Creamy mushroom pasta

Name: Creamy mushroom pasta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 150g/5½oz wholewheat tagliatelle; olive oil, for frying; 1 large leek, thinly sliced; 200g/7oz baby leaf spinach; 200g/7oz mushrooms, thickly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 150g/5½oz silken tofu; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; salt and freshly ground black pepper

11 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:57:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories389.8 kcal (19%)

Total Fat6.6 g (9%)

Carbs69 g (27%)

Sugars6.3 g (7%)

Protein23.2 g (46%)

Sodium777.7 mg (39%)

Fiber11.1 g (39%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

150gwholewheat tagliatelle

200gbaby leaf spinach

200gmushrooms

thickly sliced

2garlic cloves

crushed

150gsilken tofu

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, or according to the packet instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat a splash of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the leeks gently for 5 minutes, until soft. Spoon into a bowl and set aside.

Step 3

Add a little more oil to the pan, increase the heat, then add the spinach and cook for a minute or 2, until wilted. Tip the spinach out onto a plate lined with kitchen paper, cover with more kitchen paper and squeeze out the excess moisture.

Step 4

Heat some more oil in the frying pan, add the mushrooms and fry over a high heat until softened and caramelised. Add the garlic, fry for a couple of minutes, then return the leeks and spinach to the pan.

Step 5

Put the silken tofu and soy sauce in a tall jug and add 3 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water. Use a stick blender to blend to a smooth sauce, then pour into the pan with the mushroom mixture.

Step 6

Add the cooked pasta to the pan and toss everything together. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve.

Step 7

Recipe Tips

Step 8

Wholewheat pasta contains at least twice the fibre of regular pasta. It also has a slightly rougher surface, which helps the sauce cling to it.

Step 9

If you can’t find tagliatelle, use penne, fusilli or spaghetti – any whole wheat pasta will do.

Step 10

Don’t season the mushrooms until the end of cooking. If you add salt too early, it’ll draw the moisture out of the mushrooms and they’ll sweat in the pan rather than caramelising.

Step 11

You can use frozen spinach, just make sure it’s completely defrosted first. Use kitchen paper to squeeze out as much moisture as possible before adding to the pan.