Our vegetarian pasta recipes are the easiest dishes to throw together for your next soirée
When you're busy, a packet of pasta is a store cupboard saviour that'll please a crowd every single time. One of the best things about pasta is that it doesn't need a rich, meaty sauce to make it sing. A light Parmesan and lemon sauce and plenty of fresh, seasonal vegetables is all your packet of pasta needs to transform into something utterly delicious.
With this in mind, we've gathered together our favourite vegetarian pasta recipes, from a bright, veg-packed courgette pasta to our ultimate macaroni cheese.
Whether you want to spend minutes whizzing up a fresh pesto or a couple of hours creating a beautiful cannelloni bake, these simple vegetarian pasta dishes are some of our favourites to make.
Best vegetarian pasta recipes
Pasta alla Genevoise
Pasta with pesto is a classic vegetarian pasta dish. Our recipe for traditional Genevoise pesto is simple and delicious, and pairs perfectly with pasta and potatoes, spooned over fish or stirred into a risotto.
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni
If you're feeding a crowd, this spinach and ricotta cannelloni is a total winner. Creamy ricotta and fresh spinach are coated in silky pasta rolls and a tangy tomato sauce in this simple yet impressive bake.
Cauliflower cheese gnocchi bake
This creamy gnocchi recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It combines gnocchi with the classic cauliflower cheese and a zesty salsa verde for added freshness. Serve with roasted cauliflower leaves and greens for a weeknight treat.
Celeriac carbonara
Carbonara is a pasta classic made even better with our deliciously unique celeriac sauce. Serve with plenty of grated Parmesan and a good glug of extra virgin olive oil for a sumptuous meat-free dinner.
Margherita gnocchi bake
Combining two of the ultimate comfort foods, margherita pizza and gnocchi, this warming, cheesy dish is the perfect pasta bake. The cherry tomato and basil sauce is perfectly sweet and tangy, while oodles of melty mozzarella is as beautiful as it is delicious.
Courgette, lemon and broad bean pasta
When courgettes are in season, you can't beat our beautifully simple courgette pasta recipe. We've used broad beans and lemon alongside courgettes for extra veggies and zest.
Pumpkin and ricotta gnocchi
Our pumpkin gnocchi with ricotta and basil is the ideal recipe for busy weeknights. There's minimal chopping, less than half an hour in the oven, fewer than ten ingredients, and only one tray to wash up. Midweek heaven.
Baked spaghetti
We’ve made this incredibly low effort yet very delicious baked one-pot spaghetti dish that involves no pre-cooking of the spaghetti. The spaghetti cooks into the sauce which releases starch as it cooks, making the sauce extra creamy and delicious.
Macaroni cheese
Macaroni cheese is a total classic that everyone should know how to make. Our version has a creamy, cheesy sauce with an extra crispy topping made from an unexpected ingredient. Serve alongside lemony greens to cut through all the richness.
One-pot mushroom gnocchi bake
This gnocchi bake is outrageously tasty, and always a winner whenever we make it. We've topped it with Taleggio, but mozzarella is fine. Plus, it's a one-pot wonder, which means less washing up (and more time eating pasta).
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