Vegan Bolognese with Impossible Meat
Vegan Bolognese with Impossible Meat 🌱 A rich, thick & delicious classic Italian sauce made with all vegan ingredients including mushrooms, fresh veggies and the wildly popular plant-based meat replacer – Impossible Burger.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups carrot (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced - or garlic powder (optional))
- 1/2 tsp basil (dried)
- 2 cups celery (diced)
- 2 cups onion (brown or yellow (diced))
- 2 cups mushrooms (diced)
- 2 cups red bell peppers (diced)
- 2 cubes vegan bouillon (Better than Bouillon or vegan beef bouillon)
- 1/2 cup water
- 12 oz Impossible burger
- 3 tablespoons red wine (optional)
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- salt & pepper (to taste)
Directions
- 1
Rinse and finely dice all the veggies. A food processor is super helpful for this job, as you'll need about 2 cups of each vegetable.
- 2
Pour olive oil into a large skillet or pan over medium heat. Add carrots and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- 3
Add garlic and remaining veggies. Stir frequently (don’t let garlic burn).
- 4
Dissolve bouillon in ¼ cup hot water. Add a small amount at a time to veggies.
- 5
Continue sautéing until veggies are soft but not mushy.
- 6
Remove veggies from pan, set aside.
- 7
In the same pan, add Impossible Burger meat, break apart into crumbles, cooking over medium-high heat. Stir to brown evenly.
- 8
Dissolve bouillon in ¼ cup hot water. Add a small amount at a time to vegan meat.
- 9
While vegan meat is cooking, add 3 tablespoon red wine. Stir meat, don’t let it burn.
- 10
When vegan meat is fully browned, add vegetables and stir to combine.
- 11
Add marinara sauce. Stir to combine. Simmer for 2-3 minutes more.
- 12
Add additional marinara, bouillon or water if needed to adjust consistency of sauce.
- 13
Remove from heat.
- 14
Sauce is ready to be used.