Description

Vegan Mushroom Pasta with roasted sunchokes and a creamy vegan artichoke heart sauce ( use canned or frozen artichoke hearts) that can be made in under 30 minutes! Delicious, healthy, nut-free and totally vegan.

Ingredients

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Artichoke Sauce:

1 1/2 cups artichoke hearts in water (10-12 ounces) or use frozen
3/4 cup water or veggie broth
1/4 cup olive oil
10 fresh sage leaves (or sub 1/4 cup Italian parsley, or fresh basil)
1–2 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper
lemon to taste (see notes)

Sunchokes

8 ounces sunchokes (optional- you can leave these out, or sub with more mushrooms, or other roasted veggies)
2 teaspoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

8 ounces dry pasta– tagliatelle, fettuccine, linguine, spaghetti

Sauteed Mushrooms

8 ounces sliced mushrooms- cremini, shiitake, portobellos, chanterelles
2 tsp olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

Garnishes– vegan cheesy sprinkle, or grated Pecorino, or truffle oil ( all optional)

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Instructions

Read through the directions, keeping in mind you can do many of these things at the same time.
Preheat oven to 400.
Make the Artichoke Sauce: drain the artichoke hearts and place them in a blender (don’t use a food processor, it will not get this sauce creamy enough!). Add water, olive oil, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper. Feel free to add a little more water to get the blender going. Blend until creamy and silky smooth. If the sauce seems “stringy” from the artichokes, you need to keep blending on high speed. Taste. You want this slightly salty and tangy. If using frozen artichoke hearts or artichokes packed in water, add a little squeeze of lemon to taste if you like. See notes.
Roast the sunchokes (if using). Wash (or scrub if necessary) and pat dry sunchokes. Don’t bother peeling. Quarter them and toss in a bowl with olive oil, to lightly coat and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the oven and roast for 20 minutes or until tender.
Cook Pasta: Bring a big pot of generously salted water to a boil. Start the pasta and cook to al dente. Drain.
Saute Mushrooms if using: In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper, and saute until tender and golden, about 12 minutes.
Assemble: Add the cooked, drained pasta (do not rinse) to the cooked mushrooms in the saute pan. Toss with the artichoke sauce and heat up, gently stirring. Taste for salt, adding more if necessary. Add the roasted sunchokes and toss well.
To garnish, you could drizzle a little truffle oil over top and dust some finely grated pecorino or parmesan. Or keep it vegan,with vegan cheesy sprinkle, up to you. Chili flakes are nice too. 😉

Notes

For added depth to the artichoke sauce, add a teaspoon of miso or nutritional yeast- totally optional.

Nutrition

Serving Size:
Calories: 437
Sugar: 8 g
Sodium: 324.1 mg
Fat: 17.7 g
Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
Carbohydrates: 60.9 g
Fiber: 6.9 g
Protein: 10.9 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg