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20 easy vegan pasta recipes

What’s your go-to easy vegan pasta recipe? I have several - a butternut squash bechamel for vegan macaroni cheese, a simple vegan tomato sauce, kale pesto and my new favourite - vegan alfredo sauce.

20 easy vegan pasta recipes - Cook Veggielicious

How to make a vegan pasta sauce

Many pasta sauces lend themselves perfectly to being veganised. Take alfredo sauce for example - it’s usually made with butter, parmesan or cream - and sometimes all three. Occasionally meat is added to the sauce as well. Replace these non-vegan ingredients with cauliflower and cashews and omit the meat and you have the perfect vegan pasta sauce.

Many pasta sauce recipes are vegan, or close to being so anyway. Most tomato based sauces are made with olive oil, onions, garlic, herbs and tomatoes. There might be vegetables added to this sauce as well. Perfectly vegan-friendly pasta dishes without any adjustments needed.

Creamy sauces need a little more adjustment. Butter can be replaced by dairy free spread or oil, cream by a vegan cream such as Oatly or by a homemade alternative using cashews and cheese can be replaced with a vegan alternative or nutritional yeast can be added to the sauce to give a savoury cheesy flavour.

It's also worth mentioning that when you buy your pasta it's always worth checking the ingredients. Most dried pasta is vegan but fresh usually contains egg and sometimes milk powder as well.

Easy vegan pasta recipes

I’ve gathered together 20 easy vegan pasta recipes to share with you. I hope that you find something to inspire you and that maybe you’ll try something new.

I’ve left out lasagne as it is quite a fiddly dish and never seems to me to be that easy. Kate from the Veg Space agrees and her vegan lasagne recipe looks like a lovely one to try if you have a little more time on your hands. Let me know if you have an easy vegan lasagne recipe that you've tried and testing - I'd love to know! There are several vegan spaghetti sauce recipes, a vegan pesto and a vegan pasta bake. You’ll also find a vegan mushroom pasta, some spicy vegan pasta dishes and several vegan tomato pasta sauces.

Some of these blogs contain non-vegan recipes as well.

I hope you find something you love.

Here are 20 easy vegan pasta recipes:

Aubergine and chickpea pasta bake by Everyday Healthy Recipes

easy vegan pasta recipes - healthy pasta with aubergines and chickpeas by Everyday Healthy Recipes

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Cashew and cauliflower alfredo sauce by Cook Veggielicious

overhead shot of beige bowl containing bowl of vegan cauliflower alfredo sauce and spaghetti

Pea pasta with slow roasted tomatoes and caramelised onions by Honest Mum

easy vegan pasta recipes - vegan pea pasta with slow roasted tomatoes and caramelised onions by Honest Mum

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Arrabbiata sauce by The Veg Space

easy vegan pasta recipes - arrabbiata sauce recipe by The Veg Space

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Easy veggie pasta sauce by Sneaky Veg

easy vegan pasta recipes - veggie pasta sauce by Sneaky Veg

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Harissa pasta with oranges by Recipes from a Pantry

easy vegan pasta recipes - harissa pasta with oranges by Recipes From a Pantry

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Vegan aubergine meatballs by Super Golden Bakes

easy vegan pasta recipes - vegan meatballs aubergine by Super Golden Bakes

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Vegan pasta sauce with hidden veg by Le Coin de Mel

easy vegan pasta recipes - vegan sauce with hidden vegetables by Le Coin de Mel

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Vegan spinach and cream cheese stuffed pasta shells by Tinned Tomatoes

easy vegan pasta recipes - spinach and cream cheese shells by Tinned Tomatoes

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Roasted tomato and asparagus pasta by Cook Veggielicious

tomato and asparagus pasta - vegan asparagus recipes

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Classic Italian tomato sauce by Yumsome

easy vegan pasta recipes - classic Italian tomato sauce by Yumsome

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Wild mushroom pappardelle by Attachment Mummy

easy vegan pasta recipes - vegan mushroom pappardelle by Attachment Mummy

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Sicilian pasta salad by Tin and Thyme

easy vegan pasta recipes - Sicilian pasta salad by Tin and Thyme

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Roasted vegetable and harissa pasta by Searching for Spice

easy vegan pasta recipes - harissa pasta with roasted vegetables by Searching for Spice

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Sun-dried tomato pasta sauce by Cook Veggielicious

easy vegan pasta recipes - sun-dried tomato pasta sauce

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Speedy spaghetti sauce by The Veg Space

easy vegan pasta recipes - speedy vegan spaghetti sauce by The Veg Space

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Butternut squash mac n cheese by Cook Veggielicious

vegan butternut squash macaroni cheese in baking dish with a small portion in blue and white bowl

Miso marinated tofu with pasta by Tin and Thyme

easy vegan pasta recipes - miso marinated tofu pasta by Tin and Thyme

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Easy dorm room microwave pasta by Flipped Out Food

easy vegan pasta recipes - microwave dorm room pasta by Flipped out Food

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Kale and cashew pesto by Tinned Tomatoes

easy vegan pasta recipes - kale and cashew pesto pasta by Tinned Tomatoes

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If you like this you might also like this recipe for vegan parmesan-style cheese.

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  1. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    October 19, 2018 at 8:22 am

    So many tasty dishes - thanks ever so much for including my harissa pasta!

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    • Cook Veggielicious

      October 19, 2018 at 8:34 am

      It looks so delicious Bintu - thanks for letting me include it!

      Reply
  2. Corina Blum

    October 19, 2018 at 8:52 am

    There are some lovely pasta dishes here and thank you for including my harissa pasta as well.

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    • Cook Veggielicious

      October 19, 2018 at 3:26 pm

      They all look delicious don't they - thanks Corina x

      Reply
  3. Monika Dabrowski

    October 19, 2018 at 9:22 am

    Thank you for including my recipe! Shared around!

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    • Cook Veggielicious

      October 19, 2018 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks so much Monika x

      Reply
  4. Choclette

    October 21, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Mmmmm, so many gorgeous pasta recipes. Pasta is just such a brilliant dish for something nourishing when you haven't got much time. I only discovered alfredo sauce recently and it's so good. I now need to try your vegan version.

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    • Mandy

      October 22, 2018 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks Choclette - hope you enjoy the alfredo sauce when you try it x

      Reply

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