Vegan Carbonara
The creamiest vegan pasta carbonara with vegan mushroom bacon! Nobody is going to miss the original recipe with this dairy-free carbonara version!
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Servings :
Calories : 675kcal
Ingredients
Pasta
- 7 oz (200 g) spaghetti
Vegan Mushroom Bacon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion peeled & minced
- 2 cloves garlic peeled & minced
- 3 cups (200 g) button mushrooms ½ sliced & ½ chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 1 tsp maple syrup or any other sweetener
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp ground smoked paprika or regular ground paprika
Vegan Carbonara Sauce
- ¾ cup (100 g) cashew nuts see notes
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp Kala Namak salt
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
Instructions
Pasta
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add some salt and spaghetti and cook per packet directions MINUS 1 minute.
- Drain, toss with some olive oil (optional - prevents the pasta from sticking together), and set aside.
Vegan Mushroom Bacon
- Heat a skillet with olive oil. Add minced onion and garlic cloves and sauté for 3 minutes until translucent.
- Slice half of the mushrooms and finely chop the other half. Mix the soy sauce, liquid smoke, maple syrup, mustard, and smoked paprika in a small bowl.
- Add the mushrooms and sauce into the skillet and cook for 5 minutes on high heat, until no liquid is left.
Vegan Carbonara Sauce
- Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Assemble
- Add the cooked spaghetti and the carbonara sauce to the mushrooms and cook for one minute, stirring constantly, until the sauce has thickened.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve with vegan parmesan cheese.
Notes
- If the sauce gets too thick, add more water.
- The pasta is super creamy. If you prefer it less creamy, stretch it with more spaghetti (+2-3 oz more spaghetti).
- Keeps fresh for 3 days. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Kala Namak: It's a salt with a strong "egg" flavor. It can't be replaced with anything else.
- Liquid Smoke: Is essential for smoky mushrooms. Can't be replaced. Omit if you don't have it.
- Cashew Nuts: There is no need to soak the cashew nuts.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 675kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 30g | Sodium: 1749mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 11g