I definitely got a thing for vegan one pot pasta or one pot meals in general! This vegan one pot pasta with spinach and tomatoes is super easy to make, incredibly healthy, packed with flavor, and SO delicious!! It’s one of my favorite meals for busy weeknights.
This vegan one pot pasta is actually a spin-off of my Asian style vegan one pot pasta, which became super popular on Pinterest. In just a couple of months, it became one of the most popular recipes on the blog. No wonder, it’ soooo yummy! The secret ingredients to make it so creamy and flavorful are coconut milk and red curry paste. You actually don’t have to add any water. This recipe just calls for diced tomatoes, coconut milk, and red curry paste. This might seem a bit weird at first, but I can promise you it really works and it’s so delicious! I had so many people trying it and I got lots of lovely comments from you guys.
Here a just a few examples:
“This was amazing! I wouldn’t add or change a thing, and I never give five stars but I would on this one. ” (Cindy)
“This was by far the most impressive vegan recipe I’ve had. I’m kinda new to the vegan lifestyle. This dish was delicious! I did worry there wasn’t enough liquid but it turned out just right! ” (Amber)
“Just made this recipe and it turned out great! I loved how creamy and flavorful it was! I will definitely be making this again! ” (Victoria)
Comments like these really make my days, you guys! Thank you!
So because you all liked it so much I just had to come up with another version of this vegan one pot pasta. This time, I left out the peas and the zucchini and used spinach and cherry tomatoes instead. And instead of fussili, I used rigatoni. Pure comfort food!!
What You’ll Need for This Vegan One Pot Pasta
- one onion
- two cloves of garlic
- uncooked rigatoni
- canned diced tomatoes
- coconut milk
- red curry paste
- cherry tomatoes
- spinach
- salt and pepper
You first sauté the onion and then add the rest of the ingredients (including the uncooked pasta) at the same time. Sounds pretty easy, doesn’t it? As always, you can find the full ingredient list and the recipe instructions in a separate recipe box at the end of the post.
I hope you enjoy this vegan one pot pasta as much as we do around here!
Sina – xx
Vegan One Pot Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 4 cups uncooked rigatoni
- 2 teaspoons red curry paste (make sure it's vegan)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 3 cups canned diced tomatoes
- 1 cup canned full fat coconut milk
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 handful fresh spinach
- black pepper, to taste
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat some oil in a large pot and sauté the onion for about 2-3 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Then add the remaining ingredients except for the fresh spinach and cherry tomatoes.
- Cook for about 13 minutes, then add the cherry tomatoes and the spinach and cook for two more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Enjoy!
omg.. this looked so good! I love curry and tomatoes! definitely going to try making it! May I know if I keep this in the fridge and reheat them up to eat?
By the way, I’m a non-vegan from Singapore, but I have been trying to pack vegan lunch for work.. so if this can pack well for lunch.. I’m definitely going to try it. thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
I have made this a few times as I love it. Tomorrow I am making it for 25 people and just noticed that you can vary the number of people it will serve which is useful. I did notice, however, that the times don’t change.
I LOVE this recipe! I have experimented with it a good bit. My favorite changes are that I use sun-dried tomatoes instead of fresh cherry tomatoes. I also add lots of fresh sliced mushrooms (toward the end of the cooking time.) I use only half a can of coconut milk, with vegetable broth replacing half of a can. This makes it a bit less caloric. DELICIOUS!!!
Auch wieder ein wirklich super leckeres und einfaches Rezept!
Wie soviele, die ich bisher von Deinem Blog nachgekocht habe.
Vielen herzlichen Dank liebe Sina!!!
I made this last night and it was so delicious!!!! I used organic brown rice pasta and it worked perfectly. I used two cans of petite diced tomatoes and even had to add a little water to make sure the pasta was cooked like I like it. Had to use green curry paste because I could not find red curry paste that was vegan as the recipe indicates. It turned out super delicious, but super sweet. I finally figured out why…… I used grape tomatoes instead of cherry and I had no idea there was such a big difference in the sweetness between the two. Definitely using cherry tomatoes next time.
I was definitely thrown off by the idea of adding curry powder and red curry paste to rigatoni but wowwww this is good. Awesome recipe.
Loved this! Perfect for a cold winter night and so quick and easy! Yum!!
This was so delicious! I made a separate one for my boyfriend and added ground turkey and we both LOVED it!
What happens if you use light coconut milk instead of full fat? I have three cans of the light stuff in my cupboard that I want to use up!
I always use light!!!
I just made this & it is Amazing!!! I just went vegan from vegetarian & have been looking for great recipes with dairy substitutes. The whole family loved including the kids. Thank you & I’ll try the other one.
we love this, made it tonight for/ with our son and family, everybody loved it!
Saw the measurement comments later, but I have a cup measure. Had to try what a “can” of coconut milk is, I use the Swedish box sort of milk, it was fantastic!
So good!! We’ve made this twice now! :-)
Just made this recipe with a few minor adjustments (more liquid & longer cooking time plus only had green curry paste so added teaspoon of chilli powder) & it was a massive hit for both me & my fiancé, will definitely make again, often!!
Thank you :)
I made this a month ago and am making it again tonight. So easy, rich, and flavorful. Thanks!
Made this tonight and it’s so good! I did reduce the curry paste amount though and left the curry powder out. This is definitely going into our regular rotation.
Would appreciate amounts in grams. Haven’t a clue what a cup means. Coffee cup, tea cup. How big is a cup
Hi Mary,
I use regular U.S. measurement cups, no coffee or tea cups. ;-) One cup equals 240 ml. 4 cups pasta equals 250 g.
Hope that helps! :-)
Recipe for curry paste plesase.i really really like d your recipe.intend to make it right now.
Hi Geeta,
I don’t have a recipe for curry paste. I always use store-bought curry paste.
Hope you like the recipe! :-)
Thank you for this recipe! It was so simple and probably one of my favourite vegan recipes. I topped it with lentils for some added protien :)
I just tried this recipe tonight! It was pretty good, but not exactly as I’d hoped. I’m not sure if you intended the can of diced tomatoes to be drained, but I didn’t drain it. I think next time I’ll drain most of the juice out of the tomatoes and I think that’ll help it be more flavourful. Thanks for the recipe!
I think it’s meant to be fresh tomatoes, not tinned.
Hi Bridget,
No, you need canned diced tomatoes as you need the liquid for the recipe.
Hallo,
Ich finde das Rezept auf dem deutschen Blog leider nicht aber es sieht sooo lecker aus! :)))
Kannst du mir mit der Umrechnung helfen? Wie viel g/ml sind denn die jeweiligen Cup Angaben?
Beste Grüße!
Hallo liebe Jessie,
danke! Das freut mich! :-) Ich veröffentliche die One Pot Pasta auch noch auf dem deutschen Blog, manchmal komme ich da aber nicht ganz hinterher. Aber ich schicke dir einfach mal schnell die Angaben in Gramm. Und zwar brauchst du 800 ml stückige Tomaten, 300 g Rigatoni, 250 ml Kokosmilch und 500 g Cherry Tomaten. Der Rest müsste denke ich passen. :-) Falls nicht melde dich einfach nochmal.
Liebe Grüße und dir ein schönes Wochenende!
Hallo Sina!
Ach so entschuldige, dann bin ich nächstes Mal etwas geduliger :)
Ganz ganz lieben Dank für die Angaben, es hat genau so köstlich geschmeckt wie es aussah und wird definitiv in mein Standard-Repertoire aufgenommen ;)
Herzliche Grüße,
Jessie
Hey Jessie,
gar kein Problem! :-) Frag einfach nach wenn du ein Rezept auf dem englischen Blog siehst und gerne die Grammangaben möchtest. Ich rechne das beim Kochen direkt schon alles um, das ist also gar kein Ding. ;-)
Oh super! Das freut mich!
Herzliche Grüße zurück!
Sina