Pasta With Mushrooms Tomatoes Spinach Food

CREAMY TOMATO, MUSHROOM, AND SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 4-6 minutes until becoming translucent. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the cream cheese and Parmesan. Stir to create a creamy sauce. Add the pasta water as needed to thin out the sauce, start with 1-2 tbsp. and add as needed.
• Add the spinach and cook 3-4 minutes until wilted.
• Stir in the pasta and fresh basil.

PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS, TOMATOES & SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large stockpot of generously-salted boiling water according to package instructions. Drain, once it reaches al dente.
• While the pasta water is coming to a boil, melt butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms mushrooms and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Saute for 4-5 minutes until they are browned around the edges and cooked through, stirring occasionally. Transfer mushrooms to a separate plate, and return saute pan to the heat.
• Add olive oil to the pan and heat for 30 seconds, or until shimmering. Add the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes, or until mostly soft, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes and garlic and a few generous pinches of salt and pepper, and saute for an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in wine, and stir to combine, being sure to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add in the spinach one handful at a time, stirring it in and waiting 1 minute or so until it is slightly wilted before adding the next batch.
• Once the spinach is wilted and the pasta is cooked and drained, pour the vegetable mixture in with the pasta and stir to combine. Serve warm, garnished with optional toppings if desired.

PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in lightly salted boiling water as per packet instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, quickly fry the mushrooms and garlic over a high heat for 2-3 minutes, until just cooked.
• Add the spinach and stir until just wilted, stir in the sun dried tomatoes and season to taste.
• Drain pasta and toss into the mushroom and spinach mixture.
• Turn into a servig dish, and garnish with torn basil leaves and the halved cherry tomatoes.

PASTA WITH BABY BELLA MUSHROOMS & SPINACH IN A TOMATO CREAM

Steps:

• Cook pasta to taste.
• Melt butter and oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add rosemary and saute for 1 minute more. Add mushrooms and saute for five minutes more.
• Add Marsala wine, tomato paste and heat through until simmering. Remove from heat and stir in prepared onion dip. Add spinach stir until wilted. If the sauce is too thick, add water to dilute.
• Drain pasta and combine with sauce and grated parmesan cheese, making sure to coat evenly.
• Top with parsley and serve.

WHOLE WHEAT PASTA WITH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed, al dente. Drain when done and return to pan.
• In a large sauce pan, heat oil to medium and saute mushrooms and garlic.
• Add tomatoes, chicken, and italian seasoning and simmer an additional 2 minutes.
• Add fresh spinach and cooked pasta.
• Add salt and pepper as desired.
• Heat through and serve immediately topping with parmesan or feta.
• (You could also use raw diced chicken and cook that first instead of using the cooked chicken.).