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.
Related Recipes:
- Super Creamy Vegan One Pot Pasta with Coconut Milk and Red Curry Paste
- Lemon Orzo
- Garlic Mushroom One Pot Pasta
- Vegan One Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes
- Vegan One Pot Spaghetti with Vegetables
- Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
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Sina
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.
Michele
We are low-fat vegan, so used oat milk and it was thick and delicious without the added fat. Loved the ingredients and flavors!
Stephy
So delicious and easy! Also, very budget friendly for this full-time student! I added some nutritional yeast and fresh basil. Just really good! Thank you!
Elizabeth Villegas
Decided to put a load to wash before calling everyone to dinner, walked in and all my boys already had a bowl of the pasta (it took all of 3 minutes for them to finish it) So no picture! They loved it. L.O.V.E.D – it! My varsity Football player asked to serve it for team dinner!
Kristen
I’ve had this recipe a while and finally had an opportunity to make it. It was really tasty and easy, and in one pot, hooray! Now I see people talking about using lite coconut milk and I think I might make it with that next time, to cut down the richness just a tad. I added a whole lemon’s worth of juice and zest to make it extra-lemony. Thanks for the recipe!
Cindy
Luv, luv, luv this pasta dish. For me, anything with pasta does it, but this was special. Thank you.
Kelly
LOVE this!! I rarely eat leftovers but made extra since I had company and I ate it for two days following until it was gone.
Lynn
I’m not a super huge pasta fan but this was excellent. I don’t use full fat coconut milk (17-19%) and it still turns out very creamy. If it turns out without the onion I’ll make it more often.
matt
this is great! i added a bit more garlic, pasta, and broth than the recipe called for. plus a bit of siracha, and some artichoke hearts. very filling and delicious!
Alma
Sooo gooood!!! The flavors go so well! Nothing is overpowering. The flavors of the lemon, garlic, chili flakes & the starchy pasta marry so well! I used angel hair & i felt like every bite was just loaded with flavor! My noodles were soft & delicious. 5 stars! Easy, easy to make.
Linh Ly
Wow…I made this the moment I saw the recipe on Pinterest, because it was everything I had in the house. Subbed angel hair for spaghetti, and this was amazing.
Linda Howerton
Oh my!!! This was amazing!! I’m going to make this to take to potluck Sunday! And now I’m off to make another one of your one pot pasta meals😊😊😊
Wendy Troxler
We are just starting to make a change toward vegan eating! This recipe was amazing. My 3 kids and husband really liked it. I used my spiralizer and made zucchini noodles and added to the pasta. That was the only change but everyone said it was a keeper! Thanks for the recipe.
Am
Has anyone tried spaghetti squash or rice pasta?
Natalie
I just made this with lentil pasta and it worked out perfectly. Just be mindful that rice pasta may vary in its cooking time to make sure to check. Spaghetti squash isn’t absorbent so I would not think that it would work well.
Chelsea
This pasta recipe is great!! I’m a beginner cooker and this recipe was easy and foolproof lol, and it tastes sooooo good:)
Trina
Just cooked this for myself and my boyfriend, chucked some vegan chicken in too and it was absolutely delicious and so easy! Will definitely be making it again