It’s official, I’m moving to SoCal end of May. I ended my lease three weeks ago. Lately I’ve been decluttering my living space so I don’t feel as overwhelmed when it’s time to move. One day I cleaned out my shoe closet, the other day I threw out all the stuff under my bed. Despite doing a little each day, I still feel like I have so much to do. In the past 9 years, I’ve accumulated so much crap that I’m starting to wonder why I never threw anything out. At times I question my own taste, what was I thinking buying certain things. On a rare occasion when I do find something worthy, I prefer to give it to charity rather than throw it away. These days I’m either eating eggs for dinner, or cooking in larger quantities so I can spend more time focusing on packing, and less time on cooking and cleaning. For this recipe, open up a bottle of white wine, and make this quick and delicious vegan pasta that’s garlicky and gluten-free too. And all you non-vegans who are shaking your head no, I promise you will fall in love with this dish. It’s that good! Hope you try it!
creamy spicy vegan pasta is:
VeganFlavorful Guilt-FreeGluten-Free (use a gluten-free pasta)CustomizableGarlicky
how to make creamy spicy vegan pasta step by step?
Boil a pot of water for the pasta. While the water boils, make the sauce. Just blend up all the sauce ingredients and set aside. This makes 2 cups of sauce. Chop the garlic, shallots and slice the cherry tomatoes. Heat a pan on medium heat, once hot, add oil, and after about 15 seconds, add the crushed red pepper flakes. Let the chili flakes sizzle for about 5 seconds. Add the garlic, shallots, and tomatoes. Saute for 10 minutes. In the meantime, add the pasta to the boiling hot water, season water with salt. I used gluten-free, high protein Banza pasta. Once done, season with salt, smash the cherry tomatoes slightly, be careful it doesn’t squirt on you. Now add the white wine. Stir and let the wine cook down for about 3 minutes, there should be a little liquid left over. Now add the fresh spinach. Stir to combine for about 2 minutes, the spinach will wilt. This is what you should have. I love this sauce right here. Lower the heat to low heat. Add the cooked and drained pasta to the sauce. Add 1 cup of sauce. Stir. If you need to add more sauce you can. I added another 1/2 cup since I prefer a creamy sauce. Add 2 tsp of tomato paste. Make sure you use tomato PASTE and NOT tomato sauce. Stir. Turn off the stove. Top with a sprinkle of black pepper and Italian seasoning. Stir and serve immediately.
