Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We made it to the Olympic Peninsula and cooked up this delicious Penne pasta dish that fed me for days. Easy enough to do in the van, makes it way easy to do at home. Thanks for watching and supporting.
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Sunset Penne
Recipe
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
1 box penne pasta
1 package Beyond Meat
5 shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in pasta water
1 medium onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, sliced
12 oz frozen broccoli
2-3 tablespoons chili crisp (Lao Gan Ma)
2-3 tablespoons plant-based yogurt (Forager)
3/4 tsp coriander seeds, whole
3/4 tsp fennel seeds, whole
1/4 tsp white peppercorns, whole
1 lime, zested and juiced
Granulated garlic and onion, pinch each
Salt and black pepper
Olive oil
Instructions:
Rehydrate mushrooms in pasta water while it comes to a boil
Cook penne, reserve pasta water
Toast and grind coriander, fennel, and white peppercorns
Brown Beyond Meat in oil, season with salt, pepper, granulated garlic and onion and spice grind
Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and lime zest
Deglaze with pasta water
Add broccoli, lime juice, chili crisp, and ground spice blend
Fold in yogurt, then pasta
Taste, adjust salt and serve
We made it to the Olympic Peninsula and cooked up this delicious Penne pasta dish that fed me for days. Easy enough to do in the van, makes it way easy to do at home. Thanks for watching and supporting.
dereksarno.com
driftervans.com
Interested in a van - tell em I sent ya.
Sunset Penne
Recipe
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
1 box penne pasta
1 package Beyond Meat
5 shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in pasta water
1 medium onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, sliced
12 oz frozen broccoli
2-3 tablespoons chili crisp (Lao Gan Ma)
2-3 tablespoons plant-based yogurt (Forager)
3/4 tsp coriander seeds, whole
3/4 tsp fennel seeds, whole
1/4 tsp white peppercorns, whole
1 lime, zested and juiced
Granulated garlic and onion, pinch each
Salt and black pepper
Olive oil
Instructions:
Rehydrate mushrooms in pasta water while it comes to a boil
Cook penne, reserve pasta water
Toast and grind coriander, fennel, and white peppercorns
Brown Beyond Meat in oil, season with salt, pepper, granulated garlic and onion and spice grind
Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and lime zest
Deglaze with pasta water
Add broccoli, lime juice, chili crisp, and ground spice blend
Fold in yogurt, then pasta
Taste, adjust salt and serve










