Vegan Spicy Sausage Pasta
Total Italian comfort food! Homemade or store-bought vegan sausages tossed in a spicy tomato sauce with your favourite pasta. A hearty, easy weeknight dinner ready in just 25 minutes!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 16 oz rigatoni or pasta of choice
- 3 prepared vegan Italian sausages homemade or store-bought (see notes)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (reduce or omit if preferred)
- 1 (23 oz) jar jar tomato pasta sauce (or 2 ¾ cups homemade)
- Vegan parmesan for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and prepare the pasta according to package directions.
- Slice the prepared vegan sausages diagonally into thick slices. In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. When hot, add the sliced sausages and fry for a couple of minutes on each side until browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Return the pan to the heat and add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for about 4 minutes until the onions start to turn translucent. Add the crushed red pepper flakes and continue to cook for another minute until the onion begins to brown.
- Add the tomato sauce and heat through.*I love adding freshly sautéed onions and garlic to a store-bought sauce to enhance the flavours and make it taste homemade. If you made your tomato sauce from scratch you can choose to omit the extra onions and garlic if you wish.
- Once the sauce is hot, add the pasta and sausage slices to the sauce and toss well to coat. Serve with a sprinkle of Parmegan if desired.
Notes
Vegan sausages: I love using my homemade Vegan Italian Seitan Sausages (3 sausages = ½ the recipe), but store-bought vegan Italian sausages work great too! Use about 3 sausages, or roughly 12 oz (340 g). If using store-bought, prepare according to package directions if needed before slicing and browning.
Make it less spicy: Use mild Italian vegan sausages and reduce or omit the crushed red pepper flakes.
Timing: The 25-minute recipe time assumes your sausages are already prepared. Making homemade sausages from scratch will take additional time.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (recipe makes 6 servings) | Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1051mg | Potassium: 724mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 692IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 4mg
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