Sunday, July 4, 2010

Easy Potluck Pasta


This is my favorite dish to bring to potlucks because it is fast and easy to make, I usually have the ingredients on hand, it can be easily doubled, you can add any veggies you want, and pick any kind of pasta you have on hand. It's also a favorite of my omnivore friends which is always a big plus.





Ingredients
  • 1 (12-13 oz.) box of pasta (I used whole wheat penne, but I also like using elbow macaroni noodles. Pick your favorite.)
  • 1 jar of your favorite red pasta sauce (organic is always best)
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes or 2-3 medium to large tomatoes chopped up
  • 1 large zucchini chopped
  • 1 large carrot chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • half bag of Boca brand crumbles
  • 1/2 container of tofutti sour cream (or any other vegan sour cream)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil for pan
  • *optional: shredded vegan mozzarella cheese

Directions
  • Brown the boca crumbles in a little bit of olive oil in a medium sized pot.
  • Add chopped onion, zucchini, and carrot to pot.
  • Continue to heat until the vegetables start to soften.
  • Add the jar of pasta sauce and the can of diced tomatoes. (or fresh tomatoes)
  • Simmer for about 15 minutes or more with lid on, until its nice and tasty. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Boil the noodles for 5 minutes ONLY! They will continue to cook in the oven and you don't want them to become soft and mushy.
  • Drain the noodles and add them to the pasta sauce mixture. Stir well and pour the entire mixture into a medium to large casserole dish or you can leave it in your pot if it is oven safe.
  • Spoon the sour cream into your pasta mixture. Stir it only slightly, you want to leave it clumpy in some areas.
  • Optional: Top with shredded vegan mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover and put into oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Enjoy!
~amber <3

3 comments:

  1. What brand vegan mozzarella do you use?

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  2. My Husband would love this.

    I am having an APRON GIVEAWAY on my blog. hope you can come over and enter. Terry

    http://myjourneywithcandida.blogspot.com/

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  3. i used diaya this time, but i also use vegan gourmet allot. :)

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