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20 Min Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta

This easy recipe has huge taste and perfectly balanced! It's a versatile and fast pasta dinner recipe with a creamy miso sauce that is restaurant worthy and not heavy at all! Step by step images.
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Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: easy, heavy cream, miso, miso paste, mushroom, pasta recipes, quick
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 367kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Spiral Pasta uncooked; follow package instructions
  • Water for pasta
  • 3 cups Crimini Mushrooms cut in quarters and remove excess water
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Butter
  • 3 Garlic Cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Miso Paste Brown miso paste to match this recipe. White miso can also be used.
  • 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/2 cup Italian Parsley fine chopped
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup Regular Chicken Broth
  • Parmigiano Reggiano garnish

Instructions

  • Boil water in a large pot and cook spiral pasta according to package instructions. Drain and do not shake off excess water. This leaves a little pasta water on the pasta. While the water is boiling you can already start step two. Salt the water.
    3 cups Spiral Pasta, Water
  • In a skillet, heat olive oil and butter over low-medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant for one minute.
    1 tbsp Olive Oil, 1 1/2 tbsp Butter, 3 Garlic Cloves
  • Add quartered crimini mushrooms to the skillet and do not move so they begin to brown for few minutes. Continue to sauté until tender.
    3 cups Crimini Mushrooms
    saute mushrooms
  • Stir in miso paste.
    1 1/2 tbsp Miso Paste
    add miso paste to sauteed mushrooms
  • Once the miso paste is incorporated, add in the heavy cream, and chicken broth.
    1/2 cup Heavy Cream, 1/4 cup Regular Chicken Broth
    add heavy cream to sauteed mushrooms in pan
  • Next, low simmer the sauce for a 8 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Sprinkle salt and pepper.
    Salt and Pepper
    make creamy miso mushroom sauce in pan
  • Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss to coat evenly with the miso mushroom sauce.
    add pasta to the creamy miso mushroom pasta sauce
  • Sprinkle minced Italian parsley over the pasta and toss the pasta.
    1/2 cup Italian Parsley
    add parsley to creamy miso mushroom pasta
  • Serve the creamy miso mushroom pasta garnished with thin sliced Parmigiano Reggiano.
    Parmigiano Reggiano
    garnish creamy miso mushroom pasta with parmesan

Notes

  • Ensure to remove excess water from the quartered crimini mushrooms to avoid excess liquid in the sauce. You can lay them on paper towel after washing.
  • Use less pasta if you want it more sauce-coated, or add more liquids.
  • Cut the ends off the stems of your mushooms.
  • You can use other mushrooms like shiitake mushroom if you prefer.
  • Allow the sauce to low simmer for at least five minutes so it thickens.
  • Do not boil the sauce.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
20 Min Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta
Amount per Serving
Calories
367
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
20
g
31
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
 
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
7
g
Cholesterol
 
45
mg
15
%
Sodium
 
290
mg
13
%
Potassium
 
436
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
 
40
g
13
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
 
1206
IU
24
%
Vitamin C
 
11
mg
13
%
Calcium
 
58
mg
6
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.