place in a bowl. (Do not substitute soft tofu for this recipe.)

Preheat air fryer or oven to 400 degrees.

Add the following to another large bowl:
Paprika, turmeric, red pepper flakes, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, sea salt, black pepper, liquid smoke and 2 Tablespoons of EVOO. Mix until blended.
Crumble tofu into spice mix. Use a large fork to break tofu into smaller crumbles.

Spray baking pan with olive or canola oil. Add tofu crumbles to pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until tofu resembles ground meat.

While tofu is baking, prepare tomato sauce.

Chop onion, celery and bell pepper.
Add 2 tablespoons EVOO to a large skillet or dutch oven. Add chopped vegetables to skillet and saute until low-medium heat until soft and caramelized. Stir to prevent sticking.
Add tomato paste. Sauté 2-3 minutes until tomato paste and vegetables are blended
Optional: Add red wine to deglaze pan
Add diced Roma tomatoes, 1 cup water (or vegetable stock). Mix and sauté until blended.
Add sliced mushrooms and stir.
Add parsley, basil, thyme, oregano and garlic. Cover and simmer under low heat for 5 minutes.
Add cooked tofu to tomato sauce. Mix until thorougly blended. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Cover and continue simmering sauce under low heat until pasta is prepared.

Cook pasta according to directions.

Serve sauce over al dente pasta!🍝

Optional: Add parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast (vegan alternative to cheese) directly to simmering sauce or sprinkle over dish before serving.

Bon appetit!

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Hello beautiful I’m Angel Cornelius and welcome to the beauty of Aging where on this channel we discuss all things middle age the fun the fabulous and the sometimes frustrating all sered with a dose of positivity and empowerment if you’re new to this channel welcome and if you’re a returning subscriber thank

You so much I appreciate your support and your comments because it drives the content for today’s Vlog another request for one of my favorite me less meals now tomorrow I am running in a quarter marathon so you know that means tonight I am eating pasta for dinner do our

Meatless meat sauce tonight and the base is going to be tofu tofu is a wonderful source of protein it has no fat and it comes in a lot of different varieties the one we’re going to use today is extra firm but first we had to sque squeeze out all the excess moisture Buu

Has a lot of wonderful qualities but flavor is not one of them she needs a lot of help she has no character so whatever flavor spices seasonings that you want to taste in your tofu based meal you’re going to have to bring it and so while this looks like a lot it is

Not tofu needs a lot of help going to infuse our tofu first with a dry herb mix the dry seasonings we’ll be using our papri turmer red pepper flakes onion garlic cumin chili powder and of course Salt and Pepper we will mix all the dry herbs together then add Liquid Smoke and

2 to three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil blend that all together and then we’re going to add our tofu use the fork to crumble the T tofu so that it essentially resembles ground meat I prepared a tray with a non-stick spray put this in the air fryer because I like

The texture that the air fryer gives and it crisps up that tofu and also dries it out a little bit because it still has a lot of moisture so we’ve preheated the air fryer for 400 and typically it takes about 20 to 25 minutes before it has the

Texture of ground meat while our tofu is in the air fryer we’re going to get our vegetables sauteed I told you tofu needs a lot of help and the Holy Trinity makes everything better what’s the Holy Trinity I’m glad you ask onions bell pepper celery so we’re going to get

Those ready sauté them up and by the time they’re done our tofu should be ready let’s get started so we’ll do a rough chop of our vegetables and then sauté them in a pan that’s already been heated on low to medium heat with 2 to three tablespoons of extra olive oil and

Of course some salt and pepper is almost done I added five more minutes because it wasn’t quite as crispy as I wanted our vegetables are almost done sautéing and now I’m going to chop up some fresh herbs from my arrow Garden which I already told you I

Love because I can have fresh herbs whenever I want to now remember tofu it does not have any flavor it requires you to add all of the character that you want in your dish so right now I’m chopping up fresh parsley fresh basil fresh oregano and Thyme I also have four

Cloves of garlic that we’re going to add when we get ready to make our Sauce getting ready to make our sauce and I’m going to add half of this can of tomato paste which would be the can is 6 oz so I’m going to add 3 oz this video is not sponsored by anyone it is not sponsored by HB though I

Appear to be using all HB products but HB holla holla at your Girl I did glazed that pan with like a couple of tablespoons of red wine that I just had hanging around in the refrigerator that’s a completely optional step you do not have to do that I’m going to add some fresh Roma tomatoes you can also just add canned

Tomatoes whole canned tomatoes if you want I had vegetable broth I would just add vegetable broth to this but I don’t so we’re just going to use some Plano H2O Add about one cup of Water Our sauce cook down a little bit let all those flavors merge together together and also let those portabello mushrooms that I decided to add at the last minute let them release some water and then we’ll taste see if we need to add any seasoning and then finally add our

Tofu prepare our pasta remember you want your pasta water to be salty like the sea and because this is a meatless meal we want to add some more protein so we’re adding a protein enriched spaghetti let’s see what we got smells so good looks good smells good but you got

To taste it actually could use a little bit more salt but I’m going to hold off because remember the tofu is very heavily seasoned so let’s add the tofu and then we’ll see if we need to add additional seasonings so here’s the tofu and as you can see it very much

Resembles crumbled ground meat taste that very good okay so let’s add that into our sauce where you can always add extra seasoning if you put too much salt it’s that impossible to fix it but you don’t want to deal with That after tasting I decided to add a little bit more salt and also a few more red pepper flakes but that’s just me season and spice to your own liking There you have it a healthy meatless flavorful protein packed low fat essentially no fat except for the olive oil lowfat meal I cannot wait to dig in and I am so ready for race day tomorrow thanks for watching subscribe comment below and I’ll see you next time bye good morning happy spring forward

Happy International women’s month so I’m about to run a quarter women’s marathon 7:30 so let’s get to It W okay just crossed the Finish Line did a little bit better than I thought I would so I’m going to check my time my first goal is to finish my last goal I’ll tell you if I made It