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vegan fra diavolo recipe served with bread

Smoky Fra Diavolo with Sliced Baguette

Chickpeas, portobello mushrooms, and bell peppers smothered in a smoky, spicy chipotle pepper and roasted tomato sauce. This recipe is the perfect companion for that fresh baguette you just picked up from the market...or of course, would be absolutely lovely spread over pasta.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 4 portobello mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 32 oz canned fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine I used a Sauvignon Blanc
  • 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce Just use one pepper! Not the whole can! Use 1/4 pepper if you want it less spicy.
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes Use 1/8 tsp if you want it less spicy
  • 1 tbsp nori flakes
  • 1 13 oz canned chickpeas
  • 2 tbsp vegan butter I used Miyoko's salted vegan butter
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped I used Italian parsley. But any variety works
  • 1 fresh baguette, sliced Can be fresh or toasted

Method
 

PREP YOUR INGREDIENTS
  1. Peel and cut shallots into thin slices. Set aside
    shallots for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  2. Slice portobello mushrooms into thin slices, about 1/4 inch thick. Set aside
  3. Peel and chop garlic into small pieces. Set aside
    garlic for vegan breakfast recipe
  4. Deseed and slice red bell pepper into long slices. Set aside
    sliced red bell peppers for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  5. Chop capers into small pieces. Set aside
    chopped capers for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  6. Chop 1 chipotle peppers into small pieces. Set aside.
    **only use ONE pepper, not the whole can. Try not to touch pepper when chopping so it doesn't leave its spicy oils on your fingers.
    chopped adobo chipotle peppers for healthy vegan fra diavolo recipe
  7. Drain and rinse canned chickpeas. Set aside
    drained chickpeas for healthy vegan fra diavolo recipe
  8. Destem parsley
  9. Chop parsley into small pieces. Set aside
    parsley chopped
  10. Slice baguette into thin pieces 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Set aside
    sliced bread for vegan spicy fra diavolo sauce recipe
TIME TO COOK
  1. In a large sauce pan, combine olive oil and shallots. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Shallots will start to become a bit translucent
    sauteed shallot for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  3. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    cooking mushrooms shallots for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  4. Add garlic and red bell peppers. Cook for another 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Do not allow the garlic to burn!
    cooking peppers for vegan fra diavolo recipe
  5. Add sun-dried tomatoes, canned fire roasted tomatoes, capers, dry white wine, chipotle pepper, crushed red pepper, and nori flakes. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  6. Add canned chickpeas and vegan butter. Cook for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
    adding chickpeas to vegan fra diavolo
  7. Remove from heat and add parsley. Stir dish until evenly distributed
    add parsley to spicy fra diavolo sauce
SERVE AND ENJOY
  1. **Recipe makes 4 full meals or 6-8 side dishes
  2. Dish desired portion into a bowl and serve along side bread
    Vegan Seafood-inspired Fra Diavolo Sauce served with bread
  3. Enjoy!
    Vegan Seafood-inspired Fra Diavolo Sauce served with bread