There I was again, on that fateful Tuesday evening wondering what on earth I was going to make for dinner to feed me and the little ones. Wednesday is food shopping day and by Tuesday I’m usually out of everything except for mushrooms and kale. It’s a good job we love mushrooms and kale!
This week my lovely Husband wasn’t going to be home for dinner which meant that the boys and I could go vegan/vegetarian for a few days. My boys aren’t overly fussed about eating meat and I love any excuse to get creative in the kitchen without spending lots of money. This particular day had been a busy one and I had to squeeze in a Drs appointment for my youngest in between the school pick up and dinner so whatever I was making, it had to be quick! This meal ticked all the boxes for me, we loved it! And maybe my bacon carbonara loving Husband will too. I’ll just have to wait till next Tuesday to find out! š
Clean Eating Vegan Carbonara is delicious, thick and creamy and very satisfying. I made this with Brown Rice Spaghetti which made it gluten free too. You could use wholewheat spaghetti if you wanted too and it would be just as delicious!
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Clean Eating Vegan Carbonara
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Clean Eating Vegan Carbonara is delicious, thick and creamy and very satisfying. I made this with Brown Rice Spaghetti which made it gluten free too. You could use wholewheat spaghetti if you wanted too and it would be just as delicious!
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon Olive Oil
- 150 grams Mushrooms sliced
- 2 handfuls Kale sliced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 250 ml Almond Milk unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon Bouillion Stock Powder reduced salt, organic if possible
- 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- 200 grams Brown Rice Spaghetti snapped in half
Instructions
- Have a saucepan of boiling water on the go, ready to cook your spaghetti. (Brown Rice Spaghetti takes about 8 minutes to cook).
- Place the oil, mushrooms and kale into a non stick saucepan or wok and cook for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms turn golden brown.
- Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Pour in the almond milk and add the stock powder and nutritional yeast.
- Let it simmer for 8 - 10 minutes, whilst you cook the brown rice spaghetti.
- Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain it in a colander and then stir it into the mushrooms and kale.
- Serve and enjoy.
8 Comments
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13th May 2014 at 6:01 am[…] Clean Eating Vegan Carbonara […]
Kate Sarsfield
10th July 2014 at 11:54 amHi Charlie, hope this works this time! Has mentioned that I’d never heard of b.rice spag before and was going to check it out online as I live in the middle of nowhere!
Tracy Sinclair
3rd August 2014 at 6:08 pmHi Charlie, what would work best with kids? mine aren’t keen on pasta anyway and I want to move to a healthier clean alternative – what would be the easiest to introduce? thanks
Bethany Corbett
5th February 2015 at 9:53 pmI really enjoyed this meal. I got halfway through making it before I realised I needed nutritional yeast so my vegan carbonara was not so vegan as I had to add cheese to it to give it flavour. I was a bit dubious about how it would turn out but even my husband who turns his nose up at most vegetarian food enjoyed it. Thank you
Bethany Corbett
5th February 2015 at 9:53 pmI really enjoyed this meal. I got halfway through making it before I realised I needed nutritional yeast so my vegan carbonara was not so vegan as I had to add cheese to it to give it flavour. I was a bit dubious about how it would turn out but even my husband who turns his nose up at most vegetarian food enjoyed it. Thank you
Ruth Smith
1st November 2015 at 8:11 amwhat is nutritional yeast?
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
2nd November 2016 at 3:07 pmThis sounds like our ideal dinner! We love carbonara and love the addition of kale x #thefoodcalendar
Charlotte Oates
4th November 2016 at 2:24 pmYour husband sounds like mine – he like meat in pretty much every dinner too! I love carbonara but I’ve never tried a vegan version, this one sounds delicious.