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Gluten-free, soy-free, and high in protein, iron, and potassium, black bean pasta with roasted veggies and tahini sauce is a healthy and festive Halloween dinner.

This recipe makes 4 entree-sized portions of black bean pasta.

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• Black Pasta Recipe
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Video
• Nutritional Information
• Contact Me with Questions
• Similar Recipes

I normally don’t purchase gluten-free pasta because it usually falls apart when I cook it, but this black bean fettuccine didn’t do that (which surprised me because it’s literally pasta made with black beans)! Not only that, but the consistency was chewy, not in the same way as semolina pasta, but I’d never have guessed it was gluten-free. Besides trying to avoid gluten, are you wondering if black bean pasta is healthy? The black bean pasta nutrition facts are another reason to make this healthy pasta recipe. Black bean pasta is higher in protein, iron, and potassium than regular pasta.

Why do vegans care about black pasta besides the aforementioned reasons? What is black pasta made of?

Oftentimes when you see black pasta in stores, it’s been dyed black with squid ink. So gross. So, to find a naturally colored black pasta without squid ink that is vegan and free of chemical dyes is pretty awesome! Grab some black pasta this Halloween food season, make this recipe for black bean pasta, and sleep well, knowing that the squid of the world remain unharmed.

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Ingredients for Black Bean Tahini Pasta Recipe

(jump to the substitutions section to see ingredient details and suggestions for substitutions)

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 purple daikon radish
• 8 ounces (226g) of small button mushrooms
• 1-2 teaspoons (5-10g) sunflower oil
• ½ cup (160g) black tahini
• 2 tablespoons (30g) lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons (36g) tamari
• 1 clove (3g) of garlic, minced or finely chopped
• freshly ground pepper
• a few basil leaves (optional)
• water (if needed for the consistency)
• 8 ounces (227g) black bean fettucini pasta

How to Make Tahini Pasta Sauce for Black Bean Pasta

prep time: 20 min | cook time: 35 min

Preheat the oven to 375º.

Fill a medium-large pot with water and put it over high heat on the stove to bring the water to a boil while you start the veggies.

Cut the veggies into any shape you prefer. I chose bats and skulls since it’s October. If you don’t care about cute food (weirrrrrrd), you can just cut them into chunks to save time. If vegan mushroom pasta isn’t your thing, feel free to mix and match using whatever veggies you like.

Fill a baking sheet or a lasagna pan with veggies, and drizzle oil over all of them. Add any spices you like.

Bake the veggies in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until you can poke them easily with a fork.

Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions. I used the black bean and black sesame fettuccine noodles from Explore Cuisine. If you know how to make black pasta from scratch, feel free to replace the store-bought kind with your own homemade pasta recipe.

Blend or mix the following ingredients to make the sauce for the black bean pasta while the pasta cooks: ½ cup organic black tahini (or any tahini if you don’t want to buy black tahini), 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce), 1 clove of minced/chopped garlic, freshly ground pepper, a few optional basil leaves, and some optional water to get it to blend and be pourable.

Drain the pasta using a colander in the sink.

Return the black pasta noodles to the now empty pot.

Pour the sauce over the pasta and toss to coat evenly.

Add any roasted veggies that aren’t cut into cute shapes to the pasta and mix them in.

Plate the pasta, and add any remaining roasted veggies to the tops of the black pasta bowls or plates.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make the mushrooms skulls?

My mushroom skulls were inspired by Ghoul at Heart. Here’s how I made them. Cut each mushroom in half so you can create two skull faces on opposite sides of each mushroom. Using a straw, punch out the large eye holes. Use a pairing knife, cut the nose holes and scrape down the stem to create teeth. Trim the stems.

Is black bean pasta healthy?

Black bean pasta is healthier than your standard semolina pasta. To learn more, check out the nutrition facts below.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Sweet Potato: You can use other orange veggies in place of the sweet potato like yams, carrots, winter squash, or orange bell peppers.
• Purple Daikon: I know purple daikon isn’t the easiest radish to find at supermarkets. I recommend looking at farmer’s market or at Asian markets. You can also replace it with purple potatoes.
• Mushrooms: You need to use the traditional shaped mushrooms for this recipe if you want them to look like skulls. I think this shape is called button mushrooms. Look for the brown ones (called baby bellas or crimini) or the white ones.
• Sunflower Oil: I recommend using avocado, safflower, sunflower, or coconut oil. These are all oils that are good for high heat, which helps you avoid transfats. However, you can use any other oil such as vegetable oil, canola oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil etc. If you avoid oil, you can omit it or replace it with veggie broth.
• Black Tahini: I know black tahini isn’t super common. You can buy it on Amazon here. Or you can use regular tahini if you don’t mind it not being black.
• Lemon Juice: You can use lime juice in place of the lemon juice. If you have neither, use apple cider vinegar.
• Tamari: If you don’t avoid soy, you can sub soy sauce for the tamari. If you avoid gluten, make sure you look for gluten-free tamari.
• Garlic: If you don’t have fresh garlic, use ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder instead.
• Black Bean Pasta: I used the Explore Cuisine brand of black bean fettucini pasta which comes in a 8 ounce (227g) box. I highly recommend this kind.

Video

Here’s a video of me making this.

Nutrition Facts

These calculations assume large servings.

• Servings: 4
• Calories per serving: 548
• Calcium per serving: 401mg
• Cholesterol per serving: 0mg
• Dietary Fiber per serving: 26g
• Iron per serving: 7mg
• Potassium per serving: 2,187mg
• Protein per serving: 37g
• Total Carbohydrate per serving: 53g
• Total Fat per serving: 29g
• Total Sugars per serving: 11g
• Sodium per serving: 592mg

Comments or Questions?

If you make this spooky recipe for black pasta, I would love it if you’d snap a pic, post to instagram, and tag me @vegandollhouse. It seriously makes my day/week/month!

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Similar Recipes

If you like goth kawaii food, you might like this mini goth cake and this ouija board focaccia too.

If you are looking for other Halloween pasta, check out my truffle ravioli that are naturally colored black and purple and shaped to look like little Halloween candies.

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