Meatless spaghetti sauce

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If you are trying to go meat-free, it may feel like you're giving up some of your favourite meals. But this veggie-forward recipe for spaghetti sauce is guaranteed to change your mind. This sauce uses textured vegetable protein, mushrooms, carrots, and celery to create a hearty sauce with the meaty texture you are after.

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1H 30 Mins

Ingredients

10 garlic cloves, chopped
2 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 lb white mushrooms, chopped
1 cup red wine
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 1/2 cups textured vegetable protein (TVP) in small flakes
2 cans diced plum tomatoes
1 cup vegetable or mushroom broth
2 teaspoons ground pickling spice
1 1/2 teaspoons ground fennel seeds
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons tomato paste

Directions

Preheat the container of your pressure cooker on the Sauté function for two minutes.
Brown the garlic and onions in the oil. Add the mushrooms and brown them for five minutes. Deglaze with the wine and let reduce for two minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients except for the tomato paste—season with salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste without mixing it in. Secure the lid and select the Soup function (or set it to High Pressure). Set the cooking time to 22 minutes.
When ready, let your pressure cooker depressurize naturally for 15 minutes or so. Mix well and adjust the seasoning. Remove the bay leaf, serve and enjoy!

TIP: You will find TVP in most health food stores and, increasingly, in supermarkets. You can select the Sauté function and simmer for 10 minutes so the cooking juice evaporates and the sauce thickens. It will be thicker the following day after a night in the refrigerator.

Excerpted from Multicooker Everything by Ricardo. Copyright © 2023 Ricardo Media. Photography credits: Jean-Michel Poirier (Minestrone with Winter Veg, Pulled Pork Gnocchi, Red Lentil Dahl), Christian Lacroix (Chana Masala Chickpeas and Spinach Curry,), David de Stefano (Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Burrito Bowl), Ricardo Media (Giant Pancake, Beef Bourguignon, Sticky Toffee Pudding). Published by Appetite by Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.