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Vegan One-pan Pesto Pasta with Asparagus and Pine nuts – an incredibly easy and elegant one-pot meal made using just one pan! No pre-boiling the pasta, no making a marinara sauce in another pot and no cooking the asparagus separately. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING happens in the oven, in one pan!
Why you’ll love this Vegan Pasta Bake recipe:
Simple – if you love one-pot meals you’ll love this recipe! All you have to do is add pasta, spices and water into a baking pan, top with asparagus and pine nuts ….then bake! yes, that’s how easy this recipe is.
Quick – make this pasta bake within 40-45 minutes!
Heavenly – this recipe is incredibly delicious! The pesto clings onto the pasta beautifully! And to top it off there’s toasted asparagus and pine nuts, what’s not to love !?
What you’ll need to make this Vegan One-pan recipe:
- pasta
- olive oil
- vegan pesto – I used a reduced fat one, which also didn’t contain any salt or sugar!
- garlic
- salt
- black pepper
- chilli flakes
- dried oregano
- maple syrup
- nutritional yeast
- vegan cheese (optional)
- nutritional yeast
- pine nuts
- asparagus bunch
Why I used a reduced-fat pesto:
Truthfully, it was the only vegan pesto I could find! I went to a few supermarkets and all of them were out of the ‘vegan’ labelled pesto BUT don’t worry the reduced-fat pesto I used was also vegan! I’m kind of glad I used a reduced-fat pesto too because it allows me to control how much salt and sweetness I like!
Do you have to use reduced-fat pesto? No! Any vegan pesto will work in this recipe, only thing you may want to reduce or completely omit is the maple syrup, salt and even the olive oil! I unfortunately can’t give you the measurements if you were to use a normal vegan pesto as I can’t find any stores that have it in stock, so you’ll have to do this all according to taste!
How to make this One-pan Vegan Pesto Pasta recipe:
- Add pasta, garlic, dried oregano, nutritional yeast, vegan cheese, chilli flakes, salt, maple syrup, black pepper, vegan pesto and boiling water into a baking pan. Give it a good mix!
- Top with asparagus and pine nuts. Sprinkle a little salt and black pepper over your asparagus, then finally drizzle with a little olive oil.
- Cover with a baking tray or foil. Bake.
- Grill for a minute or two, if you want your pine nuts to be toasted.
- Enjoy warm!
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Ingredients
- 190 g reduced-fat vegan pesto (*see notes if you want to use normal vegan pesto* )
- 400 g conchiglie pasta (*see notes)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (plus more for drizzling)
- 2 tsp chilli flakes (optional )
- 1 tbsp grated garlic
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup vegan cheese
- 3 tsp maple syrup
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1/4 pine nuts
- 100 g fine asparagus (*see notes )
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/160C fan.
- In a baking dish, add your pasta, garlic, chilli flakes, vegan pesto, oregano, salt, maple syrup, black pepper, olive oil, nutritional yeast, vegan cheese and boiling water. Give everything a good mix and if your pasta isn't submerged into the water, you can add a little more boiling water.
- Cut your asparagus in half, then scatter over your pasta. Top with pine nuts, salt, black pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Cover with a baking tray (or foil). And bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the baking tray or foil and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes.
- If you want your pine nuts to get toasted, turn on your grill and grill for 1-2 minutes. (this is optional)
- Serve warm!
Notes
Do you have to use reduced-fat pesto?
No! Any vegan pesto will work in this recipe, the only thing you may want to reduce or completely omit is the maple syrup, salt and even the olive oil! I, unfortunately, can’t give you the measurements if you were to use a normal vegan pesto as I can’t find any stores that have it in stock, so you’ll have to do this all according to taste!
Fine Asparagus
You can use any asparagus of your choosing, but I found fine asparagus works best in this recipe! Using normal thicker asparagus will result in a chewier texture.
Conchiglie Pasta
Any short cut pasta will work in this recipe! You could even use gluten-free pasta!
