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 it 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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Lemon Spaghetti with Spinach
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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.
I tried this recipe last night and it was SO good! My boyfriend and I loved it. It was super easy to make. It didn’t have a ton of complicated ingredients. Not a lot of chopping to do. Super quick, easy and delicious! This recipe is a keeper just as is. The only bummer was that I probably should have made MORE to have for left overs the next day! ha ha
I made this last night and it was so easy and delicious. I used fettuccine and added a little more garlic and lots of spinach. It was amazing!!!
A regular go to in our house, full of flavor and really delicious!
Thanks for sharing such great recipes 😋
I made this lemon spaghetti today and our whole family loved it. Delicious and creamy.
I think this is awesome!! It’s really light for a pasta dish. I totally messed up and had to double everything and even then, it came out awesome.
Delicious, quick & EASY!!
This was delicious! So creamy and different from any kind of pasta we’ve ever made! We will definitely be making this again! Thank you for the great recipes! We are going to be trying the carrot pasta tonight for dinner!