Vegan Mushroom and Seitan Stroganoff

With this delectable and easy recipe for vegan mushroom and seitan stroganoff, traditional beef Stroganoff goes plant-based. Hearty portobello mushrooms and seitan make it even more crave-worthy than the original, and much better for you, too.

This adaptation is actually a mash-up of pasta Alfredo and stroganoff. The seitan and mushroom combo is the very definition of umami! 

Why vegan stroganoff is better

Alfredo, especially, is a heart-stopper, featuring pasta bathed in a cream and butter sauce. Most of the recipes I saw on recipe sites clock in at a whopping 40 grams of fat (or more) per serving. Who needs that?

This recipe replaces all that butter and cream with a creamy sauce made with silken tofu.

Old-school Stroganoff doesn’t fare much better when it comes to fat and calories. Traditional recipes call for egg noodles to be doused in sour cream and butter, and are topped with mushrooms (which we keep) and beef (bad for you, bad for the animals, bad for the environment!), which is replaced with seitan, a traditional Asian meat substitute. 

If you’re a DIY kind of person, try this site’s Easy Homemade Seitan recipe. 

Complete the meal: With this flavor-packed dish front and center, you can complete this meal easily. Just add a steamed green vegetable (broccoli or asparagus) and a simple tossed salad.

Recipe adapted from Plant Power by Nava Atlas. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky, BittersweetBlog.com.

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• Silken Tofu Recipes — Savory & Sweet
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Yield: 6

Vegan Mushroom and Seitan Stroganoff  

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In this delectable and easy recipe for vegan stroganoff with seitan and mushrooms, traditional beef Stroganoff goes plant-based.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

The stroganoff topping:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 medium onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 2 large portobello mushrooms, cleaned
• 12 to 16 ounces seitan, cut into bite-sized pieces
• Freshly ground pepper to taste

The pasta:

• 10 to 12 ounces pasta (see note)
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 12.3-ounce container firm silken tofu
• 1/2 cup unsweetened nondairy milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed (optional)
• Finely chopped fresh parsley as desired

Instructions

1. For the Stroganoff topping: Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add the onion and sauté until golden. 
2. Cut the mushrooms in half and then slice into strips, about 1/4 inch thick. Add them to the skillet along with the seitan. Turn the heat up to medium high and continue to sauté, stirring often, until the mushrooms are wilted and the seitan begins to brown lightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and set aside.
3. For the pasta: Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente, then drain.
4. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a small skillet. Add the garlic and sauté over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden. Remove from the heat.
5. Combine the sautéed garlic with the tofu and nondairy milk in a food processor or small blender. Process until completely smooth and creamy.
6. Combine the pasta and sauce in a large serving container and toss together. Season with pepper and taste to see if you’d like to add more salt. Add a small amount of additional nondairy milk if needed for a more flowing sauce. 
7. Toss the peas into the pasta, if using.
8. To serve, distribute the mushroom and seitan topping over individual servings of pasta. Top each serving with a little fresh parsley.

Notes

This works well with the traditional fettuccine, and is also nice with pappardelle, whole wheat pastas, and ribbon pasta, such as spelt. In these photos, we used spinach spelt ribbons.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 200Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 205mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 26g

Nutrition data is always an estimate depending on program used to calculate and exact products used.

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