{"id":6420,"date":"2021-07-16T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=6420"},"modified":"2021-08-05T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T01:32:00","slug":"osole-mio-vegan-tortellini-sauces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/osole-mio-vegan-tortellini-sauces\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Sole Mio Vegan Tortellini &#038; Sauces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently spotted <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osolemio.ca\" target=\"_blank\">O&#8217;Sole Mio<\/a> Vegan Tortellini, Rosee, and Alfredo sauce while placing an online grocery order from Metro. O&#8217;Sole Mio is a family owned company started in the 90&#8217;s based in Quebec that makes a variety of fresh pastas and frozen entrees &#8211; they currently have four new vegan offerings, and we&#8217;ve tried three of them so far. Here are the packages, the nutritional information as of 07\/14\/2021, and some of our thoughts on each.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first things I noticed and appreciated was that all of their sauces and pastas could be frozen. I love anything I can stick in the freezer in case we don&#8217;t get to it before they expire. Having a few vegan sauces or entrees stored away on days we don&#8217;t feel like preparing something ourselves or ordering takeout\/delivery a nice option to have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant-Based Tortellini &#8211; Beefless<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6427\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/osole-mio-vegan-tortellini-sauces\/o-sole-mio-plant-based-tortellini-front\/\" class=\"wp-image-6427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-front-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Front of O Sole Mio Plant Based Tortellini<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6424\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/osole-mio-vegan-tortellini-sauces\/o-sole-mio-plant-based-tortellini-uncooked-tortellini\/\" class=\"wp-image-6424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-uncooked-tortellini-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">raw fresh tortellini <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first item we tried was the beefless vegan tortellini &#8211; it&#8217;s a generous package of 550g, and it fed 2 large appetite adults, with leftovers for later. I paired the tortellini with a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thegoodgrocer.ca\/products\/buca-toronto-pomodoro-pasta-sauce-750ml\" target=\"_blank\">pomodoro pasta sauce from Buca<\/a>, but I think they would also be lovely with a bit of olive oil or vegan butter. They also have a recipe for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osolemio.ca\/recipes\/vegan-cheese-tortellini-with-vegetables\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vegan Cheese Tortellini with vegetables<\/a>, but I suspect it would be delicious with the beefless as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-6430\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini.jpg\" alt=\"White plate on distressed wooden table. Red pasta sauce is in the middle of a circle of tortellini. A few basil leaves are in the red sauce acting as a delicious garnish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Preprared-Tortellini-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Ultimately this was very delicious and something I have already bought again. Price point (at least here in Toronto) is slightly more ($1.76 \/100g vs $1.65 \/100g) than non-vegan fresh tortellini, but does not feel outrageous. The packaging is made of number 7 plastic, is not generally recyclable anywhere, and that is a consideration for us when choosing what to buy. I&#8217;d love more sustainable options, however at the moment number 7 plastic is often used for packaged fresh pasta in grocery stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>: pasta (durum wheat semolina, water, flour, annatto powder), filling (water, textured wheat protein (wheat gluten, wheat flour, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium carbonate, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols)), toasted wheat crumbs, onion, canola oil, carrot, celery, garlic, salt, flavouring preparation (maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, onion powder, natural flavours), red wine, herbs, spices, caramel colour). <strong>contains: wheat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparation Instructions (from the package):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bring Salted Water to Boil<\/li><li>Add pasta, stir gently, and drain (5-7 minutes)<\/li><li>Serve immediately with your favourite sauce<br>* cook until internal temperature reaches 72 degrees celsius<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes on preparation:<\/strong> I&#8217;d recommend you use your judgement on preparing the pasta &#8211; I know some people try to follow package instructions to the letter, but I had the pasta going with some gentle stirring for more than 8 minutes and some of the tortellini were not entirely cooked through, 10-12 minutes would likely make more sense.. <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-ingredients-and-preparation-instructions.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">See the package<\/a>, and a close up of the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/O-Sole-Mio-Plant-Based-Tortellini-Nutritional-Info.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Nutritional Information<\/a><\/strong>. (check out that iron\/serving)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll try the sauces another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am bringing back Lazy Vegan Friday&#8217;s &#8211; if only because I find myself posting about new-to-me vegan packaged products on instagram, and no where else. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently spotted O&#8217;Sole Mio Vegan Tortellini, Rosee, and Alfredo sauce while placing an online grocery order from Metro. 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