Description
This Healthy Vegan Spaghetti Os dish is the perfect nod to the nostalgic Campbell’s Spaghetti Os comfort food we all grew up loving, but reimagined with plant-powered goodness.
Ingredients
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Base Ingredients:
- 1 medium yellow onion, fine dice
- 1 celery rib, fine dice
- 1 large carrot, fine dice
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth *
- 1 cup water
- 1 – [ 28 oz. can ] crushed tomatoes *
- 2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 Tablespoon reduced-sodium tamari *
- 1 teaspoon almond butter *
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure maple syrup (+/-) *
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda *
Spice/Herb Ingredients:
- 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoon dried minced onions
- Pinch to 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt (+/-) *
- Pinch to 1/8 teaspoon black pepper (+/-) *
Other Ingredients:
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 to 12 oz. uncooked anellini (pasta rings) *
Instructions
- Cook the pasta rings according to package directions, rinse really well in cold water, set aside to drain.
- Place all the Spice/Herb Ingredients into a small bowl, whisk, set aside.
- Place the finely chopped onions, celery and celery into a large stock pot, sauté over medium-high heat for 7 to 10 minutes (or longer), until softened, add a splash of water, if needed to avoid burning.
- Then lower the heat to medium, add the minced garlic, sauté, stir constantly for one minute.
- Next add all the remaining Base Ingredients, the Spice/Herb Mix, stir well, then bring to a boil, then tuck in the bay leaf, stir. Cook at a low-boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the allow to rest for 5 minutes, remove the bay leaf.
- After 5 minutes, ladle the mix into a high-speed blender and blend on high for one minute until thoroughly emulsified and smooth.
- Return the tomato mixture to the stock pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add 4 cups (+/-) of the cooked pasta rings to the tomato mixture and stir well. OR another way to serve is to add a generous portion of the cooked pasta rings to the bottom of a soup bowl, ladle the hot tomato broth over top, stir well. Enjoy!
Notes
Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Items Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Products Used.
Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Servings: 4 to 6 (makes 8 cups)