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Close-up shot of the skillet on the white marble cooktop, with a sprinkle of vegan parmesan cheese on top of the pasta and spinach mixture, ready to serve

20-Minute Pasta with Vegetables Recipe

This Easy Vegan Vegetable Pasta is a quick and wholesome meal, featuring caramelized shallots, garlic, and wilted spinach tossed with perfectly cooked linguine for a comforting dish!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine vegan
Servings 3
Calories 429 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • Large skillet
  • Ladle
  • Wooden spoon or spatula
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 shallots chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 8 ounces spinach leaves
  • 8 ounces linguine or spaghetti
  • 1/4 cup vegan parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Boil a large pot of salted water.
    Close-up shot of a large stainless steel pot on the white marble cooktop, with salted water bubbling as it boils, ready for pasta
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet; sauté shallots for 5 minutes until soft. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
    Close-up shot of a black skillet on the white marble cooktop with olive oil heating. Chopped shallots and minced garlic are sautéing, turning golden.
  • Stir in spinach and cook until wilted.
    Close-up shot of fresh spinach leaves being added to the sautéed shallots, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the black skillet on the white marble cooktop. The spinach starts to wilt.
  • Cook pasta in salted water for slightly more than half the recommended time.
    Close-up shot of linguine being dropped into a large pot of boiling salted water, steam rising
  • Add pasta and 2 ladles of pasta water to the skillet. Simmer, stirring until water evaporates.
  • Gradually add 1-2 more ladles of pasta water, stirring until pasta is al dente.
    Close-up shot of the cooked linguine being added to the skillet with wilted spinach, shallots, and garlic. Two ladles of pasta water are being poured into the skillet, simmering
  • Sprinkle with vegan parmesan and serve.
    Close-up shot of the skillet on the white marble cooktop, with a sprinkle of vegan parmesan cheese on top of the pasta and spinach mixture, ready to serve