After nearly 2 years of blogging, I’ve come to terms with the fact that this isn’t a summer fling, and I really am in it for the long haul. I finally put a ring on it.
My Ninja Naan owns its domain and is officially off the market!
Exciting news aside, I love pasta! I feel like it is one of the most underrated foods (along with lentils), and its greatness is usually masked with copious amounts of cream and/or cheese. Don’t get me wrong, I love cheesy Ziti and creamy Alfredo, but there is something that should be said about lightly dressed pastas that allow the noodles to shine.
I stumbled upon this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, Flour and Spice, and have been hooked! It’s a lightly spiced pasta dish that is dusted with delicious meaty mushrooms. It’s a great vegetarian alternative to the usual heavy pasta dishes, and it really allows the mushrooms and spaghetti to shine. Give it a whirl and let me know how it goes! I’m sure you will enjoy it just as much as we did 🙂
Simple Mushroom Pasta
Yield: 4 – 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pound pasta (spaghetti or linguine)
- 1 pound button mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt, to taste
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- Lemon, to taste
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Parsley, for garnish
Directions:
Cook the pasta until al dente according to package instructions. Reserve one cup cooking liquid, drain, and set aside.
In a large pan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and cook until the mushrooms begin to change color, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
Add desired amount of lemon juice, pasta, reserved cooking liquid, parmesan cheese, and butter. Toss well and return to heat. Cook for a few minutes until the cheese and butter has melted, and the liquid has been absorbed.
Garnish with additional parmesan cheese and parsley.
sarahjmir
Yay!!! SO SO happy to see this! We actually had it for dinner last night courtesy my mushroom loving mini chef. Glad you enjoyed it as well!
sarahjmir
Oh and congrats on the new digs 🙂
myninjanaan
Thanks for the awesome recipe! My son loves it too! It’s so simple yet full of flavor, we totally love it 🙂
Sawsan@ Chef in disguise
Congrats on getting your own domain 🙂
I love recipes like this one, I make something very similar but add toasted bread crumbs to it for a hint of crunch
myninjanaan
Thanks Sawsan! Add toasted bread crumbs sounds like an amazing idea 🙂
Coffee and Crumpets
Mabrook, on your domain! Something to celebrate! I find myself enjoying pasta dishes that are not heavy on the tomato sauce and actually make the pasta shine. This mushroom pasta is great! I add mushrooms a lot to my pasta dunes and I also love broccoli with it too, and of course, some pepper flakes for spice. Hope you are well.
myninjanaan
Thanks! 🙂
After I saw this comment I headed over to your space and found a very promising cauliflower pasta 🙂 I’m hoping to give it a whirl soon!
Coffee and Crumpets
Oooh, that cauliflower pasta is the bomb! You’ll really like it. Let the cauliflower get very golden and lots of garlic and olive!
Zarine Mohideen
Congrats! I bought my domain too early this year. It gives you a kind of power doesn’t it!
Incidentally, I just had leftover pasta for lunch today. I dislike when so many restaurants add tons of cream and cheese to their pasta dishes. You should try Pioneer Womans roasted red pepper sauce. It’s probably my most favorite way to make pasta!
myninjanaan
Thanks Zarine 🙂 Something about it just makes me feel super official lol
I’ll check out Pioneer Woman’s recipe. Her recipes are almost always impressive!
reliablerecipe
Reblogged this on Reliable Recipe.
Familycook
This is so simple yet sounds delicious.
myninjanaan
Thanks 🙂
Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies
Congrats on the domain! 🙂 I love pasta dishes that are so simple to make. I like to have pasta at lunch but don’t like to do a lot of work for lunch. Everyone in our home loves mushrooms so this would be a hit!
myninjanaan
Thanks Asi 🙂
I agree; I think pasta dishes should come together quick!
bakingfever
Great going!! Congratulations and yet another great recipe 🙂 I love pasta and am a vegetarian as well…Am surely gonna try this one out 🙂
myninjanaan
Thank you! 🙂
Give it a shot and let me know how it goes!
Faaiza.O
Congrats Henna! I know exactly how you feel about the domain! I love pasta and mushrooms, and this looks delish! YUM!
myninjanaan
Thank you Faaiza!
It’s a little empowering, isn’t it? lol
Faaiza.O
Haha! Yes it is 🙂
Amira
Congratulations dear. We love Pasta in our house ALOT and I mean it. My kids can eat pasta everyday without complaining :). Your version looks tempting to try.
myninjanaan
Thank you my dear sister! 🙂
Lail | With A Spin
Congratulations on getting your own domain 🙂
Love that jumping video. It made me laugh so hard. Off course love the pasta recipe too. I make something very similar and add capers to it.
myninjanaan
LOL! I love gifs haha 🙂
Krissie - Pearls of Style
Well done on your 2 year mile-stone. I’m approaching mine too and I think I can say I’m in love too! Thank you for sharing this recipe it looks delicious.
Krissie x – http://pearlsofstyle.blogspot.com.au
myninjanaan
Thanks Krissy! And thank you for stopping by 🙂
booksandchaiandcookies
Congratulations on your domain! Also, I just ended up trying this recipe today, and it was delicious!!!! I generally don’t like Parmesan, but this recipe did such a great job of making me forget that :). My husband is skeptical of pasta without lots of sauce yet he enjoyed it as well. I didn’t have button mushrooms, but used Trader Joe’s ready-cut Crimini Mushrooms, and otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Will be making this again iA!
myninjanaan
Thank you!
I’m so happy that you guys enjoyed it! Thank you for putting your trust in my recipes 🙂 It means the world to me!