How to Make Easy Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara
This vegan spaghetti carbonara is creamy, meaty, cheesy, slightly peppery, and tastes very similar to the real thing! It is also easy and quick to make!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- One 6 ounce package Sweet Earth applewood smoked vegan ham slices, small diced (Roughly 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp liquid Just Egg
- 1/2 cup vegan parmesan (I used Follow Your Heart's)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking water
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions. Make sure to season the water with a heavy pinch of salt. Before draining the pasta, save 1/2 cup of the cooking water- this is a MUST!
- In a small bowl, stir together the liquid Just Egg, vegan parmesan, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- When there are only a few minutes left of the pasta to finish cooking, place a large saute pan over medium heat. Once hot, add in the olive oil followed by the vegan ham. Saute for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Drain the pasta, making sure to save 1/2 cup of the water, and then place the pasta into the pan of the ham. Pour the 1/2 cup of water and the egg mixture on top of the pasta and immediately stir quickly until well combined and creamy. Do this step OFF the heat to avoid scrambling the egg mixture; however, you want to do this while the pan and pasta are still hot.
- Serve with more vegan parmesan and black pepper on top!
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!