Quick, Easy & Healthy Vegan Pasta Recipe

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before on this blog, but I’m pescatarian! I stopped eating meat almost 6 years ago and I only eat fish once in a while – couldn’t give up sushi!! I eat mostly plan based and try to avoid dairy, even though I love cheese too much. With that being said, I’m always looking for some new recipes. And my sister and I came up with this vegan pasta recipe. It has become my favorite pasta dish ever! It is so delicious and healthy. We usually just eyeball the ingredients, but I tried to do my best to measure them. Anyways, I hope you enjoy and try this vegan pasta recipe.

Also, I know the photos aren’t the best. Promise to upload better photos next time I post a recipe :).

WHAT YOU NEED

2 Tablespoons of olive oil or vegetable oil

Garlic Powder

Half the package of Trader Joe’s Soy Chorizo

1 package of Trader Joe’s Red Lentil Sedanini

1 cup of Marinara sauce

As much as you want of Trader Joe’s almond cheese shreds (or any cheese if you don’t want to make it vegan).

SERVINGS: 5

COOKING TIME: about 30 minutes

WHAT YOU DO

1. Put the cooking stove top on high.
2. Put on some olive oil or vegetable oil – about 2 tablespoons. More if you like olive oil.
3. Add half of the Soy Chorizo package. Be careful, because it can get messy. I usually store the rest of the chorizo in a zip lock bag in the fridge so that it doesn’t stain.
4. Stir around and cook until it’s a bit crispy – no more than 5 minutes
5. Add pepper and garlic powder as you’d like. We don’t add any salt because the chorizo itself has a lot of flavor and is salty.
6. Add one whole package of lentil pasta
7. Add about 1 cup of water. This is the part where we just eyeball how much water to add. 
8. Reduce heat to medium
9. Cover and let sit for about 10 minutes until the pasta has cooked. Keep checking every couple minutes to see if you need to add more water. 
10. Turn the oven on and preheat to 350.
11. Take out your oven dish and place parchment paper on it.
12. One the pasta has cooked, place it on the oven dish. We like adding a layer of pasta, then a layer of cheese and so on to make it extra cheesy. If you are not vegan, add some mozzarella and parmesan cheese to make it even more cheesy.
13. Put it in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
14. And serve! We also like putting a bit of olive oil once the pasta is served.
15. You can eat this pasta with a side salad of lettuce and tomatoes or whatever you like!

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