Yield: 8
Mushroom Orecchiette
This comforting vegetarian pasta dish only requires 5 ingredients and is ready in under 20 minutes! It features dried orecchiette but you can feel free to sub in whatever type of dried pasta you have! Serve this dish immediately or store it in the fridge for up to 3 days!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb dried orecchiette pasta
- ¼ cup butter
- 4 cups mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, add the pasta. Cook, stirring occasionally, according to package instructions. Be sure to reserve some of the pasta water before draining.
- Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven or pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the mushrooms until they have released their moisture and begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until it is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in a couple of ladles full of the pasta water. Add the pasta to the skillet and cook until it is heated through, about 2 minutes. Once heated, Stir in the parsley.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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