20 minute vegan dinner. No prep time ahead. Let's go!
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Hey y'all. Welcome to Make It Dairy Free. I am Larisha. And today we are making a
super easy vegan pasta dish that takes just 20 minutes, we are making our vegan spinach
and sun-dried tomato pasta. If you saw my what I eat in a day video or either of Andrew's, then you
know that we try to have quick and easy healthy meals on the table every single night. If you
didn't see those we'll link them below. We know that most of you are the exact same way. Whether
you have kids or not you want quick and easy meals that are healthy on the table every single night.
Getting takeout is expensive so nobody has time for that, but we also don't have time for a lot of
prep either so a quick meal like this that takes just 20 minutes with no prep time ahead is perfect.
At the end of our recipe we are going to answer some frequently asked questions
so make sure you stay tuned for that and let's jump right into the recipe.
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So the first thing that you are going to want to do is bring a salted pot of water to a boil
and then add your pasta. Cook that until al dente. While that's going we are going to peel and mince
some garlic. After that we are going to add some oil into a large skillet and then we are going
to saute our garlic along with some sun-dried tomatoes. We are using pre-chopped sun-dried
tomatoes, but you can make them smaller if desired. If you have whole sun-dried tomatoes you'll want
to chop them prior to adding. Next up we are adding our canned coconut milk. We use coconut milk here
because it's thicker than carton dairy free milk, and really helps to coat the pasta at the end. Also
we are adding in paprika, salt, and chili powder and then you are going to stir that together. It will
go from a fairly white color to an orange hue. You are going to bring that to a boil and then reduce
it to simmer. Add in your vegan parmesan cheese. We are using Violife block here but you can use your
favorite. Stir this together until the vegan cheese has melted and the sauce has begin to thicken.
Next you are going to add in your baby spinach. Stir that together with the sauce and keep it
moving until the spinach has completely wilted. Once your spinach has wilted you are going to
remove it from heat and then add in your cooked and drained pasta noodles. Take your time and
really get this stirred together well so that all of the sauce coats all of your pasta very well.
Once you have all of your pasta coated with your sauce you can begin to plate it. You can use plates
or bowls whatever your preference is. This is a great meal prep meal as it will last quite a few
days in the fridge. Top it with some fresh basil at the end once you have it inside of your bowl.
If desired you can add more vegan parmesan on top as well. Feel free to pair it with our vegan
garlic nuts or garlic bread that we will link in the description box below. Grab your fork and enjoy.
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So if you watched the recipe, then you saw that it has pasta, it has coconut milk, and it also has
vegan parmesan cheese. And all three of those things contain some allergens but we can swap
all of those out to make this completely top 8 free. So for your pasta you are going to want to
choose a gluten-free pasta. There are plenty of options so just choose your favorite one.
For the coconut milk you can use any dairy-free milk. We just choose coconut milk because it is
thicker, but any dairy-free milk will do. You can try to choose one that is thicker, like an oat
milk or soy milk, if you don't have allergies to either one of those things. And then as far as
the vegan parmesan cheese we use the Violife one that does have coconut oil in it, but you can use Follow
Your Heart that does not have any top 8 allergens to make this completely top 8 allergy free.
Okay so we know that some of you guys are oil free and you may want to make this dish oil
free and we are happy to tell you that you can do that. Instead of the oil that we are
sauteing the garlic in you are going to want to swap that with just some vegetable stock.
And then we do use sun-dried tomatoes that are soaked in oil so to swap that out you are
just going to want to buy sun-dried tomatoes and then let those soak in water to puff up
and then just chop those from there. This dish will taste different without the oil
and the richness from that but if you are used to being oil-free then you likely won't mind that.
So we are using linguine in this recipe but you do not have to use that. You can use
whatever you have on hand maybe it's penne or fettuccine or spaghetti noodles or rotini
whatever you have on hand it will work inside of this recipe.
This dish does also prep a head well so you can make it completely and then let it cool.
Store it in the fridge and then you can either heat it up in the microwave or throw it back
onto the stove. You may need to add a splash of vegetable stock or some more dairy-free milk
in order just to get that creamy sauce stirred together again.
Obviously we think that this dish is perfect just the way it is. But if you do want to add
some additions to it or make some swaps you can absolutely do that. So if you have kale instead
of spinach feel free to make that swap. But you can also add things like cannellini beans or mushrooms
or artichokes or broccoli or asparagus or anything like that feel free to get creative and of course
make sure you show us your creations by tagging us on instagram so we can share it. Just two more
quick tips before we end this video one is that if your sauce is too thick or too thin we can easily
fix that. So if it is too thick then you are just going to want to pour some more coconut milk or
dairy-free milk if you are using that and then just thin it out to your desired consistency. If
it is too thin you are just going to want to let it reduce for a little bit longer. And if you are
using an alternative to the coconut milk you are likely going to need to do that. And then the last
thing is that if you have a small child sometimes wilted spinach can trigger their gag reflex so you
may just want to chop up the spinach a little bit ahead of time instead of just adding it in
as whole pieces of spinach. So just roughly chop that and add it in at the same time that you saw
us add in the whole pieces of spinach. We really hope that you enjoyed this easy vegan pasta dish.
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