What can I make with mushroom and pasta?
Mushroom and Pasta is the weeknight default for good reason, and the gap between fine and excellent comes down to two things: salted water and finishing in the sauce. Recipes using mushroom and pasta are below.
12 recipes with mushroom and pasta
Tom Yum Soup
Hot-and-sour Thai soup with shrimp and lemongrass.
Thai25m3
Mushroom Risotto
Creamy arborio rice with mushrooms, white wine, and parmesan.
Italian45m4Bibimbap
Korean rice bowl with sautéed vegetables, beef, fried egg, and gochujang.
Korean45m4Traditional Lo Mein
A classic Chinese stir-fry noodle dish made with lo mein noodles, vegetables, and often meat or seafood.
Chinese45m4
Vegetable Pho
Aromatic Vietnamese noodle soup with charred ginger and warm spices.
Vietnamese60m4
Coq au Vin
Chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms and bacon.
French120m4
Beef Lo Mein
STEP 1 - MARINATING THE BEEF In a bowl, add the beef, salt, 1 pinch white pepper, 1 Teaspoon sesame seed oil, 1/2 egg, corn starch,1 Tablespoon of oil and mix together.
Chinese4
Seafood fideuà
Boil the kettle.
Spanish4
Tom kha gai
step 1 Pour the chicken stock and coconut milk into a large saucepan set over a medium heat.
Thai4
Beef stroganoff
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan then add the sliced onion and cook on a medium heat until completely softened, so around 15 mins, adding a little splash of water if they start to stick at all.
Russian4
Yaki Udon
Boil some water in a large saucepan.
Japanese4
Salmon noodle soup
step 1 Pour the stock into a large pan, bring to the boil, then stir in the curry paste.
Vietnamese4
Restaurant-quality mushroom and pasta at home
- 1Salt the water until it tastes like a seasoned soup; this is the only chance to season the mushroom and pasta itself.
- 2Cook 1-2 minutes short of the box time and reserve a mug of the starchy water before draining.
- 3Finish the mushroom and pasta in the sauce over heat, adding the reserved water a splash at a time until the sauce clings.
- 4Add cheese off the heat so it emulsifies instead of turning stringy.
What goes well with mushroom and pasta
Mushroom and Pasta is at its best with garlic, olive oil, parmesan, tomato, basil and chili flakes. Any two or three of those, plus mushroom and pasta, is already a dinner rather than an ingredient list.
Storing mushroom and pasta
Dry mushroom and pasta keeps for months in a sealed container away from light and heat. Once cooked, cool it quickly, refrigerate within two hours, and use within 3-4 days; cooked grains and legumes freeze extremely well in single-portion bags.
Substituting mushroom and pasta
If you are out of mushroom and pasta, look for something that behaves the same way in the pan rather than something that tastes the same. Match the moisture level, the cooking time, and the richness, and adjust the liquid slightly if your substitute releases more water. When in doubt, describe what you actually have in the chat and Mr. Chef will rewrite the recipe around it.
Mushroom and Pasta recipes: common questions
- What can I make with mushroom and pasta and not much else?
- Plenty. With mushroom and pasta plus an onion, garlic, oil, and salt you already have the base of a skillet dinner, a soup, or a simple sauce. Add a starch - rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes - and it becomes a full meal. The recipes above are ordered so the ones needing the fewest extra items come first.
- What is the quickest mushroom and pasta recipe?
- Look for the entries above marked 20 minutes or less. As a rule, anything cut small and cooked in a hot pan beats anything roasted whole, and one-pan recipes save more time in cleanup than in cooking.
- Can I substitute mushroom and pasta?
- In most recipes yes, as long as the replacement plays a similar role - similar moisture, similar cooking time, similar richness. Swapping across roles (a watery vegetable for a starchy one, for instance) usually needs a change in liquid or cooking time too.
- How do I use up leftover mushroom and pasta?
- Fried rice, a frittata, a grain bowl, a soup, or a quesadilla will absorb almost any leftover mushroom and pasta without a recipe. If you want something specific, tell Mr. Chef exactly what is in the fridge and it will build a recipe around it.