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This dish is what I call “Refined Comfort Food”… This creamy mushroom and spinach pasta offers a creamy cheese sauce rich with flavors of onion, shallots, garlic and white wine, earthy mushrooms, bright fresh spinach… Wow, you won’t believe the smell in your kitchen as you are making this dish!
It takes barely more than 30 minutes to throw together depending on your chopping speed. Worthy of a fine restaurant, yet budget friendly!
Mushrooms are associated with the fall season since this is when they are most abundant in nature, yet I confess that I make this year around… I have made it with cremini mushrooms, white mushrooms, and various blends of wild mushrooms. The final flavor will vary slightly depending on the mushroom you use but anything goes, really…
Are mushrooms good for you?
Other than staying away from poisonous mushrooms, you can’t go wrong with adding mushrooms to your diet. They’re fat-free, low-sodium, low-calorie, and cholesterol-free. They’re also packed with fiber, vitamins (especially B vitamins), minerals (copper, potassium) and antioxidants
Disclaimer
This creamy mushroom and spinach pasta is not 100% Mediterranean Diet friendly since it contains heavy cream. It should be consumed in moderation. I promise you I am working on finding a suitable substitute that will make this recipe just as good but with less saturated fat. As soo as I find something I am really happy with, you’ll be the first to know. If you subscribe to my newsletter, that is!
Try this for your next meatless meal!
Other recipes to try:
Baked portobello mushrooms with goat cheese
Kale, mushrooms, farro and beets
Creamy mushroom and spinach pasta
Ingredients
- 8 oz Farfalle pasta (whole wheat preferably)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup shallots chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 16 oz mushrooms
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded (or a combination of Parmesan and Swiss)
- 4 oz heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions for al dente.
- While pasta water is heating, chop onion, shallots, garlic and slice mushrooms.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil on medium high heat in a 5 qt saute pan.
- Add onion, shallots and garlic.
- Add salt, stir and cook until translucent.
- Add mushrooms, and cook until all liquids have evaporated ((about 8 minutes), stirring frequently.
- Add white wine, cook until almost completely reduced (there should be about 1/4 cup of liquid left in the pan)
- At this point, add pasta to boiling water while you finish the mushroom sauce.
- Add spinach to the pan with the mushrooms, stir and cook until wilted.
- Add shredded cheese, heavy cream and freshly ground pepper. Cook until slightly thickened
- Drain pasta and add to the sauce. Stir and cover, turn off the heat and let it rest for 2 to 5 minutes so that the pasta absorbs some of the flavors.
- Serve garnished with chopped parsley.
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