8 Vegan Pasta Dishes That Won't Weigh You Down

This revamped caprese salad only takes 30 minutes to make—just swap out the usual mozzarella for avocado, and let the fresh basil and juicy tomatoes do the rest. Enjoy it as a side for dinner or make it part of your main meal for a delicious weekday lunch. 

Get the recipe: Vegan Avocado Caprese Pasta Salad

Replace pasta with zoodles—zucchini noodles—for a lightened-up bowl full of veggies. The creamy avocado lime sauce takes the creamy bowl to next-level status.

Get the recipe: Summer Zoodle Glow Bowl

One pot makes this pasta dish fast, easy, delicious, and fun to make. A fresh spin on typical weeknight pasta with artichokes, capers, olives, tomatoes, chickpeas, and spices. Pro tip: Cook the pasta in with the sauce to really soak up all the flavors.

Get the recipe: One-Pot Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca with Chickpeas and Artichoke

Heavy on the veggies, this recipe replaces mayo with tahini for the dressing. The tangy and lemony pasta salad is perfect for summer parties and lunches.

Get the recipe: Broccoli Tahini Pasta Salad

Cheesy, peppery, crunchy, and creamy: This kale Caesar salad checks all the taste-bud boxes with its yummy hemp-seed dressing. Plus, mixing in kale makes for a plant-powered pasta dish that's healthy, satisfying, and a fun remix on the traditional Caesar.

Get the recipe: Vegan Kale Caesar Pasta Salad

Twenty minutes and some simple, fresh ingredients are all you need to make this summer-inspired pasta. With juicy tomatoes, fresh corn, and the creamiest avocado sauce, you'll be making it time and time again.

Get the recipe: Avocado Pasta

Colorful, bold, and beautiful, this recipe will become one of your summer staples. Packed with rainbow veggie goodness plus a yummy Italian dressing, it all comes together in 20 minutes for a quick dinner or lunch.

Get the recipe: 20-Minute Rainbow Veggie Pasta Salad

This pasta dish is lemony, loaded with veggies, and ready in 30 minutes. The vegan white sauce is rich in flavor but light in texture so you won't feel lethargic once you finish. 

Get the recipe: Creamy Vegan Lemon Asparagus Pasta