Creamy Mushroom Pasta with White Beans

Version v2 current · History (2) · Made

Compare to v1

Serves 3

Ingredients

• 250 g penne or farfalle
• 18 ml olive oil
• 18 g butter
• 500 g mushrooms (cremini or button, sliced)
• 1 onion (medium, diced)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 6 g dried thyme
• 180 ml vegetable broth
• 290 g white beans (cannellini, drained and rinsed — about one full 400g tin)
• 125 ml Kochsahne (or single cream)
• 35 g Parmesan (grated)
• salt
• black pepper
• 100 g baby spinach
• 1 Knorr Salatdressing (any flavor)
• 100 g Feldsalat (rinsed and dried)

Steps

1. Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook penne or farfalle (250 g) for ⏲ 1 minutes less than the packet says. Reserve a ladleful of pasta water before draining.
2. Heat olive oil (18 ml) and butter (18 g) together in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms (500 g) in a single layer — do not crowd. Cook undisturbed ⏲ 4 minutes until golden on one side, then stir and cook ⏲ 2 minutes more. They need to brown, not steam. Work in two batches if your pan is not large enough.
3. Reduce heat to medium. Add onion (1) and cook ⏲ 3 minutes until softened. Add garlic cloves (4) and dried thyme (6 g), cook ⏲ 1 minutes.
4. Pour in vegetable broth (180 ml), scraping up any browned bits. Stir in white beans (290 g). Simmer ⏲ 3 minutes until beans are warmed through. A few will break down into the sauce — that is fine and helps thicken it.
5. Add Kochsahne (125 ml), stir to combine, and simmer gently ⏲ 2 minutes until slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan (35 g). Season with salt and black pepper.
6. Add drained pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Add a splash of reserved pasta water if too thick. Stir in baby spinach (100 g) and let it wilt for ⏲ 30 seconds.
7. While the pasta finishes, make the salad dressing. Empty Knorr Salatdressing (1) into a small jar or bowl. Add water, oil and vinegar as directed on the packet. Shake or whisk until combined.
8. Toss Feldsalat (100 g) with the dressing just before serving.
9. Serve pasta with extra Parmesan and chopped parsley for adults. Feldsalat on the side.