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Two white plates filled with delicous vegan pasta and spinach, topped with pine nuts and basil, sit on a green tablecloth. Napkins and cutlery are placed next to the plate. Basil leaves are scattered about.

Vegan Pasta with Spinach

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If you’re short on time, I recommend this quick, healthy, and easy vegan pasta dish. I made a simple sauce with frozen spinach while boiling the pasta. Just stir the cooked pasta into the sauce, and dinner is ready in no time.

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 3 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

300g pasta (Fussli)

450g frozen spinach leaves

200ml vegan cream

15ml soy sauce

1 tsp vegetable stock powder

2 tbsp yeast flakes

3 tbsp olive oil

1 large onion

2 cloves of garlic

pepper and salt to taste

optional topping:

50g pine nuts

basil leaves

Instructions

Cooking the pasta:

Fill a saucepan with boiling water and add the pasta.
Cook for about 11 minutes, or until it reaches your desired level of firmness.
Drain the pasta well.

Preparing the spinach sauce:

Heat olive oil, onions, and garlic in a saucepan until the onions are caramelized.
Add frozen spinach and simmer for 3 minutes.
Then, add vegan cream, vegetable stock powder, and soy sauce.
Continue to simmer and stir until the spinach is completely defrosted.
Finally, add yeast flakes, pepper, and salt to taste.
Puree the mixture thoroughly using a hand blender.
Lastly, stir in the drained Fussli noodles into the sauce. Enjoy your meal!

Optional topping:

To prepare the pine nuts, heat them in a pan, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
The dish can be garnished with freshly chopped basil leaves.

  • Author: Tanja
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: first, main, dinner
  • Cuisine: international
  • Diet: Vegan