Description
This Easy Hummus Pasta recipe combines rotini pasta with creamy roasted red pepper hummus, fresh grape tomatoes, and spinach for a quick, healthy, and flavorful meal. It’s a simple one-pot dish perfect for a nutritious weeknight dinner that comes together in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta
- 16 ounces rotini pasta (or pasta of choice, gluten-free, if desired)
- ½-1 cup pasta cooking water
Sauce & Vegetables
- 1 cup Roasted Red Pepper Hummus (or your favorite store-bought savory hummus)
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved (about 2 cups)
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta. In a large pot on the stove, bring well-salted water to a boil and cook the rotini pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Before draining, reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and set it aside to use for the sauce.
- Combine the ingredients. Return the drained pasta to the pot and add the roasted red pepper hummus, halved grape tomatoes, chopped spinach, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Stir the mixture thoroughly until everything is evenly combined.
- Create the sauce. Pour ½ cup of the reserved pasta cooking water into the pasta mixture and stir continuously. The starchy water will help loosen the hummus, creating a creamy and smooth sauce. If the sauce is too thick, gradually add more reserved cooking water until your preferred consistency is reached.
- Adjust seasoning and serve. Taste the pasta and modify the seasoning to your liking by adding more salt, pepper, lemon juice, or hummus for additional flavor. Serve immediately warmed or at room temperature.
Notes
- Using gluten-free pasta substitutes keeps the recipe gluten-free without changing the flavor.
- Roasted red pepper hummus adds a smoky sweetness, but plain or other flavored hummus variations will also work.
- Reserve enough pasta water, as it’s essential to achieving that creamy hummus sauce texture.
- Fresh spinach can be substituted with other greens like kale or arugula if desired.
- For a vegan variation, ensure the hummus does not contain any dairy or non-vegan ingredients.
