Vegan Pumpkin Pasta

Vegan Pumpkin Pasta in one pot is a mouth-tempting and easy dish. This pasta is soft, spicy, creamy, and nutritious. It contains a high amount of carbs (70 grams) and protein (13 grams). You can prepare this recipe with simple plant-based ingredients. When combined with herbs, milk, and creamy sauce, it gives many flavors and elevates the dish’s taste. You can serve this Vegan Pumpkin Pasta for dinner, lunch, or a party. You can quickly cook this pasta following these steps (listed below). Let’s start the recipe.

EQUIPMENT:

• Nonstick Skillet
• Food blender
• One Spoon
• Colander- to remove extra pasta water
• Serving Plate

INGREDIENTS:

• Coconut Milk 1 can
• Chop Onion 1/2
• Olive oil 1tbsp
• Garlic clove 1, minced
• Fresh Sage Leaves 3tbsp
• Red Chili Pepper Flakes according to taste
• Dries Basil 1tsp
• Salt 1/2tsp
• Pepper 1/2tsp
• Nutmeg 1/8tsp
• Vegetable broth 1/2 cup
• Pumpkin puree 1 can
• Balsamic vinegar 1/2tsp
• Nutritional Yeast 2tbsps
• Dried thyme leaves 1tsp
• Pasta

For Garnishing:

• Vegan Parmesan cheese
• Italian Parsley 1/2 cup

INGREDIENT NOTES:

Coconut Milk:

• You can use plant milk like hemp, almond, soy, or cashew milk to prepare this pasta.

Nutritional Yeast:

• It is used to give a dish an umami flavor.

Pasta:

• You can find a lot of pasta varieties in any grocery or supermarket. You are free to choose pasta according to your taste and flavor.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Boiling Pasta:

1. First, we will boil the pasta.
2. Take a pan. Add olive oil, salt, and water.
3. Boil it over a high flame.
4. Now, add pasta to this water.
5. Boil it for 10 to 15 minutes until the pasta is soft.
6. While the pasta is boiled, we will prepare the sauce.

Preparation of Sauce:

1. Drizzle olive oil in a nonstick skillet. Warm this oil to a medium flame.
2. Add chopped onion, and garlic to this oil.
3. Cook it for 3-4 minutes until the color is brown.
4. Next, add chopped sage leaves, red pepper flakes, Basil leaves, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and dried thyme.
5. Sautee it for 3-4 minutes.
6. Add vegetable broth, and pumpkin puree to this mixture.
7. Combine all ingredients with the help of a spoon.
8. After that, mix the coconut milk and nutritional yeast with the balsamic vinegar in this pan.
9. Turn down the flame to medium-low.
10. Simmer it for 5- 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
11. To make the sauce puree silky, blend it with a food blender.
12. After that, add this blender puree to the pan. Mix it.
13. The creamy Pumpkin sauce is ready.

Assembling of sauce and pasta

1. Toss the boiled pasta with this pumpkin sauce.
2. To taste add the amount of salt and black pepper.
3. Garnish grated parmesan cheese, and Italian parsley over the pasta.
4. The spicy and creamy Vegan Pumpkin pasta is ready.
5. Transfer the hot and spicy pasta to a plate.
6. Decorate the pasta with fresh parsley, or basil leaves.

Serving ideas:

You can serve the tasty pasta with different dishes.

Bread:

• You can eat the pasta with crusty bread, focaccia, or vegan garlic bread.

Salad:

• Pasta goes well with Caesar salad, kale, arugula, and Mediterranean salad

Veggies:

• Roasted, or grilled vegetables such as bell peppers, zucchini, and broccoli are served with the dish.

TIPS:

• Using a nonstick skillet will help you prevent the stickiness.
• Herbs like basil leaves, oregano, and thyme can be added. It will give flavor to the pasta.
• Sautee all sauce ingredients over a medium to slow flame so it won’t be burnt.

NOTES:

• Break the pasta in half if you use a long pasta, like Linguine or Fettuccine.
• In place of low-sodium vegetable broth, you can add pasta water.
• You can add oat milk instead of coconut milk. Both will give equal flavors and texture to the sauce.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

We can store only sauce. Before serving, boil the pasta. Serve it with the frozen sauce.

Fridge:

• For 4-5 days, store the sauce in the refrigerator. To preserve the sauce’s refreshing taste, place it in an airtight jar.

Freezer:

• For one month, you can freeze the sauce.

Reheating:

• This option is also available. You can reheat sauce in the microwave oven, or pot on the burner.

FAQs:

Can we customize this pasta according to taste?

• You can add vegetables, proteins, and herbs like broccoli, mushrooms, peas, beans, tempeh, spinach, seitan, cherry tomatoes, green olives, or tofu. It will add taste and flavor and make pasta more delicious.

Is it important to add milk or cream item to make this pasta?

• To make smooth creamy pasta you can add cream or plant-based milk. If you dislike the creamy flavor, you can omit it.

Can we use pumpkin instead of canned pumpkin?

• Instead of canned, you can make a puree by using fresh pumpkins. Both tastes will work differently.

Can we add squash instead of pumpkin puree?

• You can replace the pumpkin puree with other squashes such as butternut squash, or roasted acorn squash.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVING:

Serving Size 4
Total Calories 528 kcal
Carbohydrates 70 g
Protein 13 g
Total Fat 22 g
Sugar 7 g
Dietary Fiber 8 g
Sodium 728 mg
Iron 3 mg