Mighty Meatless Bolognese

🥘 Ingredients

• diced tomatoes
  14 oz
• garlic
  2 cloves
• linguine
  6 oz
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• parsley
  1 bunch
• pepper
  1 tsp
• salt
  1 tsp
• seitan crumbles
  1 package
• shallot
  1 unit
• tuscan heat spice
  1 packet
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Mince or grate garlic . Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot . Finely chop parsley . Once water is boiling, add linguine to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   garlic: 2 cloves, shallot: 1 unit, parsley: 1 bunch, linguine: 6 oz
2. 

   2

   Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add shallot and cook until softened, ⏱️ 4 minutes , tossing. Season with salt and pepper .

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp
3. 

   3

   Add seitan crumbles and tuscan heat spice (to taste) to pan, breaking up seitan into pieces with a spatula or wooden spoon. Cook until lightly browned and crisped, ⏱️ 4 minutes , stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic and most of the parsley and cook until fragrant, another ⏱️ 1 minute . Save a few big pinches of parsley for garnish.

   seitan crumbles: 1 package, tuscan heat spice: 1 packet
4. 

   4

   Stir diced tomatoes , veggie stock concentrate , and 1 cup water into pan. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and let simmer until slightly reduced, ⏱️ 7 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Give the Bolognese a taste. If it seems sharp, try adding up to 1 tsp sugar to mellow it out.

   diced tomatoes: 14 oz, veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit
5. 

   5

   Add linguine, half the parmesan cheese , and a splash of pasta cooking water to pan and toss to thoroughly combine. If Bolognese seems dry, add more pasta cooking water until it’s nice and saucy.

   parmesan cheese: ½ cup
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between plates. Garnish with reserved parsley and remaining Parmesan.