Easy Garlic Mushroom Pasta Recipe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is a cost-effective alternative.

Prepare salted water in a large pot for cooking pasta.

Slice cremini mushrooms and shitake mushrooms, removing tough stems from shitake mushrooms.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

Add sliced mushrooms to the pot and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 5-7 minutes.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter, minced garlic, fresh thyme, lemon zest, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the mushrooms and stir.

Add mushroom powder for extra flavor.

Cook the pappardelle pasta according to package instructions, reserving some starchy pasta water before draining.

Add the cooked pasta to the mushroom mixture, along with reserved starchy pasta water to create a sauce.

Toss the pasta with grated parmesan cheese until the sauce coats the noodles.

Squeeze lemon juice over the pasta and finish with more parmesan cheese and black pepper before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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