Vegan spinach pasta sauce | ready in under 10 minutes!
What’s your favorite pasta sauce? I love to eat pasta with a hearty tomato sauce but lately, I wanted to try out something new. So I came up with this creamy vegan spinach pasta sauce and now I can’t get enough of it! I am a huge fan of pasta, especially spaghetti, it’s such a delicious comfort food. When you scroll through my blog you will notice that I love comfort food like curry or chili.
Pasta is wonderful, everyone loves it, but eating pasta with tomato sauce gets boring after a while. That’s why I started experimenting in my kitchen. This recipe contains healthy ingredients, which are spinach, basil, garlic, coconut milk and a couple of spices. I wanted to make this vegan spinach pasta sauce as simple as possible and it takes actually only 8 minutes to create this easy recipe.
I love eating delicious food but I love it, even more, when my meals are healthy and good for my body. After making some research about spinach I am even more in love with this vegan spinach pasta sauce because spinach has some amazing health benefits which are described here:
The health benefits of spinach include improved eyesight, healthy blood pressure, stronger muscles, the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, neurological benefits, bone mineralization, anti-ulcerative and anti-cancerous benefits, skin protection, healthy fetal development, and boosted growth for infants… The various health benefits of spinach are due to the presence of minerals, vitamins, pigments, and phytonutrients.
Vegan spinach pasta sauce ready in under 10 minutes
Making this creamy sauce from start to finish took me only 8 minutes! I am not kidding, it’s one of the easiest recipes which is not only delicious but also very healthy. You will only need a few ingredients to make this nutrient-rich spinach sauce.
This vegan spinach pasta sauce is:
- Gluten free
- Oil-free
- Dairy-free
- Healthy
- Creamy
- Flavorful
- Easy to make in under 10 minutes
Vegan spinach pasta sauce with basil and garlic
I added a handful of basil to this recipe because I love the flavor of basil and furthermore basil is considered one of the healthiest herbs. Of course, I also added garlic to this creamy vegan spinach pasta sauce since garlic makes all savory dishes even more delicious in my opinion.
I hope you will enjoy my recipe. If you try it out please leave a comment below and/or tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan so that I can see it and leave a comment.
Vegan spinach pasta sauce
Ingredients
- 3 oz fresh spinach (90 g)
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 1 cup light coconut milk (240 ml)
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tbsp potato starch or corn starch
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/3 to 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in your food processor or blender and mix until it's smooth
- Transfer the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stir occasionally
- Let simmer for 2 minutes
- Pour the sauce over your cooked pasta and enjoy
Notes
Nutrition information is an estimate and has been calculated automatically
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This sauce is THE BEST!!!! At the very first mouthful I said ..”Oh my this is soooo good!”
And quick and easy too! Definitely adding to my Favorites file!!! I used with zoodles .. delicious!!
Wonderful! I am so glad you liked it. 🙂
Works with dried basil too, it had a lot of garlic flavor. Can’t wait to try with fresh basil. This was the only way to get my picky 1-year-old to eat spinach!
Aww, that’s awesome, Tiffany! Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
Super quick, light, full of flavour and very tasty <3 Thank you Ela for this recipe- my bf and I enjoyed it a lot!
I am so glad you liked it, Sylwia. 🙂
Hello!
This sounds so good and I would really like to make it when I’m going with my husband in our honeymoon!
The only this is that I wouldn’t want to bring my blender with us. Is there any other way to make it? Maybe chop them real good?
Thank you!
Hi Mara, I believe it won’t work without a blender.
I love Ela’s every recipe! If you want something super healthy ,full of iron and extremely quick that recipe is the right one. I make it everytime I’m too tired to cook something more complicated. Highly recommended. ♡
Aww, that’s awesome, Ildi! I am so glad you love this simple sauce. 🙂 Thanks for your feedback!
Delicious! Love your recipes. Turned out great.
I am glad it turned out great! Thanks for your feedback, Callie 🙂
Made this for dinner tonight, super simple, super yummy and super healthy. I will be trying the leftover sauce with a roast potato veggie salad tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe.
So glad you liked the recipe, Nomi! 🙂
wow. i love parsley so much! try this resipe definitely!
can you say how many grams in handful of basil? I like to use accurate measurements ib cooking:)
thank you so much for your blogs, i appreciate your delicious vegan and healthy recipes so much!:) your mushroom stroganoff is the hit in our family!
Oh, I am sorry but I don’t remember (it’s been a while since I made the recipe the last time and right now I don’t have basil at home). I would say just use enough to taste (you can always add more basil later). 🙂
Excellent recipe, I omitted the nutmeg which brought more of the garlic taste and added hemp seeds for an extra nutritional kick.
Sounds amazing, Steve! Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
O my goodness!! Delish! I’m newly gf/df, and have missed my beloved basil pesto sauces. This recipe hit the spot!
Thank you for your comment! I am so glad you like my recipe 🙂
Hey Ela,
Made this today because it was so easy and I had all the ingredients. Let me tell you I really really loved it. I haven’t enjoyed pasta in a while but this hit the spot. Thank you for an awesome and an easy recipe
❤️
That’s amazing, Ruby! I am so happy that you loved my sauce. Thanks so much for your lovely comment 🙂
This was so delicious and easy to make, thank you for inspiring such a delicious dinner!
Thanks for your wonderful feedback, Jessica. I am really glad you enjoyed your dinner 🙂
Looks incredible Ela! Will have to try it! ????
Thank you, Jodi 🙂 I hope you will like my recipe ????
Made this for my family the other night and everyone approved! Love packing in the greens with pasta –yummy!
That’s amazing, Julie. Thanks for your wonderful feedback 🙂
Made this recipe last night. Absolutely delicious!! So easy and light. Great alternative to pesto. I made zoodles with mine instead of pasta. Next time I’ll try pasta. Definitely a keeper!!
Thank you so much for your great feedback Ashley! I’m thrilled that you like my recipe. And what a great idea to make zoodles instead of regular pasta 🙂
Ich habe das Rezept ausprobiert und fand es großartig ???? Ich kann es nur weiter empfehlen und dazu geht es auch noch schnell und einfach ????????
Vielen Dank für dein Feedback liebe Nele! Ich freue mich sehr, dass dir mein Rezept gefällt ????????????
Me gustó muchísimo esta salsa!! Hace un tiempito buscaba una “crema”con espinacas y llegaste tu ☺ quiero morder el ???? cuando veo tus recetas en Instagram. ????
Muchas gracias querida!! Estoy feliz que te gusta mi recetas 🙂
Ela!! Such a creative twist! Love how creamy this is, and perfect for zoodles! Thanks for sharing! Dee xx
Thank you, Dee! I am glad you like my recipe. Enjoy your week 🙂
This recipe looks amazing! I do however have a question. Can I use full fat coconut milk instead of the lite version? It’s all I have at home.
Absolutely! I will be even more creamy and delicious. To make lite coconut milk, simply mix it with water. 🙂
I don’t understand 1tbsp of potato ? Is that potatoe flakes? Or like a whole raw potatoe?
Like mentioned in the recipe either 1 tbsp of potato starch or 1 tbsp of corn starch.
I made this recipe for my non vegan family and it was definitely the hit of the night. Easy and so yummy!!! Definitely will be making this pasta a lot because it’s one of my favorite!! Ela your recipes are amazing!
Hey Mariela, that’s awesome! Makes me always happy when non vegans like my vegan recipes. 😀 Thanks for your great feedback 🙂
This sounds so delicious Ela! Definitely going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for stopping by Corey. Please report back if you try out my recipe 🙂
Can I use something else instead of the coconut milk? Maybe another plant- based drink?
Hi Judith, of course you can, but if you use a different plant based milk with less fat it wont be a bit less creamy 🙂
Well, this may be the best use of 8 minutes in the kitchen everrrr!!!! 🙂
Beautiful dish, yet- so simple! I couldn’t agree more Ela, after a while, eating pasta with tomato sauce can get a bit boring, so the pesto sauce is such a nice change! And I love spinach, I do not go through even one day in the week when i do not eat it, so this is defo something I’m pinning for later!
xxx
Hey Anna, thanks so much for stopping by! And yay so happy you are also a spinach lover. 😀 Thank you for pinning my recipe. Much love 🙂
This sounds savory and simple and perfect on top of so many things! I love pesto but sometimes it can be too basil-y for me, so this seems like the perfect alternative with just a little bit of basil and lots of greens packed in too 🙂 And the coconut milk instead of nuts swap sounds lovely too, I always have plenty of that on hand!
Thank you very much Natalie! I agree pesto is often to basil-y and too “heavy” for me too, so that’s why I tried out this lighter alternative. Please report back if you try out my recipe 🙂
Made this today for my son’s dinner with oat pasta. To my taste buds it was too mild but my son liked it despite the fact that he is a fan of regular pesto, so I didn’t try to change it anyhow just added cherry tomato halves and sprinkled with “parmesan cheese” (cashew+nutritional yeast) ???????? Thank you for sharing this recipe ????
Thanks for your great feedback, I am glad your son liked my recipe. 🙂
I sprinkled some chilli on mine, but not in the sauce prior to cooking, for some extra flavour. might be an option if you make it again and want a little more flavour kick without altering the recipe prior to making 🙂
Absolutely loved this recipe and want to make it again today after having it last night ????
That’s awesome, Michelle! Thanks for your great feedback 🙂
This recipe is so simple yet bursting with flavour. The combination of nutmeg with basil was pure harmony. I’d never thought of making a spinach sauce with coconut milk before. Overall, my whole family loved the dish and has requested that I make it for the entire family next time and not just myself ????. Thank you for sharing!
Yay I am so happy to hear you and your family loved my recipe, that’s awesome 🙂
Just took a screenshot of this recipe. Love that it’s sort of like pesto but creamier! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe, Ela!
Thank you so much Nisha, I hope you will like it as much as I do. It’s super fast and easy to make. 😀 Enjoy your day 🙂