Hummus Pasta Sauce Recipe with Lemon (Vegan, Dairy Free)
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What Is Hummus Pasta?
This Hummus Pasta Sauce Recipe Is
- Bright
- Lemony
- Creamy
- Packed with Flavor
- Loaded with plant-based protein
- High Fiber
- An awesome way to use leftover hummus: you can make this with either a homemade hummus or whatever store-bought one you have in the fridge.
What’s In This Hummus Pasta Recipe?
Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- Pasta of Choice – use gluten free if needed.
- Hummus of choice – I usually like to use a lemon or garlic based hummus… or you can check out all my hummus recipes here on The Herbeevore!
- Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
- Black pepper
Pantry Pasta Sauces with Chickpeas
This is a fantastic pantry staple recipe – almost everything here comes straight out of the cupboard. Hummus is easy to make with pantry staple ingredients if you have dried or canned chickpeas on hand.
And pasta practically lasts forever, so we keep a good stock of different varieties at all times. This recipe leans on pantry staple ingredients for a quick and easy weeknight meal that will fill you up and brings the flavor.
How Do I Make This Hummus Pasta?
- Cook the Pasta. Whatever pasta shape you choose to use, just cook it to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups of the cooking water to use later in the sauce. Drain the rest of the water, and set pasta aside.
- Place the pot with the drained pasta back on the stove and simmer over low heat. To the drained pasta, add the hummus, parsley, and lemon juice. Slowly stir in 1 cup of the pasta cooking liquid to thin the sauce as desired. Add more water if you want a thinner sauce.
- Taste, and adjust seasonings if needed. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad.
This vegan hummus pasta also uses the trick of thickening a sauce with pasta water. I always do this with my pesto sauces too: add a ladle full of the cooking water from the pasta (make sure you don’t drain it all!) to the sauce, and the pasta will become thick, luscious, and decadent.
Tips for Making Pasta with Hummus
- For a creamier sauce, you can add extra pasta cooking water to the hummus sauce.
- If you like a spicy sauce, you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a dash of cayenne pepper for a kick.
- You can also add other toppings such as cooked vegetables, rotisserie chicken, or crumbled bacon.
- Hummus pasta can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
How To Serve Hummus Pasta
This pasta is great as a side dish to serve with your favorite protein, or a main dish.
To serve, I like air frying garlic bread, and tossing with fresh parsley and a big salad.
Dietary Modifications
This recipe is vegan and dairy free – to make this gluten free always double check the labels of all ingredients you are using to ensure they are certified GF.
I have an oil free hummus recipe here, so if you are staying away from the oil this recipe can easily be tailored to be oil free.
Best Hummus Recipes For Pasta
Garlic Hummus Recipe with Tahini (Vegan)
No-Cook Bruschetta Hummus Recipe (Vegan)
Carrot Hummus without Tahini Recipe (Vegan)
Oil Free White Bean Hummus Recipe (Vegan)
3 Olive Hummus Dip Recipe (Vegan, High Protein)
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Hummus Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta gluten free, reserve 2 cups cooking water
- 1 32 ounce container hummus or 4 cups homemade
- 1 large lemon juiced
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta. Whatever pasta shape you choose to use, just cook it to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups of the cooking water to use later in the sauce. Drain the rest of the water, and set pasta aside.
- Place the pot with the drained pasta back on the stove and simmer over low heat. To the drained pasta, add the hummus, parsley, and lemon juice. Slowly stir in 1 cup of the pasta cooking liquid to thin the sauce as desired. Add more water if you want a thinner sauce.
- Taste, and adjust seasonings if needed. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad.
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Always looking for new ways to make pasta. This is tasty
I made this recipe with some of my own tweaks like adding salted veggies and more spices but it came out so good!!! I’m definitely adding this to my recipe book because it has become my new favorite pasta recipe. So easy to make and super creamy.
A scrumptious use of pasta