Toasted Mushroom Pasta

Yum! This stuff is good! And quick! And moderately healthy! I totally recommend trying it!

Ingredients

3 Tbl olive oil

1 Tbl butter

2ish cups of mushrooms thinly sliced, we used portabellos

2 minced garlic cloves

1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

1 tsp dried oregano

1/2 cup white wine

1 1/2 cup pasta, we used whole wheat spirals

2 cups veggie stock

1/4 cup cream

1/4- 1/2 cup grated parm cheese

fresh ground black pepper

salt to taste

Directions

In a large skillet on high heat, add 1 Tbl olive oil. Saute the mushrooms until just brown, 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat and add parsley, garlic and oregano. Cook for about a minute. Pour in wine, and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer mushrooms and sauce to bowl.

In another skillet, add remaining olive oil and butter. Add pasta and cook until a golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Once toasted, pour in the veggie broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered until pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes.

Add the mushroom mix and cream to the pasta. Cook for a few more minutes until the sauce comes together.

Remove from heat and stir in parm and pepper.

Nutrition

This assumes 4 servings, this is for 1

Est WW points: 7

Calories: 327

Fat: 22.7

Carbs: 18.4

Fiber: 2.9

Sugar: 1.7

Protein: 9.7

Enjoy!!

Pasta with caramelized onions, mushrooms and gruyere cheese

This 'recipe' spawned out of a bit of bad luck with some lackluster pasta. I decided to go out on a limb and spend a few extra bucks on some of the new fresh pasta at Central Market, thinking surely it would be better than tried and true barilla... but no, in fact it was not. And then I had a whole package of pasta that needed to be used up in a creative and yummy way. By adding a few extra ingredients that I had on hand I whipped up a really great lunch!

Ingredients

1/2 onion, thinly copped into strips

3-4 sliced crimini mushrooms

1 serving of your favorite (or not so favorite pasta)

1/4 cup freshly grated gruyere cheese

1-2 Tbl olive oil

splash of a good red wine

Directions

Boil water, and cook pasta.

While pasta is cooking, pour olive oil into a skillet on medium heat.

Add onions. When onions start to brown, add mushrooms and continue to cook until mushrooms are almost caramelized.

Add a splash of red wine, and de-glaze the bottom of skillet. Continue cooking 1-2 minutes until liquid is absorbed. If veggies are not quite finished up, just add more wine and continue cooking.

Remove pasta and plate. Top with onions and mushrooms. Grate fresh gruyere cheese onto pasta.

Notes

I actually highly recommend Barillas mushroom filled pasta, which can be found in most grocery stores in the refrigerated section. Its yummy, quick and easy!

Enjoy!!