Offered to roast a bunch of veggies and Beyond Meat Italian sausage for dinner. Might have gone overboard.

I love being vegan and also I love this yangnyeomjang I picked up at the bodega this evening.

Pasta e fagioli with vegan pesto!

Recipe:

* a few tsp EVOO

* ½ large yellow or white onion, finely minced

* 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

* 2 tsp-ish tomato paste

* lots of red pepper flakes, oregano, thyme, and basil

* about 1.5 cups crushed tomatoes (½ of a 28oz can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed and with their juices)

* 1 can kidney beans, drained and roughly rinsed

* 2 tsp better than bullion no chicken base

* ~ 4-5 cups water

* a few tsp nutritional yeast

* ½ lb short pasta of choice, I used Garofalo Lumachine

* vegan pesto for drizzling. I used store-bought but feel free to make your own!

Steps:

Sauté onion for a few minutes until translucent, add thin sliced garlic and sauté another minute or two. Add the tomato paste and red pepper flakes, let caramelize a few minutes.

After that, add the rest of the ingredients except for the pesto, bring to a boil, and then lower the heat and simmer on low. Stir every min or two while the pasta cooks. Once the pasta is tender, season with salt and pepper and serve in bowls with the pesto drizzled on top!

dealing with grief by ordering excellent vegan pizza