Pasta with Sweet Tomato Sauce & Crispy ‘Bacon’

Name: Pasta with Sweet Tomato Sauce & Crispy ‘Bacon’
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g/14 oz tagliatelle or dried pasta of your choice, to serve; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; a splash of red wine vinegar; 4 sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped; salt and ground black pepper; 2 × 400 g/14 oz cans of plum tomatoes; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and finely grated; 4–6 vegan ‘bacon’ slices; a few basil leaves, to garnish (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

You can’t beat a simple pasta and tomato sauce dish – everyone in the family always loves it! This is made sweeter with the addition of a few sun-dried tomatoes and grated carrots, while the crispy vegan ‘bacon’ provides texture and protein.

Ingredients

4–6 vegan ‘bacon’ slices
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped</

Main course
Vegan
Pasta

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lay out the vegan ‘bacon’ slices on a baking sheet, drizzle with a little of the oil and put in the oven to cook for 15–20 minutes or as per packet instructions. When cooked, remove and chop into pieces.
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