Rotini Bell Pepper Pasta Without Cheese, Milk, Butter (Dairy Free)

This bell pepper pasta recipe using rotini pasta shells is so easy to make vegetable pasta and it is so colorful, healthy & filling meal for a vegetarian/vegan meatless homemade lunch & dinner. Though this is a simple vegan dairy free pasta recipe without cheese, milk, cream or butter but you may add cheese, butter etc if you wish. So the recipe is very flexible you can keep it vegan or add cheese based on your preference, but even without any dairy product this is simply a delicious meal on it’s own! We have used here rotini pasta shells which is also known as corkscrew pasta which is perfect for this recipe, but you may use other kind of pasta shells as well.

You can use fresh marinara sauce or homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes for pasta sauce.

I used red bell pepper and also orange and yellow bell peppers to add to this pasta which added much flavor and color to this pasta dish.

And it is so easy to make at home using simple ingredients!

You don’t need many vegetables to make this delicious and healthy pasta, as we only use a variety of bell peppers and also fresh tomatoes other than the cooked pasta and marinara sauce.

You may also add a few spices of your choice if you like.

This easy and delicious bell pepper pasta is free of cheese and butter (free of any dairy products) so this is a vegetarian as well as dairy free pasta which is full of flavor.

If you use any vegan pasta and vegan marinara sauce, you can easily make sure the dish is vegan as well since the rest of the ingredients are vegan.

So here is how I made this delicious vegetarian pasta without cheese, following this simple & easy bell pepper pasta recipe.

How To Make Rotini Bell Pepper Pasta Without Cheese Or Dairy?

To make delicious dairy free vegetable pasta using bell peppers and rotini pasta shells, we use the following ingredients.

Ingredients to make rotini bell pepper pasta

16 oz rotini pasta (or another pasta of your choice)

3 bell peppers I used red, orange & yellow bell peppers

4 fresh tomatoes

2 cups marinara sauce (adjust the amount to your preference)

salt adjust to taste

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

2 teaspoons garlic powder or crushed fresh garlic or minced garlic

1 teaspoon dried oregano powder

1 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)

Step by step instructions

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, drain the water and keep aside.

Add a few drops of olive oil to the cooked pasta, so the shells won’t stick each other.

Wash the bell peppers and slice to remove the seeds. Slice the peppers into medium sized pieces (after removing all seeds).

Heat oil in a pan and add the bell peppers.

Saute the bell peppers for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Meanwhile wash the tomatoes, chop into medium sized pieces and keep aside.

Once the peppers are sauteed, add the salt and chopped tomatoes, mix well.

Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes.

Add garlic and oregano powder and also turmeric if you are using it and mix all until well blended with the vegetables.

Turn off the stove and keep this mixture aside.

Add enough marinara sauce to the cooked pasta and mix well, switch on the stove and heat in low heat for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the bell pepper mixture to the pasta (with the sauce) and mix well.

Heat for another 1 minute so everything is blended well and the bell pepper pasta is ready to serve!

Enjoy the easy, healthy and yummy bell pepper pasta for a delicious vegetarian lunch, brunch or dinner!

More Pictures From The Preparation Of Bell Pepper Rotini Pasta

Below you can get the detailed recipe for bell pepper pasta with rotini!