Description
A creamy, flavorful one-pot vegan hamburger helper featuring vegan ground beef alternative, rotini pasta, and melted vegan cheddar cheese, perfect for a quick and satisfying plant-based meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 lb. vegan ground beef alternative
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1/2 cups warm unsweetened almond milk (or unsweetened milk of your choice)
- 1 cup warm vegan beef broth (or vegetable broth)
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups rotini pasta (or pasta of your choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded vegan cheddar cheese (or vegan cheese of your choice)
- Optional: 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, to garnish
Instructions
- Heat and Sauté Vegetables: Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add the cooking oil, diced onions, and minced garlic. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes until the onions soften and garlic is fragrant.
- Cook Vegan Ground Beef: Add the vegan ground beef alternative to the skillet and break it up with a utensil. Cook, stirring often, for about 6 minutes. Drain any excess fat if necessary.
- Mix Spices: In a small bowl, combine cornstarch, dried oregano, chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle this spice mixture evenly over the cooked vegan beef and stir well to coat.
- Add Liquids and Pasta: Pour in the warm almond milk, vegan beef broth, tomato sauce, and add the rotini pasta. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Simmer Pasta: Once boiling, cover the skillet with a lid, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 12 minutes or until the pasta is al dente. Remove from heat; the sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Melt Cheese: Sprinkle shredded vegan cheddar cheese over the pasta and stir until fully melted and combined.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired. Serve warm and enjoy your vegan cheeseburger pasta!
Notes
- For extra tomato flavor, replace 1/2 cup of the vegetable broth with an equal amount of tomato sauce.
- You can substitute almond milk with any unsweetened plant-based milk such as soy or oat milk.
- Feel free to use any pasta shape you prefer instead of rotini.
- Adjust seasoning and spice levels to taste, adding more chili powder for extra heat if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
