Impossible Pasta

Name: Impossible Pasta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: ***For the Impossible® meatballs:***; 1 (12-ounce) package Impossible ground beef; 1/4 cup onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, optionally dairy-free; 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoon salt; red pepper flakes, optional, to taste; ***For the pasta:***; 6 ounces penne pasta; 6 ounces mini penne pasta; 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce; parmesan cheese, to taste, grated or shaved, optionally dairy-free, for serving; microgreens, optional, to taste, for serving

Vegetarian Stove-Top Oven

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 3 servings

About

This Impossible Pasta is impossibly delicious! Using vegetarian-imitation meat for the oven-roasted meatballs, Impossible Pasta makes a perfect pasta for everyone that doesn't skimp out on the savory, succulent goodness! Plenty of tender penne pasta and rich spaghetti sauce help make Impossible Pasta so unbelievably good!

Ingredients

For the Impossible® meatballs:
1 (12-ounce) package Impossible ground beef
1/4 cup onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, optionally dairy-free
3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon salt
red pepper flakes, optional, to taste
For the pasta:
6 ounces penne pasta
6 ounces mini penne pasta
1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
parmesan cheese, to taste, grated or shaved, optionally dairy-free, for serving
microgreens, optional, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Step 2 -In a mixing bowl, add the Impossible ground beef, the onions, the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese, the Italian seasoning, the breadcrumbs, the salt, and the red pepper flakes and mix until fully combined.

Step 3 -Roll the meat mixture into 3 large meatballs and 6 small meatballs.

Step 4 -Transfer the meat mixture to a baking sheet.

Step 5 -Bake the meatballs until the small meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.

Step 6 -Transfer the small meatballs to a plate.

Step 7 -Continue to bake the large meatballs until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 5 additional minutes.

Step 8 -In two pots of salted, boiling water, add the penne and the mini penne separately and cook to al dente, according to the package directions.

Step 9 -Drain the penne and the mini penne.

Step 10 -Add the penne, the mini penne, and the spaghetti sauce to one of the cooking pots and stir to combine.

Step 11 -Serve the pasta topped with the meatballs, the extra parmesan cheese, and the microgreens.

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