Pasta Archives - Strength and Sunshine

Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)

June 20, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 31 Comments

An easy last minute side dish recipe for all your cookouts, bbqs, and potlucks! This Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad is gluten-free, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, and can be made in just 10 minutes! Seven ingredients are all you need for this family-friendly pasta salad!

Summer is all about pasta salads, potato salads, and coleslaws. Of course we all love the grilled main events, but the cold delicious side dishes tend to steal the most room on the paper plate! Macaroni salads are no exception, especially when they are super simple and easy, with a dose of health. This gluten-free and vegan macaroni salad includes summer sweet corn, crunchy celery, fresh dill, and a perfect dose of vegan mayo!Read More

Gluten-Free Baked Vegan Bacon Ranch Pasta Skillet (Allergy-Free)

May 21, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 51 Comments

A fun, healthy, & delicious meal for the whole family! This Gluten-Free Baked Vegan Bacon Ranch Pasta Skillet recipe is top 8 allergy-free, ready in 20 minutes start to finish, with a homemade, creamy, classic ranch dressing and crunchy coconut bacon topping!

This pasta skillet is everything! There is nothing not to love; we have bacon, ranch, noodles, not to mention the magic pan which just seeps culinary goodness into everything it comes into contact with! Since this bacon ranch pasta is gluten-free and vegan…well…there’s even more reasons to love every bit (bite) about it! Then again, a good ‘ole cozy pasta dish always tends to be a crowd-favorite, right?Read More

Small Batch Gluten-Free Vegetable Lasagna (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

March 28, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 44 Comments

A quick and easy, healthy and lightened up version of a classic Italian dinner! This Small Batch Gluten-Free Vegetable Lasagna is vegan, top 8 allergy-free, packed with veggies, homemade tomato sauce, and on the table in 30 minutes! A recipe the whole family will love for those busy weeknight meal dilemmas!

Say it with me, LASAGNA! One of the most classic Italian comfort food dishes, make-ahead, freezer-friendly, and totally not gluten-free or vegan…until now! This recipe was made a year or two ago as a “loaf pan lasagna”, but I’ve since updated my original written recipe and decided to tweak the ingredients and make it a tad larger. So now it’s time to finally present the recipe to you, my lovely readers. I think you’ll be surprised by one of the “secret” ingredients I snuck in this vegetable lasagna 😉Read More

10-Minute Gluten-Free Vegetable Lo Mein (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

March 21, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 74 Comments

You can have this side dish on the table in 10 minutes! A quick & easy 10-Minute Gluten-Free Vegetable Lo Mein recipe that’s better than Chinese take-out, is vegan, and top-8 allergy-free! Great for dinner and perfect for using as healthy leftover lunches!

Quick and easy recipes that happen to be overly delicious? I know you love them, and so do I! Can we get anymore classic than some vegetable lo mein? I think it may be the first “Chinese take-out” dish I ever tried way back in the days of childhood. Nothing beats the simplicity of delicious noodles, crunchy steamed veggies, and that magic “take-out” sauciness that comes with every bite (or chop stick twirl).Read More

Classic Baked Gluten-Free + Vegan Manicotti (Soy-Free)

February 19, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 68 Comments

No more missing out on your Italian favorite! A Classic Baked Gluten-Free & Vegan Manicotti recipe with homemade tomato sauce, a creamy dairy-free & soy-free cheesy filling, all topped with a homemade 2-ingredient “parmesan”! A perfect comfort food dinner the whole family will enjoy!

Because what else screams comfort food than a cozy, cheesy, saucy, baked pasta dish? Hm, well, I can think of a few things, but back in the day, this would have been it! Manicotti was just one of those Italian pasta dishes that just melted in your mouth (and melted the heart!). So good and so comforting. Those thin, soft, “crepe-like” noodles filled with ricotta and shredded cheese, smothered in a lovely tomato sauce and baked to perfection. So let’s flip this classic dish on its head and make it a gluten-free and vegan manicotti!Read More