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You will love this quick and easy Hummus Pasta with Asparagus!
What happens when you combine two of the best foods ever? Hummus Pasta! This vegan dish is an absolutely amazing budget-friendly and fuss-free comfort food, that’s also healthy, oil-free, and oh so yummy. Hummus pasta makes an awesome spring meal with fresh asparagus and lemon zest, that’s great both cold and warm. If you are a hummus lover, it’s a must-try recipe!
This recipe is ridiculously simple to make, but it’s still out-of-this-world delicious! It’s really just the perfect weeknight dinner recipe, since it takes no more than 15 minutes to make, requires just a few simple ingredients, and it’s totally versatile. You can use whatever hummus you like or have at home, then just adjust the consistency with a little bit of pasta water for a creamy sauce. I really love a simple lemony hummus, pumpkin hummus or roasted pepper hummus. But if you are not a fan of chickpeas, you can use other legumes, such as white beans, kidney beans, or black beans.
Asparagus is in season now and I just can’t get enough, but there are endless other veggies that go super well with hummus pasta. Bell pepper, artichokes, spinach, kale, cherry tomatoes and broccoli are some of my favorites.
I like to use spaghetti or linguine for this recipe when I serve it immediately warm, and something short, like penne or rotini when I plan to eat it cold, as a pasta salad. But you can also make it with zucchini noodles for a lighter version, all up to you.
Check out some of my other quick pasta recipe:
- Red Lentil and Spinach Pasta
- Pasta with Kidney Bean Sauce
- Beet and Coconut Pasta
- Asparagus and Lima Bean Pasta Salad
- Simple Vegan Lemon Miso Pasta
- Spinach and Caramelized Onion Pasta
- Creamy Wild Garlic Spring Pasta
- Simple Vegan Gnocchi Puttanesca
- Hungarian Potato Pasta
- Quick Avocado Pasta
- Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Pecans
If you try this recipe, let me know! I would highly appreciate if you could leave a comment and rate it. Also don’t forget to take a picture and tag it on Instagram (use the hashtag #greenevi) or post it on Facebook! I love seeing what you come up with! ♥︎
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Quick Hummus Pasta with Asparagus
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 350 g/12 oz pasta of your choice (use GF if needed)
- 600 g/21 oz asparagus, cut into smaller pieces
For the hummus
- 2 cups of cooked chickpeas
- 2–3 cloves of garlic
- 1.5 lemons, juiced (+ save the zest for serving)
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, adding asparagus during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain (reserving some of the cooking liquid) and return to pot.
- Meanwhile add chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and chili flakes to a food processor and blend until creamy. Season with salt and pepper, and adjust consistency with pasta water (you’ll need 1/3-1/2 cup of water).
- Add hummus to drained pasta and asparagus, and mix well. Serve immediately warm or at room temperature with lemon zest on top. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Vegan
Yesterday I had a salad with hummus dressing too..and can’t wait to make another one. So healthy, delicious and good for us.
That sounds absolutely perfect, Angie 🙂
Yum! I love asparagus so much, so glad it’s in season. I need to try putting hummus with pasta for sure! x
Hahaha, I’m totally crazy about it too, asparagus season is the best season 😛
Hummus as a pasta sauce- what a great idea! loved it totally.
It’s really such a great combo 😉
Hummus and pasta are my two favourite foods! Love this, Evi!
Hahaha, same with me 😛
I’ve never thought about combining pasta with hummus, it looks sooo good! Definitely have to try this!
Once I was out of tomato sauce and only had a can of chickpeas, so I made hummus to use it as a pizza sauce. Ever since I eat hummus as a sauce with everything, it’s seriously good 😉
I would never have thought of incorporating hummus into pasta, but I don’t see the reason why not! I can easily imagine those nutty notes hummus will introduce. Very interesting!
Oh, it’s seriously good, especially if you’re a hummus fan 😛
Made this dish and it was full of flavour. The family loved it.
I’m so happy to hear your all liked it, Kimberly 🙂
Love it
I’m very happy to hear that 🙂