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Creamy Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

By Erin · June 3, 2019 · Updated July 27, 2021 · 10 Comments

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This vegan roasted red pepper pasta is made with jarred roasted red peppers and the sauce only takes five minutes to prepare! It's vegan-friendly and super creamy, and makes for a great meatless meal. 

A plate of pasta with roasted red pepper sauce and basil as a garnish

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Oatly. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting brands that support this site! 

Raise your hand if you’ve tried roasted red pepper pasta. ….no? I hadn’t either, but ever since making this vodka rigatoni, I’ve been on a huge “make your own sauce” kick, and I don’t just mean marinara sauce. Homemade roasted red pepper sauce is SO fresh and is ready in around—wait for it—FIVE MINUTES. So basically you have to make it now. 

I’ve partnered with my friends over at Oatly to bring you this recipe and I couldn’t be more excited. I first tried Oatly back in 2017, and I still get giddy when I see it popping up in stores. If you haven’t tried it, Oatly is a plant-based milk made from oats. In my opinion, oats have a pretty neutral taste, so it’s easy to use in virtually any recipe where you’d normally use milk. 

A pot full of pasta

ROASTED RED PEPPER PASTA INGREDIENTS

  • your favorite pasta
  • a jar of roasted red peppers (peppers only)
  • raw cashews
  • garlic
  • Oatly oatmilk
  • olive oil
  • nutritional yeast
  • red pepper flakes

A close up shot of pasta covered in sauce

HOW TO MAKE ROASTED RED PEPPER PASTA SAUCE

This recipe starts like most pasta dishes in that you want to begin by making the pasta. Bring water to a boil then cook the pasta until it’s al dente. Drain it, then pour the pasta back into the pot. 

For the roasted red pepper pasta sauce, you’re going to heat the minced garlic in a saucepan for 1-2 minutes, and then transfer it into a blender, along with the remaining ingredients (except the basil). Then, pulse for one full minute or until the sauce is creamy and smooth. If you don’t own a high-power blender, use your food processor instead. 

To heat the sauce, pour it back into the saucepan you used to heat the garlic and warm it up to your liking. Last, pour the pasta into the saucepan and stir until it’s coated with sauce. Alternatively, you can pour the sauce over the pasta and stir it that way. 

The very last step is to add chopped basil. This might seem like a step to skip, but don’t! The basil pairs so well with the roasted red peppers, so it’s an absolute must. 

A plate of pasta covered in red pepper sauce 

ADD-INS

I didn’t include any add-ins as I wanted to keep this recipe super simple, but if you happen to have one or more of the following ingredients, feel free to throw them in: 

  • spinach
  • kale
  • parsley
  • mushrooms
  • zucchini
  • grape tomatoes

WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS PASTA

  • arugula sun-dried tomato salad
  • garlic broccoli steaks
  • roasted carrots with tarragon pesto 

OTHER VEGAN RECIPES

  • Mediterranean hummus bowl
  • Chimichurri cauliflower steaks
  • Spicy tofu vegan enchiladas 
A close up shot of pasta covered in sauce

Creamy Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

This roasted red pepper pasta is super fresh, vegan-friendly and the sauce can be made in just 5 minutes!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Erin

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. pasta
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • ¼ cup olive oil divided
  • 16 oz. roasted red peppers peppers only, 1 jar
  • ¼ cup raw cashews
  • ½ cup Oatly oatmilk
  • 1 ½ tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil, then cook pasta until it's done. Drain pasta, then pour it back into the pot.
  • For the sauce: heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and garlic cloves in a large saucepan and cook garlic for 1-2 minutes. Transfer garlic and olive oil to a blender, then add the remaining sauce ingredients except the basil to the blender and pulse for 1 minute or until the sauce is smooth and creamy. If you don't own a high-power blender, use a food processor instead.
  • Pour the sauce over the pasta, or pour the pasta into the saucepan with the sauce and stir to combine. Before serving, distribute pasta onto plates, then sprinkle with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

-Basil is optional, though I think it adds even more flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 389mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg
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VEGAN roasted red pepper pasta made with cashews, roasted red peppers, oatmilk, and garlic #vegan #pasta

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About Erin

Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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  1. Mallory says

    May 06, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    I’m excitedly pulling out ingredients to make this for dinner... but I don’t have oat milk! Do you think cashew milk would work!? TIA.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      May 06, 2021 at 8:27 pm

      Yes any milk will work!

      Reply
  2. Tiff says

    January 12, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    What are the cashews for then i don’t see it i. The recipe instructions

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 12, 2020 at 5:08 pm

      The cashews are for the sauce-- you'll end them into the blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients!

      Reply
  3. Cherri Blair- Drayton says

    December 06, 2019 at 9:19 am

    Do you drain the red peppers?

    Reply
    • Erin says

      December 06, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Yes!

      Reply
  4. Rabma Grandma says

    November 21, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    Haven't tried but will!! Love love love the Oatly milk, the chocolate one goes so fast at the supermarket i was able to get it once only...

    Reply
  5. Ijo Nopuente says

    June 18, 2019 at 11:51 pm

    5 stars
    Never tried pasta without any meat or fish so this is kinda new to me. I'll definitely try this on the weekends. 🙂

    Reply
  6. irene says

    June 12, 2019 at 9:11 am

    I always boil my pasta and am good to go, now i will definitely spice it up.

    Reply
  7. jess @choosingchia says

    June 07, 2019 at 2:51 pm

    This looks so creamy, need to try this!!

    Reply

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