Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese

Why not try this at home to make your meal more special. ☺

Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Sauce
1 tablespoon extra light olive oil
1 large yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
A couple sprinkles Himalayan/sea salt
1 medium carrot
2 small celery stalks
½ cup tvp (added with ⅓ cup boiling water)
1 bottle Rao’s Arrabbiata sauce (or other high quality pasta sauce)
½ cup red wine
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
A few sprinkles ground pepper
2-3 fresh basil leaves
Pasta
1 packet spaghetti (I used Garden Delight vegetable enriched Spaghetti)
A few sprinkles vegan Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Pasta Sauce: Peel the garlic and onion, and dice it very finely into small cubes. Put it in the frying pan with a tablespoon of extra light olive oil and a couple sprinkles of salt.
Turn the heat on high-medium high (6, but stove should not be read, so perhaps a little under). Cook the onions and garlic for about 10 minutes, stirring all the time.
Meanwhile, dice the carrot and celery very finely and put them together in a bowl.
Also, start boiling some water and pour ⅓ cup of hot water to ½ cup of tvp in a separate bowl.
(It’s also a good idea to start cooking the spaghetti now)
After the onion and garlic has been cooking in the saucepan for about 15 minutes, add the carrot and celery. Stir and cook for about 10 more minutes.
Add the tvp crumbles in and stir and let it cook for 2 minutes, and start adding the pasta sauce, red wine, bay leaves, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano and pepper.
Turn the heat to medium (4-5) and let it simmer for about 8-10 minutes. Chop the basil in small pieces and stir it in at the very end before turning the heat off.
Spaghetti: Bring a large pot of water to boil, which can take about 15-18 minutes, then add the spaghetti and wait for it to soften before pushing it into the pot. Let it cook on high heat for a further 10-15 minutes until the pasta is soft to your liking. Drain the water.
Assembling: Add the spaghetti on a plate, then top it with some bolognese sauce and sprinkle a little vegan Parmesan cheese.