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One Pot Tuscan Pasta

Enjoy this easy and delicious Tuscan one-pot pasta dish. This recipe is from chef Ashley Madden, from her new book ‘Plant-based Delicious’.

Time 30 minutes
Skill Level Easy

Ingredients List

 

  • 1 leek , halved lengthwise and thinly (dark green tips and root removed)
  • 4 garlic cloves , minced
  • 280 g portobello mushrooms , thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes , optional
  • 425 g can of diced tomatoes
  • 425 g tomato sauce or passata
  • cups low-sodium vegetable stock
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 280 g dried brown rice spaghetti or linguine
  • cups cooked or canned borlotti beans , navy or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 tsp coconut sugar , optional
  • cups baby spinach , optional
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh thyme or oregano for optional garnish

Instructions

  1. In a Dutch oven or soup pot, sauté the leeks and garlic with a few tablespoons (about 30 ml) of water over medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened. Add water, as needed, to prevent burning. 
  2. Add the mushrooms, Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Continue to sauté for another 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms have shrunken in size and begin releasing their juices. 
  3. Now, add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vegetable stock and salt, and bring to a boil.
  4. Crack the pasta in half and add to the pot along with the beans. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring often to prevent the noodles from sticking together or to the bottom of the pot and making sure the noodles are always submerged in the sauce for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the pasta is tender and the sauce has thickened. Toward the end of the cooking time and as the sauce thickens, it might start sputtering and splashing. If so, partially cover the pot to avoid a mess. 
  5. Turn off the heat. Stir in the coconut sugar (if using), spinach (if using), nutritional yeast and vinegar. Taste and season with pepper and salt, as needed, and divide among bowls.
  6. Garnish with fresh thyme or oregano if desired.

Notes

The leek can be substituted for one large yellow onion, diced.

If you eat gluten, you could use whole wheat spaghetti.

Find out more about Ashley Madden here and her new book ‘Plant-based Delicious’ here.