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Hummus Pasta Sauce Recipe with Lemon (Vegan, Dairy Free)

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This hummus pasta sauce recipe is light, lemony, creamy, flavorful, and packed with plant protein! A fantastic pantry staple weeknight dinner, it’s simple to make yet elegant enough to serve to guests.
 
This pasta sauce starts with hummus – you can use store-bought or homemade hummus. It’s a tasty high protein & high fiber pasta sauce, and inexpensive too!
 
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What Is Hummus Pasta?

This easy hummus pasta is made by cooking your favorite type of pasta, and tossing it with a creamy hummus sauce and garlic. It’s great for using store-bought or homemade hummus.  I’ve made a few giant batches of homemade hummus in the past few weeks, and it makes the perfect high fiber/high protein snack. 
 
I’ve been making the hummus in my blender with dried chickpeas that I cook up real quick in the Instant Pot (my recipe is here) and it is so easy!  You can also use store-bought humus for this pasta, just make sure to add a little extra lemon to finish off the dish.

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.
This pasta is super thick, creamy, and has so much fresh lemon and garlic flavor in every bite!  When I make homemade hummus, I load up the raw garlic and I’ll add in garlic salt too for extra flavor – which is so perfect for this pasta.
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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
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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?

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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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

This hummus pasta sauce recipe is light, lemony, creamy, flavorful, and packed with vegan plant protein! A fantastic pantry staple weeknight  dinner, and great to meal prep for the week.
5 from 8 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Pasta
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 8
Calories 217 kcal

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 8gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 635IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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  1. 5 stars
    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.

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