One pan, skillet pasta with sauteed mushrooms, white beans and vegan sausage! Even your picky eaters will love this!
Do you ever have those evenings when you’re just feeling lazy about making dinner? Or maybe you’re just tired of spending more time cleaning up the mess, than you actually spend eating?
Before you head to the drive through or spend money on dinner out, let me show you one of my kids favorite meals. This skillet pasta recipe takes less than 20 minutes from beginning to end and other than the pasta, everything can be made in 1 pan. Winner Winner Pasta Dinner!!
Loaded with Flavor
A quick and easy skillet pasta, loaded with incredible flavor,,,, say it ain’t so! Delicious chunks of vegan Italian sausage are combined with veggie broth, onion, mushrooms, cannellini beans, gluten-free pasta, and shredded parmesan cheese for a healthy and comforting meal. Youβll love every bite.
Plant-based and Gluten-free
You’ll also love that this skillet pasta is very easy to customize, based on your dietary restrictions. For example….
- Sausage – Tofurkey Italian Sausage is a delicious, plant-based product but it is not gluten-free. Since we’ve been doing more and more gluten-free to help with my daughter’s stomach issues, I’ve started making this with Hilary’s Spicy Veggie Sausage which is both vegan & gluten-free. Carnivore friends, well, you can either sub in your favorite brand OR how about trying this plant-based version first. I promise you won’t miss it one bit!
- Shredded Parmesan – Follow Your Heart makes an amazing vegan and gluten-free shredded parm. It’s like sprinkling on a little taste of Italy. If you want a more melty-cheezy topping, then add a little Daiya shredded mozzarella. No one ever complained about having too much cheesiness.
- Pasta – Pick your favorite noodles here BUT, if you are looking for a protein packed, plant-based pasta that is also gluten-free, then you need to try BanzaΒ . Chickpeas are the base for this brand and creates the stability so you don’t get “mushy” pasta.
Doesn’t everything about this this just look and sound delicious? It is the kind of meal you can survive on all fall and winter. Good for you ingredients, comforting flavors and most importantly, ridiculously easy to make.
Try this pasta dish the next time you want a fast home-cooked meal. I promise, itβll be quicker and healthier than ordering takeout!
Vegan Skillet Pasta
Easy Vegan Skillet Pasta with "sausage", mushrooms and white beans. A simple & flavorful meal the whole family will love! Vegan, nut-free and gluten-free
Ingredients
- salt
- 1 lb penne, rigatoni or favorite gluten-free pastaΒ
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 oz italian sausage (Tofurkey or Hilary's for GF option )
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- fresh ground pepper
- fresh lemon juice
- shredded parmesan (Follow Your Heart-V,GF)
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling, generously salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente; drain well but reserve 1 cup.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add crumbled sausage and cook, stirring until browned. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Return pan to stove and heat 1 tablespoon oil again over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms, and cook until onion and softened and mushrooms are golden, about 6 minutes. Add broth, scraping off bits from bottom of pan.
- Add beans, thyme, red pepper flakes and reserved sausage with any liquid from it. Season with salt and pepper and let simmer until mixture has thickened slightly.
- When sauce veggie mixture is ready, pour noodles over mix and add a splash of lemon juice. Toss to combine. If pasta looks too dry, add a little of the reserved pasta water.
- Season more to taste and serve with shredded parmesan cheese.
Jules Shepard says
Wow does this look delicious! Pasta is a weakness of mine so this will certainly be added to my rotation!
Erica D. says
Such a beautiful Fall dish. You’re right though, rice noodles do have a tendency to be mushy after a while. Choose a pasta made with corn or quinoa to help with the structure – or Banza like you said!
Celeste says
Love how easy this is! I have some Hilary’s in the freezer so that’s what ill be using.
Tessa Simpson says
The sausage and bean combo is a classic one! This looks so comfy and delicious….bring on all the comfort foods!
Raia Todd says
Looks delicious! I love pasta with mushrooms. π
Nicole Dawson says
ooh, me too! Mushrooms are always a hit.
jenna urben says
This is right up my alley! Totally gonna try this next week π I’ve never had vegan sausage so I’m interested to taste it
Kelly says
I haven’t seen the vegan sausage yet. Does it have good flavor?
Nicole Dawson says
Hilary’s is great, especially their spicy flavor. And I think you’ll love that the list of ingredients are all clean too.
Kortney says
This is such a great hearty fall pasta. I am seriously obsessed with legume pasta, I don’t think I can go back to the regular kind!
Nicole Dawson says
Legume pasta is great for sure! And I love that there’s a ton of protein and plant-based.
Alisa Fleming says
Vegan sausage pasta – I love it! That’s been a favorite in our home so it’s wonderful to see a plant-based option.
Nicole Dawson says
It’s been great for accommodating my family members who are not vegan too.
Kristina says
I had to turn on the heat in the house today… THIS is the comfort food that is perfect for this weather! π
Kathy Hester says
This meal is perfect. Both Gluten free and vegan while being a great comfort food. I will be making soon.
Nicole Dawson says
Thanks Kathy…and you’re right…this meal covers several food restrictions without giving up on comfort.
Sandi says
We love Barilla Gluten free pasta and add in the vegan sausage, this is great. We are cutting down on meat, so I will enjoy this.
Nicole Dawson says
Barilla is great also, we have plenty of it in the pantry as well! Using vegan sausage will be a perfect transition when cutting back on meat.
Brianna says
Such a great, filling weeknight meal. I always need quick and easy dinner ideas. I love the combo of vegan sausage with mushrooms and cannelloni beans. Can’t wait to try it!
Nicole Dawson says
Can’t beat an easy dinner for the weekday! Hope you get to add this to your menu soon.
Lauren @ Planted Purpose says
Looks and sounds like a hearty fall meal! I have never had chickpea pasta, but sounds like I need to try it soon!
Nicole Dawson says
It’s very hearty and great for warming you up! And yes, you’ll have to give it a try for sure. It tastes great, doesn’t get mushy like normal gf pasta AND has plant-based protein which I love!
Stephanie says
Do I ever have a night where I’m lazy about making dinner? Ohhh yes, girl! I’ve been having a lot of those nights lately and I blame the changing seasons. This looks like the perfect meal for me – I’ll have to try those ToFurky sausages, I usually get the Field Roast Italian ones and those are pretty good β‘
Nicole Dawson says
Haha, I’m glad I’m not the only one. We really like the Field Roast sausages as well so feel free to use those instead. You are right, those are pretty good too.
Cindy says
Yum! Thanks for the tip about Hilarys sausage. I’ve never had it before.
Nicole Dawson says
Of course! I’m excited to hear what you think of Hilary’s. We really enjoy the flavor and texture of it.
Tania | Fit Foodie Nutter says
I love pasta, especially in this cold winter season, and your recipe looks to die for!
Gemma says
So many comfort foods in one pan!
Sandi says
The whole family will love this easy pasta… I love it is vegan and it would be perfect for Meatless Monday.