Here are 30 quick and easy vegan recipes for pasta for rushed weeknight dinners. All take under an hour to make and many take under 30 minutes.
There are plenty of nut-free, soy-free and kid-friendly options, Instant Pot recipes, and all sauces are gluten-free and can be combined with gluten-free pasta.
Pasta with Roasted Chickpeas, Cauliflower and Spinach
This delicious meal of pasta with roasted chickpeas, cauliflower and spinach is a family favorite. As the cook and parent, I also love it because it's super easy to make and features healthy ingredients cooked in a manner anyone would love.
Total time: 1 hour
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Instant Pot Vegan Pasta Bake
With barely any prep work and just 10 minutes of hands-on time required, this cheesy and creamy Instant Pot Pasta Bake is sure to become your favorite meal to cook--and your family's favorite vegan dinner.
Total time: 40 minutes
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One Pot Vegan Curried Spaghetti with Kale
This creamy One Pot Vegan Curried Spaghetti with Kale recipe comes together in under 30 minutes, with a handful of ingredients, making it the perfect weeknight dinner. Kale adds crunchy, healthful texture, spices add flavor, and coconut milk gives a wonderfully silky mouth-feel.
Total time: 25 minutes
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Vegan Lemon Pasta with Basil
Nothing says summer like this sunny and bright vegan Lemon Pasta with the sweetness of basil woven through. The sauce is super easy and comes together in five minutes with no cooking needed. A soy-free recipe, can be nut-free and gluten-free.
Total time: 20 minutes
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Vegan Pasta Amatriciana
Pasta Amatriciana gets an everyone-friendly and delicious makeover in this vegan version. A brick-red tomato sauce is flavored with garlic, onions, fennel, pepperoncino and parsley, then tossed with penne pasta. It is as tasty as it is easy, and it makes a great weeknight dinner.
Total time: 50 minutes
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Masala Pasta, Indian street style
Masala pasta is an irresistibly delicious Indian street-style food. If you love pasta, and if you love Indian food, you need to try this recipe. A bright red tomato sauce seasoned with cumin and garlic and mellowed with cashew cream makes every bite one to remember. A vegan, soy-free recipe, can be nut-free.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Vegan Pasta alla Puttanesca
Pasta Puttanesca is a fabled Italian dish made entirely with pantry ingredients like canned tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, olives --and anchovies. In this vegan Pasta Puttanesca I use two delicious ingredients that substitute perfectly for the anchovies, and no one will be able to tell the difference. You can also combine the gluten-free sauce with a gf pasta.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Vegan Pasta Fagioli
This Italian pasta and white bean soup is loaded with clean but delicious flavor from rosemary and tomatoes, and it makes the perfect meal by itself or with a hunk of grilled Italian bread.
Total time: 1 hour
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Vegan Spaghetti With Brussels Sprouts
A minimalist but delicious recipe for vegan Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts. Shaved strands of Brussels sprouts are tossed together with a simple sauce of oregano, garlic, onions and red pepper flakes.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Vegan Penne alla Vodka
This tasty and elegant dish of vegan Penne alla Vodka, or pasta with vegan vodka sauce, is full of flavor from garlic, oregano and, of course, vodka. It takes just 30 minutes to make, but it is classy and delicious enough for a special family dinner or a party with friends.
Total time: 30 minutes
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Creamy Vegan Orzo Risotto with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
This easy, tasty and creamy vegan Orzo Risotto with Brussels Sprouts is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Use my Best Vegan White Pasta Sauce as the base, toss some sliced Brussels sprouts on a sheet pan, and dinner's ready.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Farfalle with Vegan Chorizo and Veggies
A meaty, hearty pasta with a spicy sauce. Veggies including onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, green beans and leafy greens are mixed with vegan chorizo, edamame, oregano, red pepper flakes and pasta for a tasty lunch or dinner.
Total time: 50 minutes
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Creamy Tahini Butternut Squash Pasta
This creamy, delicious Tahini Butternut Squash Pasta will be a hit at your dinner table. Roasted butternut cubes are blended with tahini into a smooth sauce and spiked with smoky sage. Green peas add sweetness, flavor and texture.
Total time: 55 minutes
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Instant Pot Spaghetti with Marinara
My vegan Instant Pot Spaghetti with Marinara goes from scratch to table in 40 minutes tops. The marinara sauce is fresh and flavorful and I make it "meaty" by adding veggie crumbles. You won't find a kid-friendlier--and cook-friendlier--recipe.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Vegan Garlic Pasta with Broccoli Rabe
The slight and even addictive bitterness of broccoli rabe combined with garlic and parsley makes this five-ingredient pasta an absolute winner in my book.
Total time: 30 minutes
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Vegan Lentil Marinara
In this recipe for Lentil Marinara I make my favorite marinara sauce even healthier by adding peppery, delicious French lentils. There's no added oil here; instead, use vegetable broth for flavor and depth.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Vegan One-Pot Farfalle with Dandelion Greens
Wild dandelions, which grow plentifully in the spring and summer, are the surprise ingredient in this One-Pot Farfalle with Dandelion Greens. Olives, walnuts, mushrooms, and white beans add layers of nutrition, texture, and flavor.
Total time: 35 minutes
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Pasta with Turnip Pesto
I look forward to buying turnips with a head of greens every spring, when this underappreciated but delicious veggie is in season. I blitz the greens into a flavorful pesto, cube and roast the turnips and mix it all into a healthy, delicious pasta with mushrooms.
Total time: 35 minutes
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Linguini Fini with No Cook Tomato Sauce
This easy but unique no-cook pasta sauce is made with ripe off-the-vine cherry tomatoes, almonds, zucchini, basil and garlic. It's summer in a bowl and it couldn't be easier to make.
Total time: 30 minutes
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Vegan Pasta With Sausage and Greens
This Vegan Pasta with Sausage and Greens is a creamy, veggie-filled, high-protein pasta recipe with greens, tomatoes and mustard adding a unique combination of flavors. It comes together in minutes and is mindblowingly delicious.
Total time: 50 minutes
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Pasta with Tunisian Spices
A vibrant Tunisian pasta flavored with harissa and carom seeds. This is a complete meal packed with proteins from chickpeas, and veggies like spinach and mushrooms. The sparkling flavors will dance on your tongue for a long time.
Total time: 50 minutes
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Lentil and Pasta Salad
A smoky, rich, satisfying and delicious vegan Lentil Pasta Salad made with orzo pasta and puy lentils. Flavored with garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon, and packed with veggies.
Total time: 45 minutes
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Vegan Roasted Cauliflower Couscous with Lentils and Mint
A light, delicious dish of Roasted Cauliflower Couscous with Lentils and the bright, bold flavor of mint. This recipe requires just a minimum of ingredients, but it's extremely flavorful and easy to make.
Total time: 40 minutes
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Pasta Gratin with a Cauliflower Chickpea Sauce
A cheesy vegan -- and gluten-free -- pasta gratin with a cauliflower-chickpea sauce. Savory, delicious, with nearly 15 grams of protein in each serving.
Total time: 55 minutes
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Pasta Avocado
This Pasta Avocado marries two of the world's most delicious cuisines -- Italian and Mexican. A creamy, extremely easy guacamole-like sauce is folded into linguini pasta. Garnish with more avocado for a pretty, nutritious and tasty dinner.
Total time: 25 minutes
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Vegan Pasta with Bean Ragout
This delicious Pasta with Bean Ragout is incredibly nutritious with whole wheat fettuccine, two kinds of beans, greens, carrots, onions and tomatoes. Rosemary and red pepper flakes weave in smoke and spice.
Total time: 55 minutes
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Pasta Aglio e Olio
A stunningly simple dish of fettuccine in a simple sauce of garlic, olive oil, red pepper flakes and parsley. Aglio e Olio is typically made with spaghetti but I love it with ribbon pastas. This Italian classic is beloved for all the right reasons, and it makes a great weeknight dinner!
Total time: 35 minutes
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Vicki
Everything looks so yummy. Thanks for all the great recipes.
Vaishali
Thanks, Vicki! Let me know if you try any. ❤️