You can never have enough vegan pasta recipes up in your sleeves. They are usually quick and easy, hence they are such perfect weeknight dinners. Everyone loves a creamy pasta sauce, am I right? Whether you are vegan or not you will definitely find some delicious tomato-based sauces or simple vegetable pasta recipes or versatile pesto sauces in this roundup.

What pasta can vegans eat?
If you just starting on a vegan diet, you may wonder if pasta is vegan or not. Sadly, not all packaged pasta is vegan. If you just grab in the grocery store a classic dried pasta you’ll see that in several cases it contains eggs. It can happen with many types of pasta like spaghetti, fettuccini, lasagna, penne, etc.
However, you don’t need to go and find a homemade vegan pasta recipe, since the majority of dried pasta brands are indeed vegan. Why? Because the main ingredients of pasta are usually water and durum wheat flour.
If you are looking for vegan and gluten-free pasta brands, you need to be even more cautious. Always read the packaging and look for products with a certified gluten-free label. There are many different alternatives like quinoa spaghetti or a more protein-packed edamame spaghetti or chia flour pasta. Not to mention zucchini noodles as a low-carb alternative.
Tomato-based red pastas
It is hard to argue that the most popular Italian pasta sauce is the classic Pomodoro Sauce. A simple smooth tomato sauce that is seasoned with chopped garlic, freshly chopped oregano, and basil. Italian cuisine is big on using fresh, ripe, in-season ingredients. However, there are some delicious variations to tomato-based sauces that you can use to make vegan pasta dishes may they be for spaghetti, penne, or gnocchi. They can be spicy and hot or creamy or even spiked.
Creamy white sauces
Creamy vegan pasta sauces are next on the list. It is wonderful to dip in a creamy, velvety sauce. These white sauces are made of different dairy-free milk, cream, or cheese substitutes. Pairing pasta with such rich sauces will make them for a quite heavy and filling meal.
Pesto pastas
If you haven’t tried fresh pesto sauce, you are in for a treat. It is so easy to make at home. Just take a food processor, choose your leafy green or herb (fresh basil, parsley, mint, spinach, kale, etc.), then choose your nut or seed (pine nuts, almond, walnut, cashew, pistachios, sunflower seeds, pepitas, etc.), add freshly chopped garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, and vegan parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast. And don’t forget about red pesto from sun-dried tomatoes or yellow pestos. Here is how to make vegan pesto pasta of any type.
Veggie-based pasta sauces
If you love to try new pasta recipes that are far from traditional sauces, your guests will be amazed by how versatile a vegan pasta dish can get. These veggie-based sauces are also perfect to include in themed or seasoned meals. For example, gnocchi with roasted butternut squash sauce is just screaming “I am the perfect autumn comfort food!” or adding fresh asparagus or spinach will term it into a quintessential spring dish.
Spicy or aromatic pastas
There are many ingredients in vegan recipes that some might think of when choosing a pasta sauce recipe like harissa, miso paste, or tahini. But you can make delicious spicy or aromatic pasta recipes for vegans with a combination of many popular ingredients.
Baked pasta recipes
Don’t forget about all the delicious vegan pasta recipes that you can bake in the oven. I am talking about lasagna and pasta bakes.
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