This easy vegan mushroom pasta without cream is ready in under 30 minutes and is made with sliced mushrooms in a creamy garlic and parsley sauce. This recipe can be made with or without gluten.

😋Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Use any type of pasta you like - great with spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, spiral and similar
- Only a spoonful of dairy-free butter is used
- Can be successfully made with or without gluten
- Ready in under 30 minutes, great for quick mid week dinner
- Dietary friendly - vegan, dairy free, cream free, nut free, soy free*, corn free, and gluten free*
✔️Ingredients You’ll Need
The complete list of ingredients with measurements, can be found in the full recipe card below.
Button mushrooms will need to be cleaned and sliced. If you’re short on time like me, buy them pre-sliced (as pictured), they are a little browner than when freshly sliced, but they still taste good! For mushroom lovers, check out this collection of vegan mushroom recipes.
Pasta such as fettuccine, penne, spirals or spaghetti works well for this recipe. I have made this with traditional wheat pasta and gluten free pasta, just like I do with my creamy vegan mac and cheese. Both variations work well. Ensure yours is egg-free.
Dairy free butter only a spoonful is needed to saute the mushrooms
Fresh crushed garlic cloves, use either one or two.
Fresh parsley, either curly or flat and will need to be finely chopped. A handful will be used, half will be cooked in the sauce and the other half will be used as a garnish.
Dairy free milk, I like to use almond milk as I find it light, you can use whatever you like.
Plain flour is used to thicken the vegan mushroom sauce. Either wheat flour or gluten free flour will work. I have used both to cater for my family and both work perfectly.
Freshly squeezed lemon juice is added to the sauce and helps to elevate the flavor with a little sourness.
Salt, ground paprika and black pepper can be added to suit your taste. I alter between making this vegan mushroom pasta really peppery to mild, depending on my mood.
🍄 How to Make Vegan Mushroom Pasta Without Cream
Step 1 - Cook pasta as instructed, drain and set aside. I always like to undercook by one minute to ensure it is al dente.
Step 3 - In a bowl whisk together dairy free milk and plain flour. Set aside.
Step 2 - In a skillet over medium to high heat melt the dairy free butter, sauté mushrooms until they have started to wilt and then stir through crushed garlic.
Give the milk and flour a quick stir to pick up the flour from the bottom of the bowl and then pour over the mushrooms, add half of the chopped parsley, paprika, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Lower heat to low - medium, and stir until the sauce has thickened. Add cooked pasta and stir everything together until the pasta is well coated. Serve immediately and garnish with remaining parsley.
🌟 Pro Tips
Dissolving the plain flour in cold dairy free milk ensures that the flour is evenly dispersed and will not clump when cooked in the sauce.
Lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and paprika can be adjusted to suit your taste.
🍄Variations
Add a handful of baby spinach leaves, chopped kale or roughly chopped (small) broccoli to add variety.
Add some cheezy flavoring by adding a small amount of nutritional yeast.
Try adding additional herbs such as fresh thyme leaves and oregano. Use in small amounts as these herbs are strong in flavor.
Or add in some homemade vegan sour cream for extra creaminess.
❓FAQ
Once the pasta has cooled down, transfer to an air-tight container and store in the fridge for up to five days. Freezing is not recommended.
The following types of mushrooms other than button mushrooms are great in pasta; portobello, Swiss Brown/Crimini, Shiitake, Morel, Chanterelle, Oyster, and Porcini.
🍝Related Recipes
Other vegan pasta recipes to try include this impressively bright pink pasta using vegan beet sauce for pasta, or the best mac and cheese with tahini, it's so much yum!
Or for a vegan gf pasta meal try vegan gf lasagne.
Otherwise, if you love mushrooms, try this easy raw mushroom salad or check out this interesting read are mushrooms vegan? Have you considered turning your mushrooms in powder? Read this post on how to make mushroom powder.
Love carbs? Try these popular and delicious vegan pizza rolls or make your own pizza with this vegan pizza dough recipe - pasta and pizza always go hand-in-hand
Delicious Vegan Tuna Sweetcorn Pasta by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Yummy Vegan mac and cheese by Sun glow Kitchen.
Other mushroom recipes are these air fryer mushrooms, vegan mushroom stroganoff or a cozy bowl of mushroom orzo soup.
Did you make this? I'd love to know! Leave me a comment below with a ★★★★★ star rating or tag @plantbasedfolk on social media.
Recipe
Easy Vegan Mushroom Pasta Without Cream
Ingredients
- 250 grams Pasta use gluten free if needed
- 300 grams Button mushrooms sliced
- 1 tablespoon Dairy free butter
- 1 tablespoon Plain flour use gluten free if needed
- 1 handful Fresh parsley leaves finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika or to taste
- ½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1-2 whole Garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup Dairy free milk
- 1 tablespoons Lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta as instructed, strain and set aside.250 grams Pasta
- In a bowl whisk together dairy free milk and plain flour. Set aside.1 tablespoon Plain flour, 1 cup Dairy free milk
- In a skillet over medium to high heat melt the dairy free butter, sauté mushrooms until they have started to wilt and then stir through crushed garlic. Give the milk and flour a quick stir to pick up the flour from the bottom of the bowl and then pour over the mushrooms, add half of the chopped parsley, paprika, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Lower heat to low - medium, and stir through until the sauce has thickened. Add cooked pasta and stir everything together. Serve and garnish with remaining parsley.300 grams Button mushrooms, 1 tablespoon Dairy free butter, 1 handful Fresh parsley leaves, ¼ teaspoon Paprika, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1-2 whole Garlic cloves, 1 tablespoons Lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon Pepper
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Nutrition
N.B., nutrition info is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. This will vary based on the specific ingredients you use.
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Glenda
Delicious and so satisfying! All the flavor and texture I wanted from a comfort food meal!
JD
This is such a great recipe. Didn't miss the cream at all!!!!
Relle
Love a good pasta recipe. Thank you for sharing.
MacKenzie
This turned out perfect. Flawless recipe
Hanna
Enjoy this easy pasta with mushroom.
Janelle Hama
Thank you for making it 🙂
Gen
Absolutely love mushrooms! This is a nice, lightened-up recipe that's perfect for a weeknight. Thanks for sharing!
Penny
my pasta turned out yum, didn't look as pretty as yours haha