Slow Cooker Mushroom Ragu with Vegan Ricotta
This Slow Cooker Mushroom Ragu with Vegan Ricotta combines simple ingredients to create a rich and flavorful vegan sauce with minimal effort. Serve over pasta for an easy weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic peeled & diced
- 1 large carrot diced
- 8-12 oz mushrooms* diced
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups broth**
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 spring fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- salt & pepper to taste
- 16 oz dry pasta GF if needed
- 8 oz vegan ricotta
- vegan parmesan, fresh basil for topping
Instructions
- Add onion, garlic, carrot, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, broth and red wine to a slow cooker. Stir to combine. Place bay leaf, rosemary and thyme on top and close the lid. Cook on high for 4 hours (or on low for 8 hours).
- Combine corn starch and 1/4 cup of water in a small bowl. Whisk together.
- Open slow cooker and remove bay leaf, rosemary and thyme with a fork. Add corn starch slurry, replace lid and cook on high for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove lid and using an immersion blender***, blend sauce until desired consistency is reached. Add vegan butter and stir until it is melted. Taste sauce and add salt & pepper as needed.
- When ready to eat, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and add pasta. Cook according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- To each plate add pasta, mushroom ragu, 2 tablespoons of vegan ricotta (or more to taste), vegan parmesan and fresh basil. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*I used crimini mushrooms, but use your favorite or a combination of different mushrooms.
**I use Better Than Bouillon No Chicken Base for my broth.
***Don't have an immersion blender? No problem. Add 1/2-3/4 of the sauce to a standing blender and pulse until desired consistency is reached (being sure not to overcrowd the blender). Return sauce to the slow cooker and follow remaining instructions.
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