Creamy Vegan Pasta

Creamy vegan pasta is one of the simplest pasta dishes. This is perfect for lazy meals when you don't like cooking on weekdays. This is creamy, saucy, and delicious in flavor.

I love this pasta more than the red sauce pasta. Here, I have used plant-based milk, but you can also use cashew cream or your favorite Alfredo sauce. This simple pasta is made with a delicious yet simple vegan pasta sauce. It hardly takes 20 minutes to make. You can also add veggies to this pasta.

Ingredients you'll need

Pasta - take any pasta of your choice. any of them will work fine. Here I have taken fusilli pasta.

Seasoning - Italian pasta seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.

Onion and garlic: Freshly minced garlic and finely chopped onions. You can substitute onion powder and garlic powder, but I recommend fresh garlic.

For the sauce - Use plant-based milk, nutritional yeast, and flour.

Veggies - you can also add other veggies like broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, zucchini, etc to your pasta.

Nutritional Yeast - for a cheesy flavor

How to make vegan creamy pasta?

Take ¾th of water (approx 1 ltr) in a large saucepan or cooking bowl. Bring it to a boil. Add 1 tbsp salt. Now add the pasta to the boiling water. Again, bring it to a boil and cook until the pasta is cooked al dente. This will take around 5 - 8 minutes, depending on what pasta you are cooking. Cook pasta al dente. Reserve some pasta water for further use.

Making a creamy vegan sauce

Heat olive oil in a pan or skillet. Add minced garlic and chopped or sliced onion to the pan. Saute until translucent. You can also add any vegetable of your choice.

Then add a tbsp flour to the pan and stir nicely. Slowly pour plant-based milk and keep stirring to avoid lumps in the sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Add reserved pasta water, followed by the seasonings and nutritional yeast, to the prepared sauce. Simmer for 2 - 3 minutes on low flame or until you reach a desired creamy consistency.

Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and mix them all gently. Simmer for another minute and turn off the heat. Add some more chopped fresh parsley leaves to the pasta. You can also add some chili flakes to the pasta.

Can I make my pasta gluten-free?

Yes, you can make your vegan pasta with gluten-free pasta. Gluten-free pasta is normally rice or buckwheat.

Alternate Vegan Sauce Options

You can also substitute regular flour with almond flour to make the sauce creamy. For vegan and gluten-free pasta, you can make a white bean sauce, mushroom-based sauce, cashew alfredo, or any of your favorite creamy sauces. Add some marinara or tomato sauce to make red pasta sauce.

Why Nutritional Yeast? Can I skip that?

Nutritional yeast is one of the healthiest foods on the vegan diet. It not only makes food delicious but also provides health benefits. Here, the main role of nutritional yeast is to add a cheesy flavor to the sauce.

However, if you are vegetarian or eat cheese, you may skip this, too. Or if you don't want a nice cheesy flavor, you can omit it. I have made this a few times without nutritional yeast. It works fine, but the presence of this makes the dish even tastier.

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