Vegan Angel Hair Pasta Primavera

By
Jolinda Hackett
Jolinda Hackett
Jolinda Hackett has written five books about plant-based cooking and has developed hundreds of vegan and vegetarian recipes.
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Updated on 02/18/23
Vegan Angel Hair Pasta Primavera

The Spruce / Stephanie Goldfinger

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 25 mins
Servings: 4 servings

This simple vegan and dairy-free pasta primavera recipe can be a healthy main dish, though it works just as well as a side. Made from a simple creamy homemade white sauce and plenty of garlic and basil for flavor, the filling dish is perfect for a quick and easy vegetarian dinner. It's one of those recipes that can easily be added to your repertoire so you can make it over and over again. 

Pasta primavera can be made in any number of different ways. This version appears in "The Compassionate Cook Cookbook," and it's filled with lots of healthy veggies, including broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and peas. The soy milk-based white sauce is flavored with sautéed onion, garlic, and basil, and gets an additional flavor boost from nutritional yeast. With little oil and no dairy, it's very low in fat and completely cholesterol free, so it is as healthy as it is delicious! 

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 tablespoon dried basil

  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 3 cups soy milk

  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

  • 1 small head broccoli, cut into florets

  • 1 medium carrot, sliced

  • 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

  • 1 cup peas, frozen; thawed

  • Salt, to taste

  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

  • 1 pound angel hair pasta

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Vegan Angel Hair Pasta Primavera ingredients

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  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the diced onion, garlic, and basil and sauté until the onion becomes translucent (about 5 to 7 minutes).

    Add the diced onion, garlic, and basil and sautée in a saucepan

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  3. Stir in the flour to make a thick paste.

    add flour to the onion mixture in the saucepan

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  4. Slowly add the soy milk, stirring constantly. Stir in the nutritional yeast, then cook over low heat just until the mixture thickens.

    add soy milk and nutritional yeast to the onion mixture in the saucepan

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  5. Using a vegetable steamer in a separate pan, steam the broccoli florets and sliced carrots until barely tender.

    steam the broccoli florets and sliced carrots

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  6. Add the steamed vegetables to the white sauce along with the mushrooms and thawed peas. Add salt and pepper to taste, then cook over low heat until fully heated through, stirring often.

    sauce cooking in a saucepan

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  7. Cook the angel hair pasta according to package directions.

    Cook the angel hair pasta

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  8. Serve the primavera sauce over the prepared pasta and enjoy.

    Vegan Angel Hair Pasta Primavera

    The Spruce / Stephanie Goldfinger

Tip

  • You can make the three elements of this dish—the sauce, steamed veggies, and pasta—simultaneously to make a super quick meal. Simply have all the ingredients ready to go, turn on the steamer and boiling water, then start the sauce. It should all be done at about the same time.

Recipe Variations

  • Substitute spaghetti or vermicelli for the angel hair pasta. You can also use spaghetti squash to give it an extra nutritional veggie boost.
  • Add other herbs, such as oregano, to the sauce. You can also use an Italian seasoning blend.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
509 Calories
15g Fat
73g Carbs
23g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 509
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g 20%
Saturated Fat 2g 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 303mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 73g 26%
Dietary Fiber 12g 42%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 23g
Vitamin C 70mg 349%
Calcium 330mg 25%
Iron 6mg 31%
Potassium 1103mg 23%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)