Vegan Creamy Blackened Broccoli Rigatoni
This creamy, cheesy rigatoni is flavored with blackened seasoning and topped with blackened broccoli.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Blackened Broccoli
- 1 Pound(lb) Broccoli, cut into florets
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Blackened seasoning, store-bought or homemade(link below)
Creamy Blackened Rigatoni
- 16 oz Rigatoni or other short pasta
- 2 Tablespoons Vegan butter
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 6 Cloves Garlic, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons All purpose flour
- 1 1/2 Cups Vegan cream or milk, I used Country Crock Plant Cream
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable broth
- 1 Tablespoon Blackened seasoning
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Cup Vegan Parmesan, I used Follow Your Heart
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees(F).
- Spread the broccoli florets onto a large sheet pan. Drizzle the broccoli with the olive oil and sprinkle with the blackened seasoning. Toss to coat the broccoli in the oil and seasoning.
- Roast in the oven for 15 minutes, take the broccoli out of the oven, toss the broccoli, and roast for another 7-10 minutes or until the broccoli has a nice brown char on the edges.
- While the broccoli is in the oven, cook the pasta according to package directions, then drain when it is al dente.
- I like to toss the pasta with a drizzle of olive oil so it does not stick together while I make the sauce. Set aside.
- Using the pot you cooked the pasta in, heat the vegan butter and olive oil on medium. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour into the pot and whisk it with the butter and oil until you have formed a paste. Let simmer for a minute.
- Pour in the vegan cream and broth, whisk to combine everything, making sure that there are no lumps of flour remaining.
- Add the blackened seasoning, the zest and juice of the lemon(about 2 teaspoons of juice) and whisk. Let the sauce simmer for a few minutes on medium-low, until the sauce thickens
- Add the vegan parmesan and whisk the sauce until the cheese has melted as much as it can.
- Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, adding salt, pepper, and/or more lemon if needed.
- Pour the pasta and broccoli into the pot with the sauce and toss to combine everything. Serve!