Easy Vegan Sausage Pasta
This pasta is a super simple and delicious dish to whip up on busy nights!
Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta of choice
- ¼ cup olive oil divided
- 2 vegan sausages
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced (can substitute for 1 tbsp minced garlic)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper more to taste
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper more to taste
- Vegan parmesan for topping
- Fresh parsley for topping
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente according to instructions on package.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over low-medium heat. Sauté sausage, onion and pepper in 2 tbsp olive oil over low-medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, stirring around often, until the sausage is cooked through.
- Add the sausages, onion and bell pepper. Allow to cook, stirring often for 7-10 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the sausage has cooked.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds to a minute, until the garlic is fragrant.
- Turn the heat down to low and take the sausage off and place on a cutting board. Slice into 1/2 inch thick slices. Add back to the veggies.
- Stir in cooked pasta along with the remaining 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- Stir in the onion powder, garlic powder, dried parsley, dried basil, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper until fully incorporated. Add more salt and pepper to taste if desired.
- Serve topped with fresh parsley and vegan parmesan.