Beet Pasta Sauce

Beet Pasta Sauce

with feta

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 40m
Total Time: 55m
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.8 (11 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

798
Calories
16.7g
Fat
144g
Carbohydrate
22.7g
Protein
0mg
Cholesterol
208mg
Sodium
Beet Pasta Sauce

Recipe Description

This vibrant Beet Pasta Sauce features vegan feta, roasted beets and garlic, and it’s about to take your pasta game to a whole new level! The lush combination of beets and garlic is a classic, but adding creamy feta is a modern touch that makes this pasta sauce sing. The recipe is healthy and makes for a crave-worthy vegan meal. I like to add a sprinkle of toasted pecans and basil on top but feel free to substitute your favorite nuts and fragrant herbs.

Start with the beets and garlic. Drizzle the beets and garlic with oil, wrap in foil, and roast for 40 minutes. You can save time by roasting the beets and garlic in advance and store in the fridge until you are ready to cook. While the beets cool, boil the pasta. Be sure to reserve some pasta cooking water to thin the sauce. Add the peeled beets, roasted garlic cloves, vegan feta, olive oil, lemon juice, a few tablespoons of pasta water, and a pinch of salt and black pepper to a food processor and purée until smooth and creamy. Thin the sauce if needed. Toss the pasta with the beet sauce and serve. Enjoy!

To make this Beet Pasta Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Beet Pasta Sauce

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven

    Preheat the oven to 400 °F.

  2. 2

    Prepare beets and garlic

    1 min
    Step 2 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Coat each beet in 1 teaspoon olive oil and wrap loosely in foil. Keeping the bulb of garlic intact, cut off the top of the bulb to expose all the cloves. Drizzle the garlic with 1 teaspoon olive oil and wrap loosely in foil. Place the beets and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet.

  3. 3

    Roast

    40 min
    Step 3 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Roast for 40 minutes. Once roasted, remove from the oven, unwrap and set aside to cool.

  4. 4

    Boil pasta

    15 min
    Step 4 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    In the meantime, boil 12 ounces rigatoni pasta according to package directions, reserving ¼ a cup of pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta and return to the pot.

  5. 5

    Combine sauce ingredients

    1 min
    Step 5 - Beet Pasta SauceStep 5 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Once the beets are cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and chop them in small pieces. Squeeze out the garlic cloves. To a blender, add the chopped beets, garlic, cubed vegan feta, juice of ½ a lemon, remaining olive oil, 2 tablespoons pasta cooking water, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of black pepper.

  6. 6

    Blend

    2 min
    Step 6 - Beet Pasta SauceStep 6 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt, black pepper, or water to thin out the sauce if needed.

  7. 7

    Coat pasta with beet sauce

    1 min
    Step 7 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Pour the beet sauce over the cooked pasta and toss to coat well.

  8. 8

    Serve

    Step 8 - Beet Pasta Sauce

    Serve garnished with chopped nuts, crumbled feta and sliced basil leaves. Enjoy!

This Creamy Beet Pasta Sauce recipe turns a short list of vegan ingredients into a vibrant pasta dinner. If you make this easy recipe, please share a photo with us @cookmerecipes on Instagram — and don't forget to leave a comment below with your thoughts!

About the author

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!

Recipe Reviews

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4.8 out of 5 (11 reviews)
Julius
October 26, 2024
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Simply delicious meal! My kids loved it, even asked for seconds. Beet pasta sauce was a hit on our family dinner table!

Vee
October 24, 2024
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Wow! This sauce was a delightful surprise at my dinner party last week.

Frank
October 23, 2024
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Amazing sauce choice

Lucy Anderson
June 20, 2024
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Simply amazing dish!

Harry Johnson
May 18, 2024
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I tried this beet pasta sauce last weekend. My wife and I had friends over, and it was a hit! The vibrant colour and creamy texture impressed everyone. Roasting the beats made it simpy divine. I will be making this again for sure.

Nancy Peters
February 25, 2024
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I made this beet pasta sauce for my family dinner and they loved it. The flavors are just amazing, plus it's so easy to whip up. A new favorite for sure.

Jules
February 16, 2024
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Made this sauce for my fam, they couldn’t get enough! So delish!

Gina Thompson
January 18, 2024
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Superb beet sauce!

Aaron
December 24, 2023
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So easy today

Darlene
July 16, 2023
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Wow, this beet pasta sauce is a game changer! I made it for a dinner party and everyone loved it. Who knew beets could be so delish? Thanks for sharing this fab reci!

Athina
July 5, 2023
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Vibrant delicious creamy pasta dish! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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