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Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta sauce with oyster mushrooms and oregano

Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Pasta Sauce with Oyster Mushrooms

A healthy & decadent tasting creamy pasta sauce featuring sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and oregano. A perfect pairing for pasta. Pasta sauce can be whipped up in 20 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: American, Italian
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce
  • 75 grams sun-dried tomatoes (not in oil)
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened plain oat milk
  • 4 tbsp tomato paste
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1-2 pinches red pepper flakes (optional)
Oyster Mushrooms
  • 4 cups oyster mushrooms (stems removed)
  • 1-2 shallots minced
  • 4-6 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp vegetable broth or olive oil for cooking (more if needed)
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
Pasta
  • 1 package dried pasta (I like to use a short pasta for this sauce such as cavatelli)

Equipment

  • Blender

Method
 

Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce
  1. Place sun-dried tomatoes in a 2 cup sized glass measuring container. Add 1 cup of hot water and let soak for 10 minutes.
  2. Add nutritional yeast, peeled whole garlic cloves, tomato paste, oat milk, dried oregano and red pepper flakes if using to a saucepan.
  3. Add the soaked sun-dried tomatoes and 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid to the saucepan.
  4. Bring sauce to a low simmer stirring often. Cook 10 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste and add more red pepper if desired. Return to saucepan until ready to serve.
Oyster mushrooms
  1. Heat 2 tbsp of vegetable broth or olive oil in a large shallow pan over medium heat.
  2. Add mushrooms and cook 3 minutes without stirring. Add more broth if needed as they cook.
  3. Add white wine. Stir mushrooms.
  4. Add garlic and shallots. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until mushrooms are a golden color.
  5. Stir in fresh oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
Pasta
  1. Cook pasta according to the package directions while mushrooms are cooking.
Serving suggestions
  1. Serve sauce over cooked pasta and top with oyster mushroom mixture and additional fresh oregano.