This creamy beet hummus pasta is the easiest plant-based pasta recipe! Homemade beet hummus is tossed with freshly cooked pasta, parmesan cheese, and olive oil or butter in this wholesome and simple meal.

overhead shot of a bowl of creamy beet hummus pasta on a light pink backdrop with a plate of bread and a dish of parmesan and parsley around it

Happy Tuesday! I have a healthy, delicious pasta recipe for you today. It’s a creamy beet hummus pasta that could not be simpler to whip up. All you need is homemade beet hummus, pasta, parmesan cheese, and olive oil or butter. Seriously, this could be my easiest recipe yet.

INGREDIENTS FOR THIS CREAMY HUMMUS PASTA

This pasta dish starts with a homemade beet hummus. For the beet hummus, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Chickpeas: An essential ingredient for hummus. It makes it extra creamy. Don’t have chickpeas? Swap white beans!
Lemon juice: Lemon juice is also essential in hummus. I don’t skimp on lemon in my hummus recipes because it makes hummus so tangy and flavourful.
Tahini: Makes hummus creamy, rich, and nutty.
Cooked beets: This is a beet hummus, so we’re using cooked beets. I simply peeled, diced, and steamed my beets until they were tender. You can also use roasted beets if you prefer.
Garlic: Garlic also makes the hummus ultra flavourful.
Extra-virgin olive oil: Gives the hummus a luxuriously creamy texture.
Sea salt: Rounds out and highlights all the other delicious flavours in the sauce!
Pepper: Brings out the flavours and adds a pop of spice.

For completing the dish, you’ll need the following:

Pasta: Long pasta such as spaghetti, papardelle, or linguine is my preference.
Parmesan cheese: For a bit of salt and richness.
Extra-virgin olive oil or butter: To make the sauce more luxurious and rich.
Plus some reserved pasta cooking water, which helps thin out the hummus into more of a sauce when tossing it with the pasta.

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STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Make the beet hummus: In a food processor fitted with the ‘S’ blade, blend together all of the ingredients until smooth.

Cook the pasta: Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Drain, reserving 1 ½ cups of the water that the pasta was cooked in.

Return the pasta to the pot. Add 1 cup of the hummus, the parmesan, the olive oil, and 1 cup of reserved water. Toss together until combined, adding more water if needed to thin.

Serve with additional parmesan and fresh herbs.

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WHAT TO SERVE WITH CREAMY HUMMUS PASTA

A spinach salad with citrus and cucumber would compliment this creamy pasta dish quite well, as would a Caesar salad.

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I hope that you love this creamy beet hummus pasta! If you make it, leave a comment and rating below the post! I love hearing from you.

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Enjoy!