Vegan Curry Noodles
Vegan Curry Noodles! Low maintenance + simple ingredients make this an easy weeknight dinner you will keep coming back to. This complete meal is ready in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 8 oz. tempeh, crumbled*
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons yellow curry powder**
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or Kashmir chili***
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 12 oz. spaghetti noodles or other noodles
- Thinly sliced scallions, for serving
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and add the onion and tempeh, cooking until the onion is soft, about 6-8 minutes. Add the jalapeno, garlic, curry powder, cayenne, ginger, salt and red pepper and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 1-2 additional minutes.
- Add tomato paste and cook, until paste is darkened, about 3 minutes.
- Add flour, and cook until toasted and no flour remains visible, another 1-2 minutes. Add the broth then increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Taste, adding more salt as needed. This will depend on the broth you use!
- While sauce is cooking, cook the noodles. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and then add to sauce, tossing very well to coat-- you will probably toss for a full minute to incorporate the noodles into the sauce. Garnish with scallions and serve.
Notes
*For ease, I use a box grater to crumble the tempeh.
**The curry powder adds most of the flavor in this recipe, so you'll want to make sure that you use a fresh curry powder and one you really like. I like the NOW Curry from Penzey's Spices.
***I like a little heat, but you can add more (or omit) cayenne pepper as desired.
****I sometimes add a little fresh lime juice at the end, but that's optional.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 23gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 1277mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1554IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 4mg