Vitamix Recipe:
Vegan Baked Penne with Spicy Rose’ Sauce can be made two different ways and it’s vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free.
This Vegan Baked Penne with Spicy Rose’ Sauce is a nice vegan and gluten-free pasta dish that is perfect if you like a little spice.
My boys absolutely love pasta in any shape or form so luckily it’s a pretty versatile meal and can be changed up very easily just by using different sauces and toppings.
This was a new version that I liked because it had lots of fresh vegetables, a creamy vegan sauce. and minimally processed ingredients.
The sauce is a little spicy, which you can adjust to your preference, and can be made in a matter of minutes with a Vitamix.
Most creamy pasta sauces are not vegan or dairy-free.
Here are some ingredients I found online for a traditional creamy rose sauce:
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Ingredients for Creamy Rose’ Sauce:
Ingredients: Olive Oil, Onion, Garlic, Chicken Broth, Spaghetti Sauce, Spinach, Cream Cheese, Parmesan Cheese (source)
Not terribly bad, but it’s not vegan (parmesan cheese, cream cheese, chicken broth) and unless the ingredients are organic or Non-GMO Project Verified, they will contain GMO’s.
This healthier version is vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free.
Want more healthy meal and entree recipes? Check out Vegan Stuffed Pepper Soup, Spicy Turmeric Twice Baked Potatoes, Spaghetti Squash with Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce or my Clean Eating eCookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating meal and entree recipes you will love!
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- packed with dietary fiber
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- high in anti-oxidants
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Tip #1: I made half of it baked in the oven and the other half unbaked. The unbaked version would certainly save time and would probably be healthier because the spinach, red bell peppers, cashews, etc) would all still be considered “raw”. My family enjoys both versions.
Tip #2: I try not to use any processed/packaged foods if I don’t have to, but vegetable broth is one that I do buy even though I don’t really use it that often. The brand I used, “Pacific Natural Foods Organic Vegetable Broth” has an ingredient list free of any additives or toxic ingredients:
(Filtered Water, Organic Carrots, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Celery, Organic Onions, Organic Garlic, Organic Leeks, Sea Salt, Organic Bay Leaves, Organic Parsley, Organic Thyme). It’s also gluten-free.
Tip #3: I make my own homemade almond milk, but feel free to use your favorite non-dairy milk.
Tip #4: If you can’t find gluten-free bread crumbs, you can make your own or use my recipe for “How To Make Gluten-Free Bread Crumbs“.
Tip #5: This recipe will make (4) large servings. If you don’t need that many or don’t want leftovers, just 1/2 all the ingredients in the recipe.
Vegan Baked Penne with Spicy Rose’ Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
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Ingredients
- 1lb organic penne pasta (bionaturae organic, gluten-free brand)
- 2 cups organic baby spinach (chopped in thin strips)
- 1 organic red bell pepper (diced)
For the sauce
- 1 1/3 cup organic raw cashews
- 1 cup homemade almond milk
- 2/3 cups organic vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 Small organic tomato
- 2 Small organic jalapeno
- 1/4 Medium organic onion
- 4 Small organic garlic cloves (freshly crushed)
- 2 tablespoons organic cilantro
- 1 Small organic lemon (freshly juiced)
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
For the topping
- 1 cup gluten-free bread crumbs (or panko for non gluten-free)
Directions
| Step 1 | Prepare pasta according to package directions. Set aside. Prepare the veggies: dice the red peppers into small pieces and cut the spinach into thin strips. Set aside. Put all ingredients for the sauce (cashews, non-dairy milk, vegetable broth, tomato, jalapeno, onion, garlic, cilantro, lemon juice, nutritional yeast and pink himalayan salt) into a Vitamix and blend until it's smooth and creamy. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the pasta, sauce, spinach and red bell peppers and stir until well combined. Option 1: Serve and enjoy! Option 2: Put the mixture into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish and sprinkle bread crumbs over the top. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 10 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned. Enjoy! |
Note
This recipe will make approximately 4 servings.
Recipe adapted from: https://www.wholefoods.com/recipe/baked-penne-spicy-ros%C3%A9-sauce
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