Wild-Mushroom Pasta
Wild-Mushroom Pastan is a gluten free and primal main course. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 288 calories, 19g of protein, and 21g of fat each. A mixture of pepper, cremini mushrooms, mushrooms, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.
Instructions
Soak dried mushrooms in boiling-hot water in a bowl until softened, about 20 minutes.
Drain in a paper-towel-lined sieve set over a bowl and reserve soaking liquid, then rinse soaked mushrooms. Pat dry and finely chop.
Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté fresh mushrooms with garlic, salt, and pepper, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms are browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in chopped soaked mushrooms and reserved mushroom-soaking liquid and simmer 1 minute, then remove from heat.
Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 5 minutes. Ladle out and reserve 1/4 cup pasta cooking water.
Drain pasta in a colander, then add it to mushrooms in skillet.
Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cook over moderately high heat, tossing and adding some pasta-cooking liquid if necessary to lightly coat, 1 minute.
Add chives, parsley, lemon zest, and juice, then toss well.
Serve immediately with cheese and pepper to taste.
Fresh hen-of-the-woods, beech (also called shimeji), or any other wild mushrooms can be substituted for the mixed fresh wild mushrooms.Nutritional Information
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