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pasta with mushrooms

Pasta With Mushrooms & Garlicky Breadcrumbs

Stillwood Kitchen
Pasta with sauteed mushrooms topped with homemade garlicky breadcrumbs.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3
Calories 636 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 9 oz Pasta, such as tagliatelle, fettucine, spaghetti Can use regluar or gluten-free pasta

Garlicky Breadcrumbs (Optional)

  • 2 slices Bread, regular or gluten-free can also use bread from a loaf
  • 1-2 cloves Garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp Olive oil

Mushrooms

  • 16 oz Assorted Mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 3-4 large Cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 3 sprigs Fresh thyme
  • 3 tbsp Butter can sub in non-dairy butter
  • Parmesan Cheese Optional

Instructions
 

Make Pasta

  • Place a pot filled with salted water on stovetop and bring to a boil. Cook pasta to package directions.

Make the Garlicky Breadcrumbs

  • In a food processor, add 2 slices of bread and 1-2 cloves of garlic. Pulse until the bread is in small pieces. Or alternatly you can dice the bread in small pieces and combine with minced garlic.
  • Once the bread and garlic are blended together, add olive oil and toss to coat.
  • Using a large frying pan, on med low heat, toast the bread and garlic mixture until brown. Stirring often so that it doesn’t burn. Once browned, remove from pan and set aside.
  • Return the frying pan to the stovetop to make the mushrooms.

Make the Mushrooms

  • Clean and roughly chop mushrooms.
  • Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to frying pan and saute mushrooms until all juices are evaporated and they have browned and carmelized. About 12 min.
  • To the mushrooms, add butter, chopped garlic, 3 sprigs of thyme, salt and pepper. Mix with the mushrooms and cook until fragrant about 3 min.
  • Remove thyme sprigs.
  • Once the pasta is cooked, reserve one cup of pasta water before draining.
  • Drain pasta and add to mushroom mixture. If the pasta seems to dry add a bit of the reserved pasta water until it loosens up a bit. Taste for salt.
  • Top with garlicky breadcrumbs, fresh black pepper, fresh parsley and cheese (optional)

Notes

To make dairy-free use dairy-free use your favorite dairy-free butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingsCalories: 636kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 727mgFiber: 8gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 451IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 3mg
Keyword pasta, gluten-free, garlic, breadcrumbs, mushrooms
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