This quick & easy vegan creamy mushroom pasta ticks the box of healthy comfort food that tastes like a treat. With a short and simple ingredients list, it's ready in less than 40 minutes!
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When I think comfort food, a bowl of pasta is one of the first things that come to my mind. So carby and delicious. Make it creamy, and it just wins my heart straightaway.
Making your own pasta sauces is a great way to have more control over the ingredients, and therefore make them healthier! Like my vegan puttanesca pasta sauce.
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Ingredients list
This recipe is made with a couple of pantry staples and fresh ingredients.
- Garlic cloves diced
- Brown onion thinly sliced
- Cup mushrooms sliced
- Spinach
- Canned coconut milk or cream
- Nutritional yeast
- Salt to taste
- GF pasta
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make this vegan creamy mushroom pasta
This recipe couldn't be easier and quicker to make:
- Add a tablespoon of coconut oil to a pan on medium heat. Start by cooking the onion and the garlic with a bit of salt. Cook for approx 20 min until the onion is nicely golden brown. While the onion is cooking, start boiling the pasta as per packet instructions.
- Put the onion on the side of the pan, rise the heat to high, and add the mushrooms. Add more coconut oil if needed and a pinch of salt. Cook for approx 5 mins until the mushrooms are cooked.
- Combine the mushrooms and onion, and add the coconut milk, nutritional yeast and spinach. Cook for another 5 min until the spinach are soft.
4. Add the boiled pasta, combine with the sauce for 2-4 minutes, and enjoy!
Tip: if you are short in time, skip the onion and make this recipe in 15 minutes only!
Substitutions
- Kale - instead of spinach
- Any sort of mushrooms - will go well with this recipe!
- Pasta - I love making this recipe with small penne, because they soak up all the sauce really well. But feel free to use your favourite pasta! Gnocchi or mashed potato work great as well.
Equipment
All you need to make this recipe is...
- Chopping board & knife
- Pan & spatula
Storage
Store the leftover ingredients, in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Top tips to make the best vegan mushroom pasta!!
I don't know about you, but I love a nicely golden brown onion!! It gives so much flavour and sweetness to this recipe. So if time allows, cook it with love, it's worth it!
Once you have combined all the sauce ingredients, try a bit and see if you would like to add more nutritional yeast, for an extra cheesy flavour.
FAQ
You can use either of them and have a great result. The main difference is that the coconut cream will make the sauce more dense than the coconut milk.
VEGAN CREAMY MUSHROOM PASTA
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Main course
- Cuisine: Australian
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This quick & easy vegan creamy mushroom pasta ticks the box of healthy comfort food that tastes like a treat. With a short and simple ingredients list, it's ready in less than 40 minutes!
Ingredients
4 garlic cloves diced
1 medium brown onion thinly sliced
9 cup mushrooms sliced
2 cups of spinach
300ml coconut milk
3 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Salt to taste
140g of GF pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Add a tablespoon of coconut oil to a pan on medium heat. Start by cooking the onion and the garlic with a bit of salt. Cook for aprox. 20 min until the onion is nicely golden brown.
- While the onion is cooking, start boiling the pasta as per packet instructions.
- Put the onion on the side of the pan, rise the heat to high, and add the mushrooms. Add more coconut oil if needed and a pinch of salt. Cook for aprox. 5 mins until the mushrooms are cooked.
- Combine the mushrooms and onion, and add the coconut milk, nutritional yeast and spinach. Cook for another 5 min until the spinach are soft.
- Add the boiled pasta, combine with the sauce for 2-4 minutes, and enjoy!
Notes
- Before adding the pasta, taste the sauce to see if you'd like to add a bit more nutritional yeast, for an extra cheesy flavour.
- If you want to cook this recipe in 15 minutes only, skip the onion!
Keywords: vegan mushroom pasta, creamy vegan mushroom pasta, dairy-free creamy mushroom pasta
Will
Make a big batch and the best part is you get to enjoy it for lunch the next day! Absolutely love this dish 🤤
★★★★★
Sarah
SO GOOD! This is going to be my new favourite.
★★★★★