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Creamy Vegan Red Pepper Pasta With Garlic Bread Breadcrumbs

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Photo of vegan red pepper pasta with garlic breadcrumbs.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton

Jarred roasted red peppers, canned white beans, and a bunch of pasta water make this sauce flavorful, thick, creamy, and totally vegan. But the crunchy topping may be the best part of all: a shower of “garlic bread breadcrumbs,” so named because they taste like a pulverized version of the pasta night favorite. Click here for more of our best pasta recipes.

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