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Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Pasta

Modified: Dec 28, 2021 · Published: Jun 18, 2020 by Qashang · This post may contain affiliate links.

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A quick vegetarian pasta dish made with linguine, crimini mushrooms, roasted garlic and baby spinach, tossed in a creamy Parmesan sauce and then topped with toasted pine nuts. It's quick, easy and oh-so-delicious!
Creamy linguine pasta on a black dish with baby spinach, mushrooms and pine nuts
This Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Pasta is my comfort food. Creamy, cheesy, rich, quick and easy! It's meatless but filling and flavourful. If you want, you can totally add some chicken or shrimps to it. But trust me, you won't need it. The crimini mushrooms, the fresh spinach, the toasted pine nuts, the Parmesan cheese make this pasta dish a full meal.
Love the combo of spinach and mushrooms? Try my cheesy cafe-style omelette!
Creamy linguine pasta on a black dish with baby spinach, mushrooms and pine nuts

Ingredients & Substitutions

  • I am using crimini mushrooms but use whatever you like. Some options are shiitake, portobello, chestnut.
  • I highly recommend Parmesan or Grana Padano cheese for this dish. It imparts a really complex, nutty flavour that cannot be substituted.
  • You can use Italian herbs or dried oregano instead of dried basil leaves.
  • Pine nuts can be skipped but I strongly suggest adding them. And toasting them is a must!
  • Linguine pasta can be replaced with tagliatelle, pappardelle, penne or fusilli.
Creamy linguine pasta on a black dish with baby spinach, mushrooms and pine nuts

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Creamy Mushroom And Spinach Pasta

A quick vegetarian pasta dish tossed in a Parmesan cheese sauce along with mushrooms and baby spinach.
4.50 from 10 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 25 minutes mins
Servings: 2
Author: Qashang

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8-10 mushrooms sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 150 g linguine
  • 1 cup cooking cream
  • ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper
  • ⅓ chicken stock cube
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoon pine nuts
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese grated plus extra for topping
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Instructions

  • Begin cooking the pasta according to the package instructions. Time it with the sauce so that you can add immediately into it. Don't rinse the pasta.
  • Heat olive oil and cook the mushrooms on medium-high heat.
  • When they are brown and caramelized add the garlic and saute for 2 mins. Don't burn it.
  • Pour in the cream on medium low heat along with black pepper, chicken stock cube and basil leaves. Simmer for 4-5 mins till the cream starts thickening.
  • Add the Parmesan cheese and stir until it melts.
  • Add the drained pasta into the pan. And toss to coat it with the sauce.
  • Turn off heat and mix in the baby spinach till it wilts.
  • Transfer to your serving dish.
  • Heat a smaller pan, toast the pine nuts on high heat.
  • Top the pasta with toasted pine nuts and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Notes

If your cream does not thicken, sprinkle around half a teaspoon of white flour in the sauce and mix well on low heat to avoid forming any lumps.
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  1. Nancy says

    February 10, 2021 at 12:35 am

    2 stars
    Sauce had good flavors, but way too thin and watery. Followed directions exactly. You will have to find a way to thicken the sauce.

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    • Chili to Choc says

      February 10, 2021 at 1:30 am

      Thank you for your feedback Nancy! I am sorry the recipe didn't work out for you. Did you use full-fat cooking cream? Usually that thickens up the sauce automatically. Alternatively you can mix equal amounts of flour or cornflour (cornstarch) with room temperature water and gradually add it to the sauce.

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