Name: Unbelievably Creamy Avocado & Spinach Pasta (Vegan)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 2½ oz Pasta (71g); ⅔ small Avocado (about 66g); ½ cup Spinach (15g); 2 Tbsp Pasta Water; 1½ tsp Nutritional Yeast (2.5g); 1 tsp Lemon Juice; ⅓ tsp Minced Garlic; ⅛ tsp Salt; ⅛ tsp Black Pepper

Tender Pasta tossed in an unbelievably creamy Avocado & Spinach Sauce, this easy Vegan recipe will make you feel like you’re dining a fancy restaurant!

Toss in some chopped pecans and pair it with some Vegan “meat” for the perfect dinner.

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Yes, that’s right, this is a completely Vegan plate. That “meat” you see on there is Gardein’s Chick’n Scallopini, and let me tell you, it was so easy to cook and tasted just like the real deal! Protein-packed Meatless Monday goals for sure.

I feel like I say this every time, but this is probably my new favorite pasta recipe. It’s creamy, avocado-ey, and just beautiful!

The best part though, it takes just 10-12 minutes – which is the time it takes to cook the pasta! That’s coz the sauce and “chicken” can just happen while those carbs are cookin’.

Avocado Pasta Sauce

This beautiful, vibrant green sauce comes together in about 2 minutes!

All you need for this simple yet tasty avocado pasta sauce is:

Avocado
Spinach
Pasta Water
Nutritional Yeast
Lemon Juice
Minced Garlic
Salt & Pepper

To keep this sauce (and pasta) Vegan and dairy free, I used nutritional yeast (it really does go well with the avocado flavor), but feel free to sub in grated Parmesan cheese instead. You want to use twice the amount of the nutritional yeast, so that would be 1 Tbsp worth.

This delicious and healthy avocado pasta sauce has no dairy, no nuts and no oil, making it not only dairy-free, but also a lot lighter in terms of the calories and bad fat content.

A healthy Avocado Pasta!

This delicious avocado pasta sauce has no dairy, no nuts and no oil, making it not only dairy-free, but also a lot lighter in terms of the calories and bad fat content.

The spinach adds a tiny dose of veggies in there, so you can get a bit of your greens in too.

Most pasta recipes for something like an avocado pesto sauce call for basil, but this one is without any of that and uses spinach as that “leafy” ingredient.

The avocado adds in a good amount of healthy fats and a ton of fiber, while the nutritional yeast gives the sauce a protein bump with a bit of a fiber boost again too.

To not waste away the nutritional benefits of the avocado sauce, I used Whole Grain Penne – using whole grains definitely makes a world of a difference.

Keep this avocado sauce (and pasta) Vegan and dairy free, using nutritional yeast (it really does go well with the avocado flavor).

You can also sub in some other alternative pastas if you like, both in terms of shape and core ingredient. Rotini, Ziti, Spaghetti, Fettuccini, so many options! As for the pasta ingredient, there’s chickpea-based pastas, lentil-based, rice-based and even veggie-based products out there.

What a world we live in!

How to cook?

This is one of the of the most easy Vegan pasta recipes you will come across. All you have to do is:

Cook the pasta
Blend all the ingredients for the avocado sauce in a food processor – no blender needed here.
Toss the pasta and sauce together.

And there you have it: The perfect Vegan Avocado pesto pasta dinner in under 15 minutes!

This easy, simple and tasty Vegan avocado pesto pasta sauce comes together in a minute in the food processor, so there’s no blender needed here.

What to pair this with?

To make a complete meal out of this avocado pasta recipe, I cooked some Gardein chicken to go with. Definitely a good combo.

You can pair this with any meat or plant-based protein of your choice.

A good slice of garlic bead would be amazing too!

Another recommendation: toss in some chopped pecans for a bit of crunch.

Can you keep this pasta?

I would say this dish will last about a day in the fridge (assuming you have leftovers that is). The spinach part isn’t too much of an issue, but since the sauce is made from fresh avocados, it will start to brown

If you really want to make this ahead or meal prep, you can cook the pasta in advance and keep that ready, but I would really recommend making the sauce when you’re ready to dig in; It’s just so much better!

Make this recipe avocado pasta sauce with spinach, toss it with some whole grain penne and pair it with some gardein chicken for a protein-packed dinner recipe with no meat!

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