This vegetarian spaghetti sauce is an easy weeknight dinner that will be a crowd pleaser for everyone. Made-from-scratch with minimal ingredients, easy to customize, and takes less than 40 minutes start to finish. Let's get cooking!
Tempeh Spaghetti Sauce
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 ea medium onion, diced ~ 1 cup
- 1 8oz pack tempeh crumbled
- 2 ea green pepper, diced ~ 2 cups
- 1 8oz package mushrooms, diced ~ 2 cups
- 2 14.5oz cans diced tomatoes
- ½ 6oz can tomato paste
- ½ cup red wine
- 2 tsp oregano leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- Fresh basil - optional garnish
Zoodles
- 4 zucchini
- ½ cup olive oil divided
- salt & pepper to taste
Tempeh Spaghetti Sauce
To a medium saute pan, add olive oil and heat to medium low.
Saute onions in olive oil until onions are clear (2-3 minutes).
Add tempeh and saute until all tempeh is browned (5-6 minutes). Add mushrooms and green pepper and saute until mushrooms are no longer “pink” (3-5 minutes).
Add the two cans of diced tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, oregano and salt.
Bring to a low boil then simmer uncovered on low for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure nothing burns.
Zucchini Noodles
While sauce is cooking, start preparing your ‘Zoodles’ (zucchini noodles). Using a spiralizer, spiralize the 4 zucchini into ribbons.
To a medium saute pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and about ¼ - ⅓ of the zucchini ribbons (depending on the size of your pan). Saute for 3 -5 minutes over medium heat, until al dente or desired consistency is reached. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
Set aside cooked zoodles and repeat the process in batches with remaining zucchini noodles.
To serve, split zucchini noodles between 4 bowls. Top with tempeh spaghetti sauce and garnish with fresh chopped basil (optional). Enjoy!