These lemon spaghetti with spinach are the perfect recipe for busy weeknights! It’s a one pot meal, super delicious, comforting, and 100 % vegan! And it’s so creamy and has a deep lemon flavor. 

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you probably know that I’m totally in love with vegan pasta recipes. And I’m also a huge fan of one pot meals! So these lemon spaghetti are one of my all-time favorite pasta dishes! 

We usually make this dish a few times a month and I still can’t get enough of it. Sooo yummy!

At first, I was a bit skeptical about one pot pasta, but I just love that the pasta is cooked in the pasta sauce. This gives the pasta dish a much deeper flavor! And you’ve got less dirty pots and pans this way, which is also great.

The lemon spaghetti are actually more of a summer recipe, but I also love eating them in the winter. Maybe even more than in the summer! It kinda makes me feel like summer is already here. 

What You Need For The Lemon Spaghetti with Spinach

You might be surprised when you see the ingredient list for the lemon spaghetti. It’s super short!  No fancy or hard to find ingredients! You will be able to find all of the ingredients in any supermarket. 

You need: 

• one onion
• garlic
• vegetable broth
• coconut milk
• spaghetti
• one lemon
• fresh spinach
• salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes

As always, you can find the full ingredient list and the recipe instructions in a separate, printable recipe box at the end of this post.

How to Make Lemon Spaghetti:

The recipe for these lemon spaghetti couldn’t be much easier! You need only one pot to make this recipe and you actually don’t have to do much while the spaghetti are cooking. 

You only have to sauté the chopped onions and the garlic and then just add the remaining ingredients including the uncooked spaghetti. 

STEP 1: In a large pot, heat some oil and sauté the onion for 3 minutes until it becomes translucent. Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.

STEP 2: Add the uncoooked spaghetti, the vegetable broth, the coconut milk, and the lemon juice.

STEP 3: Stir a couple of times and gently push the spaghetti in the liquid when they’re soft enough (this might take a couple of minutes. Try not to break them when they’re still too hard). Cook for 15-18 minutes.

STEP 4: When the spaghetti are al dente, stir in the spinach and the lemon zest. Cook for 2 more minutes and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes:

• I usually cook my one pot lemon spaghetti on medium heat. Just make sure that the spaghetti are not sticking to the bottom once in a while. If this is the case, turn down the heat a bit. 
• Don’t be surprised that the cooking time is a bit longer than usual (15-18 minutes). The spaghetti won’t be over-cooked at all. They just need more time as they don’t have as much liquid as they would when you cook them in water. However, they will have a much deeper flavor this way!
• It will take some time until all of the spaghetti are covered with liquid. Don’t worry, that’s normal! Stir a couple of times and gently push the spaghetti in the liquid when they’re soft enough. This might take a couple of minutes. Try not to break them when they’re still too hard. 
• I usually use full-fat coconut milk for my lemon spaghetti to make it extra creamy. However, I had some readers try it with light coconut milk and they said it still turned out very creamy. 

More Delicious Vegan One Pot Pasta Recipes You Might Like: 

• Super Creamy Vegan One Pot Pasta with Coconut Milk and Red Curry Paste 
• Garlic Mushroom One Pot Pasta 
• Vegan One Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes 
• Vegan One Pot Spaghetti with Vegetables 

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I hope you like these vegan lemon spaghetti as much as we do around here!

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Lemon Spaghetti with Spinach

These lemon spaghetti with spinach are the perfect recipe for busy weeknights! It's a one pot meal, super delicious, comforting, and 100 % vegan!

Course Entrée

Cuisine Italian

Keyword lemon spaghetti

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 2 people

Calories 497 kcal

Author Sina

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup canned coconut milk (full fat)
• 9 oz spaghetti
• 3 cups fresh spinach
• lemon juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• salt
• pepper
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. In a large pot, heat some oil and sauté the onion for 3 minutes until it becomes translucent. Then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
2. Add the uncoooked spaghetti, the vegetable broth, the coconut milk, and the lemon juice. Stir a couple of times and gently push the spaghetti in the liquid when they're soft enough (this might take a couple of minutes. Try not to break them when they're still too hard). Cook for 15-18 minutes.
3. When the spaghetti are al dente, stir in the spinach and the lemon zest. Cook for 2 more minutes and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

• I usually cook my one pot lemon spaghetti on medium heat. Just make sure that the spaghetti are not sticking to the bottom once in a while. If this is the case, turn down the heat a bit. 
• Don't be surprised that the cooking time is a bit longer than usual (15-18 minutes). The spaghetti won't be over-cooked at all. They just need more time as they don't have as much liquid as they would when you cook them in water. However, they will have a much deeper flavor this way!
• It will take some time until all of the spaghetti are covered with liquid. Don't worry that's normal! Stir a couple of times and gently push the spaghetti in the liquid when they're soft enough. This might take a couple of minutes. Try not to break them when they're still too hard. 
• I usually use full-fat coconut for my lemon spaghetti to make it extra creamy. However, I had some readers try it with light coconut milk and they said it still turned out very creamy. 

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Spaghetti with Spinach

Amount Per Serving

Calories 497 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 19g 95%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Potassium 308mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 64g 21%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 15g

Protein 13g 26%

Vitamin A 45%

Vitamin C 32%

Calcium 6%

Iron 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.