Description
This comforting vegan fajita pasta brings Mexican-inspired flavor to classic Italian comfort food. Peppers, onions, and plant-based proteins combine for a delicious one-pot meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tbsps fajita seasoning mix
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 400 ml (13.5 fl oz) coconut milk
- 300 g (10.5 oz) pasta
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 large red pepper, sliced
- 200 g (7 oz) chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 100 g (3.5 oz) baby spinach, roughly shredded
Instructions
- Pasta Preparation: Bring water to a rolling boil in a spacious pot, cooking pasta slightly under recommended time. Reserve a cup of starchy liquid before draining.
- Vegetable Sauté: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium temperature. Introduce diced onions and red peppers, cooking until vegetables soften and become translucent. Add sliced mushrooms, allowing them to develop a golden-brown exterior while releasing moisture.
- Flavor Building: Infuse minced garlic into the pan, stirring briefly to unleash its aromatic essence. Blend tomato paste and fajita seasoning thoroughly into the vegetable mixture, creating a robust flavor foundation.
- Sauce Development: Pour coconut milk into the skillet, raising heat to generate gentle bubbling. Reduce temperature and allow sauce to condense and thicken. Fold shredded baby spinach into the creamy mixture, permitting leaves to wilt and integrate seamlessly.
- Final Assembly: Combine cooked pasta with the vibrant sauce, ensuring thorough coating. Adjust sauce consistency using reserved starchy liquid if needed. Sprinkle nutritional yeast for an optional luxurious, cheesy undertone. Taste and fine-tune seasoning before serving this colorful and aromatic vegan pasta dish.
Notes
- Pasta Perfection: Cook pasta slightly under recommended time to prevent overcooking during final sauce blending.
- Vegetable Sauté Secret: Cook onions and peppers until translucent to develop deep, sweet underlying flavors.
- Mushroom Magic: Allow mushrooms to release moisture and achieve golden-brown edges for maximum umami taste.
- Coconut Cream Control: Reduce sauce slowly to create rich, creamy consistency without separating or burning.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg