Trader Joe’s Vegan Bolognese Style Pasta Sauce Reviews
With tomatoes and meatless plant-based crumbles.
Ingredients: whole peeled tomatoes and juice, plant-based crumbles (water, pea protein, pea starch), canola oil, coconut oil, pea protein isolate, natural flavors, modified cellulose, yeast extract, citrus fiber, tapioca starch, gum arabic, konjac gum, carrot, mushroom, extra virgin olive oil, onion, celery, nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sea salt, basil, porcini mushrooms powder, black pepper, crushed chili peppers, oregano.
Rosemary –
From What’s Good at Trader Joe’s 2021
“Although it’s not really apparent in the picture, the sauce contains a fair amount of the meatless chunks mentioned above, along with plenty of veggie pieces, too. The pea protein-based crumbles flaunt a mouthfeel somewhere between an actual bite of ground beef and a very small cube of tofu. The sauce coats the pasta fairly evenly. While not super thick, it’s chunky enough to remain hearty.
There’s a rich, tomatoey flavor. The blend of spices is somewhat milder than I expected for an Italian-inspired pasta sauce. I remember tasting lots of fennel in the turkey Bolognese—almost as if it contained bits of black licorice. That’s not the case here. The overall flavor is more oniony and garlicky, with notes of less pungent elements like basil and celery.
$3.99 for 18 oz of sauce, easily enough for dinner for two to four people. We ate ours atop some large spiral pasta and were pleasantly surprised. Might buy again.”