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Orzo Puttanesca (soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free options)

Orzo puttanesca- Orzo pasta in rich, tomatoey puttanesca sauce with plenty of mushrooms, capers, and olives! This is a versatile, one-pot 30 minute weeknight meal that your family is going to absolutely LOVE!

orzo puttanesca in the pan after melting the cheese and topping with herbs and black pepper

Puttanesca sauce has its roots in mid-century Italy. Its exact origins are debated, but it became popular during World War II, and it features simple ingredients like tomatoes, capers, garlic, and onion. Traditional puttanesca also uses anchovies, but the nori sheet in this orzo puttanesca delivers that salty-savory-fishy flavor without any fish. If you don’t like that fishy flavor, you can just omit the nori.

This is a super quick, one-pan pasta dinner. We make this delicious puttanesca sauce and add some mushroom and either lentils, veggie grounds, or TVP for the protein. Once the sauce is boiling, we add some orzo to it and then just cook it in the same pan on the stovetop.

orzo puttanesca on a plate with garlic bread

The result is this really delicious, saucy orzo mix that we top with melted cheese and garnish with fresh basil or other herbs and that’s it! It’s it makes a super quick, weeknight dinner.

You can also add whatever other pasta shapes that you like to the sauce, and it’ll work out just fine. Just the cooking time might vary, based on the pasta you use.

close-up of scooping up some orzo puttanesca from the pan

Why You’ll Love Orzo Puttanesca

super simple one-pot pasta
tons of amazing flavor from garlic, onion, mushrooms, capers, Kalamata olives, and herbs!
creamy, melty, cheesy topping, no dairy needed
easily made gluten-free, soy-free, and/or nut-free

More One Pot Pastas

One Pan Veggie Pasta
Creamy One-Pot Mushroom Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
One Pot Harissa Pasta
Romesco Skillet Pasta

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Mushroom Matar Masala (gluten-free, soy-free)

Mushroom matar masala starring mushrooms and peas in an easy, creamy tomato curry sauce that you make in the blender! It’s a versatile Indian curry that’s ready in about half an hour. This post was originally published on aug 19,2016.

close-up of mushroom matar masala in the pan after cooking and adding garnish

This mushroom and pea curry is easy and delicious and perfect for weeknights. Masala means many things in Indian cuisine. It can be a dry spice blend, a wet spice blend or a masala sauce which can be used to make a dish. This masala sauce is paired with browned mushroom and green peas to make a delicious mushroom pea curry. I add some spinach or greens as well as chickpeas for protein.

Make the sauce creamier with more cashews, add vegan butter to make makhani or butter sauce. You can also control the heat, making it spicier or milder, to taste. The matar masala sauce with mushrooms and peas is a satisfying, flavorful meal.

close-up of a bowl of mushroom matar masala with flatbread

Serve this dish over rice or cooked grains, with flatbread, or over toast for snack or breakfast. It’s an easy recipe with just 20 minutes active cooking time, then let everything simmer so the flavors can meld.

This recipe was originally written with a blended sauce. I used to make blended sauces a lot more before as they reduces all the chopping time. But you can finely chop the aromatics and use that instead as well.

Matar mean peas, and you can use less or more peas, to preference. This simple masala sauce also works well with any veggies, or baked tofu, soy curls, chickpeas or lentils.

hand scooping up mushroom matar masala onto a piece of flatbread

To make the sauce without nuts, use pumpkin seeds, silken tofu, plain unsweetened non-dairy yogurt, full fat coconut milk, or coconut cream in place of the cashews.

Mushroom Matar Masala. Mushrooms and Peas in creamy tomato sauce. Easy Mushroom Masala Recipe. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free. | VeganRicha.com

Why You’ll Love Mushroom Matar Masala

hearty, creamy, tomatoey curry sauce with toothsome mushrooms and sweet peas
chickpeas for protein, or use your plant based protein of choice
tons of flavor from garlic, ginger, green chili, and garam masala
versatile! Creaminess, spiciness, texture, and proteins are all adjustable to your taste.
naturally gluten-free and soy-free with easy nut-free option