Recipe - Mushroom Pasta
(E, this is for you -- Annie)My husband and I created this recipe after being served a similar dish at a restaurant (theirs probably had a better name - we aren't talented at naming recipes). It's a very simple, but tasty, dinner. Ours uses way less oil, but feel free to adjust to your taste.
1 large* package white (button) mushrooms - wiped clean (unless you can find pre-washed ones)
1/4 cup water
2 - 3 Tablespoons olive oil
3 - 4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups penne pasta (whole grain, or part whole grain)
1/8 - 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese**
Salt and fresh-ground pepper
Using a food processor***, slice the mushrooms very thin. Cook the pasta according to package. While pasta cooks, "sweat" mushrooms in a very large skillet with water for 4 - 5 minutes. ("Sweat" means high heat, no cover. It helps to pre-spray the skillet with a non-stick spray. Watch carefully to avoid burning mushrooms.) Heat oil in a small skillet and add garlic, stirring constantly for a few minutes. Add oil/garlic to mushrooms. Add cooked pasta. Stir in cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with a nice salad to round out the meal.
* I think it's 1 pound
** not the powdered cheese in the green can - get the good stuff
*** if you don't own one, how do you call yourself "lazy" --- oh, and you'll have to slice them by hand
posted by Annie at
11:56 AM
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YOU'RE BACK!!! YAY!!!!
This recipe sounds yummy, I'll have to give it a try soon.
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Anonymous, at
2:22 PM
Wow, I'm glad you came back. I just found this blog today! I'm not vegetarian myself, but I'm (also) a lazy cook and welcome meat-free recipes.
That recipe sounds really great, but I think I'll try modifying it a little to avoid using more than one skillet. I'll post here to let you all know how it turns out!
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Anonymous, at
3:37 PM
Sounds good! I make a very similar dish, only I add peppers. (Green, yellow, whatever's available.) If you like peppers they add great flavor from grilling in the skillet.
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Anna, at
11:21 AM
Syrra, you are correct. I forgot to mention that this dish does create a lot of dirty dishes (like that wonderful food processor, what a pain to clean). The trick is to get someone else to promise to clean up before you make this dish!
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Annie, at
9:39 AM
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Anonymous, at
3:31 AM
hi thats a nice recipe here. Will surely try it out...:)
Do check my blog...:) iam a vegetarian too...would love u have ur comments and advice :D
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Shubha Ravikoti, at
8:45 AM
I like this recipe. these mushroom pasta are sure to taste great and are extremely nutritious as well. mushroom & pasta combination are likely to be tasty and healthy alike. I am going to make it for the holidays when my kids will be at home. I'll be sure that what they are eating is healthy.
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Rumela, at
9:25 PM
This sounds like an amazing recipe! I am a vegetarian, but I'm sad to say I'm not a lazy one :(
I always find that adding something unexpected really makes a recipe amazing. I think I might add some parsley or oregano to this.
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7:44 PM
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