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This Hummus Pasta is an easy, filling and delicious dinner fix! All you need is 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, and one pot to make this healthy and hearty main.
Hummus pasta has been a staple in my diet for years. I mean, what’s not to love? It’s budget-friendly, made with common pantry ingredients, and comes together in only 20 minutes. Plus, my version requires only 5 ingredients and one pot to make it!
First things first: pick your pasta. I like to use a bean-based pasta to give this meal some plant protein and make it heartier, but you can really use whatever you’d like. After you cook those noodles up & drain them, we’ll make our creamy, dreamy sauce — in the same pot!
Next, we’ll make a simple sauce with Hummus, Water, and Lemon Juice. Thinning out the Hummus with water makes a thick and creamy sauce – almost like a healthier Alfredo! The Lemon Juice helps to add a little acid to the sauce and enhance the flavors of the Hummus. I’ve had it both with and without, and it definitely makes a difference.
I like to use my homemade Garlic Hummus for this recipe – it makes a huge batch, and I always wind up with leftovers. However, you can also use store-bought hummus. I’d recommend using a Garlic or Roasted Red Pepper flavor, but it can work with any flavor/variety.
Now that we’ve got our pasta and sauce, it’s time to add in some veggies for extra flavor! I kept things pretty simple here with some sun-dried tomatoes and fresh parsley, but you could also enjoy it with:
- Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, & Thyme
- Fresh Tomato, Kalamata Olives, & Basil
- Roasted Broccoli and Nutritional Yeast
Basically, the possibilities are endless and it’s very easy to enjoy this dish year-round. Especially because you can serve it warm or chilled! It’s more reminiscent of a cream-based sauce when warm, but I also enjoy it as a hearty “pasta salad” when cold. The sauce helps to keep the pasta saucy without drying out, so it keeps well for picnics or meal prep.
A Few Final Thoughts:
- Looking for more ways to use your leftover Hummus? Try this 3 Ingredient Salad Dressing.
- How about more easy Pasta recipes? You’ll also love this One Pot Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff, this Avocado Pesto Pasta, and this Instant Pot Penne Puttanesca!
- Finally, if you make this recipe and decide to share it on Facebook or Instagram, don’t forget to tag me @FromMyBowl + #FromMyBowl! I love seeing your delicious recreations 🙂
5 Ingredient Hummus Pasta
This Hummus Pasta is an easy, filling and delicious dinner fix! All you need is 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, and one pot to make this healthy and hearty main.
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 Servings 1x
- Category: main
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
- 8 oz. Pasta of choice, gluten-free if necessary
- ⅔–1 cup Garlic Hummus*
- ¼ cup Sun-dried Tomatoes, sliced
- ½ –¾ cup Filtered Water
- Juice of ½ Lemon
- Fresh Parsley or Basil, for serving
- Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook your pasta according to package instructions.
- Use a colander to drain your pasta, but do not rinse. Return the pot to the stove over medium-low heat. Mix the hummus and 1/2 cup of filtered water together in the base of the pot, then slowly whisk additional water into the sauce until it reaches your desired consistency. Add in the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Return the pasta to the pot and fold it into the sauce. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice, plus any salt & pepper if necessary. Transfer into serving bowls, top with fresh herbs, and enjoy!
Notes
- 2/3 cup of Hummus will lightly coat the pasta; if you’d like things to be saucier, I suggest using 1+ cup. You can also experiment with different flavors of Hummus!
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Do you have the nutritional information for the recipe?
I don’t for this recipe, but feel free to enter the ingredients into any online nutrition calculator!
I recently began lactose intolerant and found this recipe. It’s so creamy I didn’t miss cheese. Quick and easy. Thank you!
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Glad you enjoyed, Kate!
This was delicious! Added nutritional yeast and a splash of wine to the hummus/water. Thank you for the inspiration.
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This was perfect to make when I thought that I wanted to eat some pasta and some hummus for dinner, but didn’t know how to combine them…lol and behold, I googled and your recipe hit the spot! I used pasta water to thin the sauce and didn’t add any lemon juice as my hummus was plenty tangy already. Sooo good and sooo easy!
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Haha well that worked out! Hummus is so great, so why not on pasta? Happy to hear you liked it!
This was so yummy! I made it with store bought hummus ????. I’ll be trying the garlic hummus soon!
Glad you enjoyed it! Garlic should be a good one!
This pasta looks so creamy and delicious! 🙂
Thank you!
oops, meant to write ‘throw’!!!
I would reserve some of the pasta cooking water to use – why through it all away only to add in some water later? Using pasta cooking water to help in a white sauce is done in other recipes.
You could certainly do that, Laurie 🙂
As soon as I opened this email today, I knew what I was making for dinner tonight! And I’m glad I did! It was so delicious. My one and a half year old LOVED it. I used chipotle hummus from the Costco 3-pack and lime juice instead of lemon, and so happy with it! Thanks so much!
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Yum! I’m glad everyone enjoyed it 🙂
Looks great! I always wanted to know what to do with all the uneaten hummus~!
Thank you, Shannon!