Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese (Walnut Meat)
Remember, it's Canadian Heart Health Month! This month we focus on the delicious foods that keeps a healthy heart, all while eating the nutritious foods that we love. This week we are making yummy vegan Spaghetti Bolognese ♥️
This recipe is full of heart-healthy ingredients. You’ll find where to find most of these ingredients at the bottom of this page.
This recipe serves 4 people.
Ingredients:
🍝 1 lb Whole wheat spaghetti
🌰 1 cup Everland walnuts
🍄 6 medium cremini mushrooms, trimmed and cut in quarters
🌊 1 tsp Everland Sea Salt
◾️ ¼ tsp black pepper
🛢 2 tbsp organic canola oil, divided in half (optional)
🧅 I onion, diced
🌱 3 stalks celery, diced
🔔 1 small to medium bell pepper, diced
🧄 2 cloves garlic, pressed
🌼 ¼ cup Everland All Purpose Flour
🍅 1 jar of Everland Pasta Sauce (of your choice)
🌿 ½ cup fresh basil, chopped
🟠 1 can Everland Pinto Beans
😋 Everland Nutritional Yeast (for a cheesy flavour on top)
❤️ Tomatoes play a big role in many heart-healthy recipes, and these sweet and tangy veggies can really brighten your everyday dish. Tomatoes are packed with nutrients that can help lower your risk of heart disease
❤️ Walnuts help maintain healthy cholesterol levels and decrease blood pressure, two of the major risk factors for heart disease.
Instructions:
Process your walnuts by pulsing in a food processor until they become crumbly.
Add your quartered mushrooms and pulse about 15 more times until the mix looks like it does in the photo. Do not over process!
Add your flour, salt and pepper and pulse a couple more times.
Heat 1 tbsp of your oil (or saute in a non stick pan) in a large skillet over medium heat and add your mushroom walnut mix to the pan cooking it until it's browned about 15 minutes.
Watch it closely to prevent burning and use a spatula to to turn it frequently.
Meanwhile heat a smaller skillet and add the remaining oil (or a bit of water). Saute your onions, celery and bell pepper for about 3-4 minutes adding your pressed garlic for the last minute.
Heat a large pot of water for your pasta and cook as per package directions. Drain when done.
Add your pasta sauce and sautéed veggies to the large skillet with the mushroom walnut mix and stir well to combine.
Cook until heated through.
Remove from heat.
Add your chopped basil.
Serve your pasta with sauce over top and sprinkle with nutritional yeast (optional)
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