Pasta Recipes: French Cooking? Italian Cooking? Pasta Con Le Escargot!

escargot

🥗Healthier: mushrooms

💰Cheaper: canned snails

Mushrooms offer a similar texture and are more accessible.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Cook spaghetti in boiling water until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.

In a skillet, heat 5 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat.

Add 1/2 finely diced red onion and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes.

Add 1/2 lb sliced baby portabello mushrooms and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Stir in anchovy paste and mix well.

Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant.

Pour in 2 tsp lime juice and reduce heat to medium.

Add black pepper, 1 tbsp dried crushed oregano, and 1 tbsp dried basil.

Pour in 1 cup organic chicken stock and let simmer.

Strain the pasta and add it back to the bowl.

Add 4-5 tbsp sour cream to the sauce and mix until thickened.

Add 2 cans of drained and rinsed escargot to the sauce and let simmer to infuse flavors.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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