Hearty Bolognese Sauce with Tempeh and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Traditional Bolognese sauce is served over a big bowl of pasta, but this delicious plant-based bolognese sauce is so good you'll want to put it over everything! With mushrooms, eggplant, tempeh, and sun-dried tomatoes, the umami richness is abundant. Have it once, and your mouth will be watering just thinking about it!
Bolognese Sauce with Tempeh and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
By Chef Katie Mae
Makes about 6 cups | Ready in 30 minutes | Stores 10 days in fridge
INGREDIENTS
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 5 cremini mushrooms, finely diced
- 8 oz eggplant, finely diced
- 8 oz tempeh, crumbled
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, minced
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth or water
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 12 oz tomato sauce or strained tomatoes, no salt added
DIRECTIONS
- In a large sauté pan or skillet over medium heat, add the onion, carrot, mushrooms, and eggplant. Sauté for a few minutes.
- Add the tempeh, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, vegetable broth, tomato sauce, and dried herbs. Stir well to combine, cover, and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, until the eggplant is soft. Stir occasionally for even cooking and to prevent veggies from sticking to the pan. If the sauce becomes too thick, add more wine or water.
- Serve over whole grain or legume pasta, or spiralized vegetables.
CHEF'S NOTES
To save time, you can finely dice your ingredients using a food processor. I have a Cuisinart food processor with both a 14-cup and 4-cup container. What I do is 1) grate the vegetables using the large container fitted with the fine grating blade, and then 2) in the small container fitted with the “S” blade, I pulse the tempeh and sun-dried tomatoes until they’re crumbled.
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