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Vegan Soya Mince Bolognese Sauce– A vegan version of the classic Italian Bolognese sauce made with protein-packed soya granules.
Bolognese sauce is the Italian Ragu or basically, a meat-based sauce hailed from the Bologna region of the country. As I was looking for the vegetarian or should I say Vegan version of the recipe, I found this version on Vegan Recipe Club website.
Frankly, there are numerous ways of making the vegetarian bolognese, you can use soya mince, lentils, mushrooms, tofu or any other protein-based ingredients. So the classic sauce can be made with any of your choice of the ingredient as long as it suits your taste buds.
As I told in my previous Italian sauce post that we love red sauce over white so everyone in the family enjoyed the pasta to the core. It was finger licking tasty and we all had an amazing lunch on the weekend. Of course, I did add some red chilly flakes to make it a little spicy and viola it was oh so delicious.
Preferably tagliatelle, lasagna or fettuccine is used with bolognese sauce but I used whole wheat fusilli as that’s what I had available in my pantry.
Its been almost one and a half year since I have had stopped buying pasta sauces from the market. There was a time when I was always buying ready made pasta sauce for all of my pasta dishes.
In fact, there were always stocks of pasta sauces in my pantry. But now I am all over buying the processed foods and tinned products.
It was a little difficult in the starting as we were all used to of the ready-made sauces taste and the homemade wasn’t a big hit. Over the time we are now used to the taste and frankly now prefer the homemade only.There was this one time I had to buy pasta sauce in hurry, but no one liked the pasta made with the sauce.
Anyways if you are looking for a vegan bolognese recipe than do try this soya mince version and I am sure you’ll love it like we did.
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Vegan Bolognese Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup soya granules/minced soya
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup tomatoes, pureed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- salt to taste
- 2 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground basil
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin oil
- 200 gm cooked pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add garlic, onions, and celery. Saute for few minutes.
- Stir in soya mince, salt, oregano, basil, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add carrots and red bell pepper, stir and add chopped tomatoes and tomato puree.
- Cook on simmer for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and serve on top of cooked pasta.
Notes
This is my post on the theme “Italian Sauces you should Master”. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#86
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Best Regards,
Sapana Behl
Soya mince is a nice option for vegetarians.. The preparation looks so yummy. Vegans will surely enjoy it.
This sauce looks fabulous with a great list of ingredients. Bookmarked. I never knew that so many italian sauces exist in the world.
Home made sauces definitely taste better than the store bought ones . I am sure this recipe would be a total hit , wilsh I had a pasta loving family !
Using soya instead of meat is a brilliant idea. I guess, I can use paneer also.
Wow what a lovely way to incorporate healthy soya in the blog ese sauce, loved the recipe.
Soya is a very good option for vegetarians. Nice way to use it.
Soya granules is a nice fusion twist to classic Italian sauce. Lovely presentation and the sauce looks jsut amazing. Must have tasted equally as good.
Very interesting usage of soy granules. I also make pasta sauces at home and my kids love the home made version better. Next time i shall add celery as well. Thanks for the tip.
wow, I love homemade sauce for pasta a lot, your vegan bolognese looks amazing and lovely recipe.. Nice idea of using soya chunks and making it vegan..
Wow replacing meat with soya, a very healthy and a good option for vegetarians. Your sauce looks absolutely yummy , I am sure your family must have finished it all.
This is really such a fantastic recipe Sapana, will surely bookmark this!..the sauce and the dish looks amazing..
Homemade sauces are so much better than store bought ones. I have some soya which I want to exhaust…this is the perfect recipe for it. Looks so delicious!
Seriously am in love with this vegan soya minced bolognese sauce. A prefect sauce for vegan lovers. Interesting sauce to make anytime.
That is such a hearty red sauce. Love that you made it vegan with soy granules. Kudos to you for making all your pasta sauces that home. I keep a store bought marinara sauce in the pantry to make quick pasta dinners and pizza.
A great recipe for vegetarian bolognese sauce. I am bookmarking it. Will try sometime soon
Wow making a vegan sauce is awesome. Love that addition of soya. Great way to incorporate protein in pastas…
Wow sapana, the sauce looks awesome!! love that chunky, meaty texture! no wonder the pasta tasted outstanding!!!! I m sure trying this one for that finger-licking texture!!!
lovely faux meat sauce. looks delicious