This Creamy Vegan Sausage Pasta with Spinach is easy to make and ready in 20 minutes or less! It’s the perfect weeknight meal that everyone will enjoy.
I don’t know about you, but I am always on the lookout for 30-minute-or-less dinners that my kids will actually be excited about eating.
Sometimes vegan recipes can get a little complicated with long ingredient lists and trying to make everything from scratch. So for this one, we are using some store bought Italian vegan sausage (Field Roast is my favorite), pasta, spinach and a few other ingredients.
You will be amazing at how flavorful and creamy this vegan sausage pasta is! It’s not too spicy, but feel free to up the chili flakes if you want.
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Creamy Vegan Sausage Pasta with Spinach
This Creamy Vegan Sausage Pasta with Spinach is easy to make and ready in 20 minutes or less! It's the perfect weeknight meal that everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces uncooked short cut pasta
- 1 package (13 ounces) Italian vegan sausage, sliced or chopped I used Field Roast brand
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped small
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper chili flakes
- 13.5 ounce can coconut milk, light or full fat
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 5 ounces baby spinach
- 3/4 cup vegan parmesan cheese I used Violife brand
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook the sliced or chopped vegan sausage, onion, garlic and red pepper chili flakes for about 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the sausage is browned.
- Turn the heat to low and pour in the coconut milk and water. Stir in the spinach and cook for a few minutes until the spinach has wilted. Add salt, to taste.
- Add the cooked and drained pasta to the pan with the sausage mixture and stir to incorporate it all together. Stir in the vegan parmesan cheese. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- May substitute baby kale for the spinach, if desired.
- You could also use my tempeh sausage from this pizza recipe, for a homemade sausage option.
- For a lighter pasta, use light coconut milk. For a richer version, use full fat. For a coconut free option, substitute soy/cashew or even oat milk creamer that is unsweetened/unflavored.
Nutrition
Serving: 1of 5 servings | Calories: 558kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 609mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2659IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 3mg
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This was very good. The only reason I didn’t give the recipe five stars is because I was slightly disappointed by the level of creaminess in the dish. It seems the pasta and “sausage” absorbed all of the coconut milk, leaving little creaminess in the dish itself. I read the comments by another cook who added miso and cannellini beans to amp up the creaminess. Do you have any specific suggestions here for making a gooey, creamy dish?