dietary pasta sauce

Nut-Free Vegan Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

A nut-free vegan pumpkin pasta sauce with sage, garlic and oat milk for an easy creamy fall dinner without dairy.

5Prep min
18Cook min
23Total min
4 servingsYield
Golden nut-free vegan pumpkin pasta sauce with sage
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Nut-Free Vegan Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

23 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened oat milk
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth or pasta water
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook garlic and sage for 30 seconds.

  2. 2

    Add pumpkin puree, oat milk, broth and nutmeg. Stir until smooth.

  3. 3

    Simmer gently for 5 to 7 minutes.

  4. 4

    Stir in nutritional yeast and season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Add hot pasta and toss, using more pasta water if needed.

Helpful notes

  • Use plain pumpkin puree, not sweetened pie filling.
  • Oat milk gives body without nuts or dairy.

Rigatoni and shells are excellent with this thick sauce.

Storage

Refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 2 months.