This tangy and salty Lemon Pasta Recipe is an elegant family dinner. Its a quick and easy vegan Italian dish that’s beautifully flavored.
I have made this dish so many times that I could not be more excited to share it here with you all. The lemon butter sauce in this recipe is not only aromatic but appetizing too. It is a perfect blend of herbs and seasonings that makes this lemon pasta absolutely desirable.
My vegetarian cajun pasta is a must a try and is so flavorful and easy. Plus its a great back to school recipe as well.
Ingredients for Lemon Pasta Recipe
Vegan Butter
Oregano
Basil
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Nutritional yeast
Vegetable broth
Coconut milk
Salt
Pepper
Angel hair pasta
Topping
Fresh basil
All these are easily available ingredients and you all must be already having them in your pantry.
Ingredient notes:
- Vegan butter – if you are wondering that I should have used olive oil instead then let me tell you that vegan butter makes this pasta dish buttery and tasteful even more than just oil. Also, a little vegan butter in your diet is good for your body because we all know that our body needs healthy fats.
- Nutritional Yeast – I used it here to give this pasta dish a cheesy flavor. However, you may use vegan Parmesan cheese as well if desired.
- Vegetable broth – I used it to give this recipe a nice flavorful base. So, therefore instead of adding water I would insist you to add vegetable broth to get the exact delicious lemony pasta.
- Coconut milk – for this I used lightened and unsweetened coconut milk that comes in a tetra pack. Its better to not use the canned coconut milk because that will give a very strong coconut flavor to this dish which would overpower the lemony taste in this pasta recipe.
How to make this Lemon Pasta Recipe
- Firstly, I melted vegan butter in a skillet and added oregano and basil.
- Secondly, I added lemon juice, lemon zest and nutritional yeast followed by sauteing.
- Next, I added coconut milk, vegetable broth, salt and pepper and gave it a nice stir.
- Thereafter, I tossed in cooked angel hair pasta.
Lastly, I garnished it with fresh basil and served immediately.
With such few steps you all must have realized that it’s an easy lemon pasta.
Expert tips:
- I used cast iron skillet here for the simple health reasons. But it’s better to use heavy bottom skillet or even Dutch oven for even cooking of the lemon butter sauce for pasta.
- While melting butter, do not let it melt completely. Just when it starts to melt, flavor it with the herbs so as so get the herbed butter taste.
- While pouring coconut milk and vegetable broth make sure to bring the flame at low-medium heat so as to avoid any splashing and over cooking.
This pasta recipe tastes best when served immediately. However, you may keep cooked angel hair spaghetti ready in the refrigerator ahead of time.
Usually garlic breads go well with this. A side Italian salad would also pair well with it. Sometimes, I also serve this garlic jalapeno dinner roll with it.
You may blend cashew nuts in water and use instead of coconut milk. I have provided it’s detail in the notes under recipe card below.
I have not used too much lemon juice here. In fact, I have tried to bring out the flavor mostly with lemon zest and a combination all other ingredients. So therefore, its not overly sour but has a nice subtle lemon flavor to it.
I would not recommend using lemon extract here at all. A very little amount of lemon juice and some lemon zest does wonder to this recipe. Moreover, its always better to use natural ingredients to get the fresh taste in majority of the dishes.
I am sure by now you all must be drooling over this vegan lemon pasta. I would urge you to go ahead and make this right now because it will become your top most favorite dish in the very first bite.
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Spaghetti aglio e olio
Vegan Habanero Cauliflower Spaghetti
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Creamy Coconut Pasta
Jalapeno Cheese Pasta
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Lemon Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegan butter
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk (tetra pack)
- 3/4 tsp salt or as per taste
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- 3 cups cooked angle hair pasta
Topping
- Fresh basil
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet at medium flame and add oregano and basil to it.
- Then, add lemon juice, zest of lemon and nutritional yeast and saute for 20 seconds.
- Then, bring the flame to low-medium heat and pour in vegetable broth, milk, salt and pepper. Stir it nicely.
- Lastly,toss in angle hair pasta. Give it one boil at high heat and turn it off.
- Now, garnish with chopped fresh basil and serve immediately.
Notes
- Variation: If you do not want coconut milk in then you can simple blend ¼ cup cashew nuts in ¾ cup water and use that instead in step 3.
- This recipe tastes best with angel hair pasta but you can substitute thin spaghetti if desired.
- How to measure pasta – A little less than ½ of 16 oz uncooked angle hair would give 3 cups cooked angel hair pasta.
- Make sure to coconut milk that comes in tetra pack and not the canned coconut milk.
- This recipe tastes best when served immediately.
Nutrition
Cory Varga says
Love lemon and pasta combo. You gave me a great dinner idea so thank you!
Sharon says
This zesty citrus pasta is the perfect easy dinner. It’s great that it’s vegan too, perfect for meatless Monday dinners.
Sylia says
The coconut-lemon combo sounds delicious for dinner on a hot summer day. Thank you for sharing!
Gunjan says
Thank you Sylia!
Amanda says
This is one delicious pasta! I love the creaminess the coconut milk adds, and the fresh lemon makes it perfect for summer.
Paula Montenegro says
I love a squeeze of lemon in my pasta, but you took it to another level with nutritional yeast and coconut milk! I’m dying to try this! Thanks for sharing.
Aditi Bahl says
Summers truly resonates with lemon flavor . It is one of my personal favorites too. Your recipe pic looked so tempting with the name, and after reading it I totally fell for it. This will be our dinner tonite. Can’t wait to try. Coconut milk and lemon, can’t get better than this.
Mikayla says
This was really tasty! So glad you shared the tip about the type of coconut milk to use, I can see how using the canned stuff would completely change the sauce. It had just the right amount of creaminess and lemony flavor!
Gunjan says
Thank you Mikayla!
Eva says
An interesting vegan variation of a classic Italian. My flatmate used to make creamy lemon pasta when we were studying in Pisa. Lemon, cream and butter are such easy ingredients to find even on a tight budget, after all!
Gunjan says
Thank you Eva! yes, these ingredients are so easy to find and usually is always handy at home.
veenaazmanov says
Pasta is one of my family favorite Dinner option. Love your recipe. Looks like a creamy and delicious dish with the lovely lemon flavor given to it. Yum
Gunjan says
Thank you Veena 🙂
Candice says
Thank you for making a vegan version of this favorite pasta of mine! Your simple ingredients and instructions made it so easy to make. Will be making this one again!
Gunjan says
I am so happy it worked out for you and you liked it as well.