Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms (Gluten-free)

A deliciously creamy vegan, meat-free and gluten-free carbonara sauce stirred through pasta topped with the tastiest smoked tamari marinaded mushrooms. Add on some homemade walnut parmesan and this dinner is ready in 20 minutes!

I love a good pasta dish, and being Italian, it holds a special place in my heart. So, when I saw that there is a brand-new pasta sauce on the shelves, I just had to try it. The Sacla’ Vegan Carbonara Sauce is a game changer and means that this hearty, wholesome meal pleases everyone: meat eaters and plant-based fanatics, too. What I love about this sauce, is that it is also gluten and wheat free making it great for those avoiding gluten while offering maximum taste.

Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms

The sauce is super creamy, like you’d make at home, and has so much smoky and Italian flavour, too. Traghetti (shown here which is similar to Spaghetti and can also be found on the sacla.co.uk website) alla Carbonara has never tasted so good. The sauce is made creamy from a delicious secret blend that boasts pea protein and soya, too, while it also has delicious “meaty” chunks. 

I haven’t needed to add any more flavour to the Vegan Carbonara Sauce than what is already in the jar, simply heat it up and stir through your favourite pasta for a meal that’s ready in as long as it takes to cook pasta. You can see more ideas here, and find the Vegan Carbonara Sauce on the Sacla’ website and in Aldi Stores in the UK (from July 4th 2021).

But, if you are looking to jazz up your Vegan Carbonara why not try it with these delicious marinaded mushrooms and homemade walnut pesto. I have used the Sacla’ sauce with their Traghetti pasta as the base and then added these juicy mushrooms.

I love to serve this Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms with a simple side salad but made extra special with the tastiest vegan dressing! Sacla’ have a few plant-based salad dressings that I love and shown here is their egg-free, dairy-free Caesar Dressing but they also have Vegan Garlic Aioli and Vegan Blue Cheese dressings, for example.

Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms

What goes into the marinaded mushrooms?

  • Mushrooms: I love to use button mushrooms, but you can use any kind.
  • Olive oil: this keeps the mushrooms juicy and moist while they fry off.
  • Tamari soy sauce: this adds the umami richness and savoury tang to the mushrooms.
  • Maple syrup: for a little bit of stickiness and to make that shiny glaze on top.
  • Garlic: everything tastes better with a kick of garlic, and it marries so well with the Vegan Carbonara Sauce.
  • Smoked paprika: I love the little smoky heat that this lends to the mushrooms and compliments the smokiness already in the creamy sauce.

Stir all the mushroom ingredients together and then allow them to sit for 10 minutes, or for up to 60 minutes if you have the time and want the richest of flavours. Fry off the marinaded mushrooms in a griddle or frying pan until turning a rich colour and they are nice and sticky.

Meanwhile, prepare the rest of this Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms.

  • Warm up the deliciously creamy and smoky Vegan Carbonara Sauce from Sacla’.
  • Cook your pasta (al dente is my preferred style)
  • Toss the pasta with the sauce with a splash of cooking water
  • Top the carbonara with the mushrooms
  • Sprinkle over the homemade walnut parmesan 
  • Dig in!
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms

This Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms makes a delicious and speedy dinner for 2 or 3 or increase the volume to feed a family. Plus, if you are cooking for one, any leftovers keep really well in an airtight container in the fridge, just warm back up in a saucepan with a splash more water. Leftovers never tastes so good!

If you’re in the mood for Italian food, be sure to look at my other recipes with Sacla’ like my Vegan Pesto Eggs on sourdough or try using this sauce in some of my other recipes:

Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms (Gluten-Free)

  • Servings: 2-3
  • Difficulty: easy
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A deliciously creamy vegan, meat-free and gluten-free carbonara sauce stirred through pasta topped with the tastiest smoked tamari marinaded mushrooms. Add on some homemade walnut parmesan and this dinner is ready in 20 minutes!

Ingredients

    Pasta:
  • 200g pasta e.g. traghetti
  • 350g Sacla’ Vegan Carbonara Sauce
  • 20g walnuts
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • Marinaded Mushrooms:
  • 200g button mushrooms, halved
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • To serve:
  • fresh chopped parsley, black pepper

Directions

  1. Add the mushrooms to a bowl along with the olive oil, tamari soy sauce, maple syrup, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper. Stir well and leave to sit for 10 minutes or up to 60 minutes.
  2. Blitz the walnuts and nutritional yeast with some salt and pepper to a fine crumb texture. Store the walnut parmesan in an airtight container.
  3. Heat a large griddle or frying pan and work in batches to fry off all the mushrooms until juicy and tender.
  4. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to the boil. Once bubbling, add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions.
  5. Add the Vegan Carbonara Sauce to a small saucepan and warm through.
  6. Drain the pasta, saving 50ml of the water. Pour the Vegan Carbonara Sauce over the pasta, add a splash of cooking water and toss together.
  7. Serve between 2-3 bowls topped with the mushrooms, walnut parmesan, chopped parsley and black pepper.
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms
Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms

I hope you will love this easy recipe for Vegan Carbonara with Marinaded Mushrooms so please let me know what you think below. If you do make this, remember to tag me and Sacla’ in your posts as we love to see them!

With vegan carbonara love x

p.s. this post was made in collaboration with Sacla’ but all opinions are my own and I am so excited to share this sauce with you.

  1. Chocoviv says:

    Delicious

  2. Veganism is on the rise. Thank you for the tasty meal.

  3. Hey my friend Amy. Looks super ☺️ and love mushrooms in pasta 🍝! I have never tried Scala vegsn sauces but I have tried the other Scala sauces. Splendid photography as always and saved to my WordPress saved collection. Definitely will tag you into my bakes using your recipes

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  5. dijoscot says:

    Hi. These recipes look really delightful and delish! Must try some recipes. I bought the vegan sauce but haven’t used it yet.

    Just wondering about the pasta in the recipes – is it gluten free?

    • Hi there, thank you so much I hope you will love it! The Sacla’ Carbonara sauce is delicious. This pasta pictured isn’t gluten-free but any gluten-free pasta or other pasta will work just the same! Enjoy it

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  7. Rose Forshaw says:

    This was nice. The Sacla sauce was a bit bland, but your mushroom marinade really lifted it. Well done. Thank you.

    • Hi Rose, I am so glad you loved the mushrooms and sorry you didn’t love the Sacla’ as much, but all together it is such a good dish right? Thank you!

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