Oct 14, 2024
This quick and easy creamy bacon and mushroom pasta recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners. Ready in 60 minutes!
Ingredients
500 g fusilli pasta
200 g streaky bacon, chopped
200 g White mushrooms (mix of small & large)
2 cloves garlic, chopped
½ cup white wine (optional)
300 ml thickened cream
1 handful of parsley, finely chopped
½ cup grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
Salt & pepper
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a good pinch of salt.
Add chopped bacon to a pan (no need to add oil). Put on medium heat and allow to sizzle away for 1-2 minutes. Once the fat starts to melt, add the mushrooms and toss to coat. Now add the garlic and season with a small pinch of salt and lots of pepper. Add the wine (if using, and bring to the boil). Now, add the cream and cook for 1-2 minutes until it just starts to thicken. Then turn the heat off.
Add pasta to boiling water and cook.
Turn the heat back on to the pan and add the cooked pasta to the sauce. Add the parsley and parmesan and toss or stir until each piece of pasta is coated in sauce. Serve and garnish with extra pepper and cheese if you want.
Jun 3, 2024
This family friendly fiesta is a great way to use mushrooms during the week!
Ingredients
2 flour tortillas
1 tbsp olive oil
300 g mushrooms (cremini or button), sliced
½ small onion, finely sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup shredded hard cheese
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Slice mushrooms and sauté for 2–3 minutes.
Add the chopped onion and cook for a few more minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the minced garlic and remaining spices. Cook for another 1–2 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant, and the spices are well incorporated. Remove the skillet from heat.
Assemble the quesadillas by placing two tortillas on a clean surface. On each half of each tortilla, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.
Spoon the mushroom mixture over the cheese.
Fold in half, press down gently and cook for 2–3 minutes on each side, or until the tortilla is golden brown and crispy, and the cheese is melted.
Mar 4, 2024
This Mediterranean mushroom salad is perfect for those summer nights when you want something quick and easy to make for the family.
Ingredients
250 g button mushrooms, quartered
1 small clove garlic, minced
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 cup mini bocconcini cheese, sliced & drained
1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
6 cups mixed salad greens
¼ cup plain yoghurt
Pinch of salt & pepper
Directions
In a bowl, whisk together garlic, vinegar, oil, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Add bocconcini and mushrooms; stir to coat well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Add tomatoes and basil to the bocconcini mixture and let marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
To serve, arrange salad greens on serving plates. Using a slotted spoon, place the bocconcini mixture onto the greens. Whisk yoghurt and salt into the remaining marinade and season with pepper to taste. Drizzle dressing over the salad.
Dec 20, 2023
Summer Mushroom San Choy Bow
Ingredients
400 g white button mushrooms, roughly diced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 long red chilli, finely diced
¼ red onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
1 tbsp finely sliced fresh ginger
1 tbsp coconut aminos, or Tamari
1 tbsp hot sauce
To serve
4 baby gem lettuce, core removed
1 Handful of fresh bean sprouts
¼ cup roughly torn coriander
½ green chilli, thinly sliced
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
1 Juice of a lime
Directions
Get started by roughly dicing your white button mushrooms and heat a large fry pan over medium-high heat with a splash of olive oil. Add the mushrooms, along with the fresh red chilli, red onion, garlic cloves, ginger, coconut aminos and hot sauce. Cook down for 8–10 minutes until the mushrooms have softened and the flavours are lovely and aromatic and caramelised.
To serve, start with a base of fresh lettuce cups. I like to layer three lettuce leaves together per cup. Load them up with the vibrant mushroom filling and top with fresh bean sprouts.
Dec 20, 2023
Zesty Mushroom Tacos
Ingredients
Mushrooms
4 large Portobello mushrooms
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Mexican spice blend, heaped
Salsa
½ cup tinned baby sweet corn, drained
½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 tbsp finely diced red onion
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
1 tbsp olive oil
1 Juice of a lime
Lime smashed avo
12 avocados
1 Juice of a lime
1 pinch salt
Tacos
1 cup tapioca or arrowroot flour
1 cup almond flour
1 cup water
1 dash Olive oil for frying
Directions
Get started by slicing each of your Portobello mushrooms into 4 thick pieces. Add to a bowl and use your hands to coat well with the olive oil and mixed spices. Chargrill or pan-fry on medium-high heat until softened, cooked through and caramelised. Set aside and get onto the other elements.
For the salsa, combine the listed ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine.
For the lime smashed avocado, in a bowl mash 1 to 2 avocados with the juice of 1 lime and a pinch of salt.
For the 3-ingredient tacos, in a bowl whisk together the tapioca flour, almond flour and water until smooth and creamy. Add a splash more water for a crispier taco, the thinner the batter, the thinner and crispier the taco shell. You could use store-bought taco if you prefer.
Heat your olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat and pan-fry tacos on one side for 6–8 minutes or until firm enough to flip, continue to cook until golden brown on both sides. Cook in batches. This batter makes 8 tacos, two small tacos for each person.
To serve, start with a base of the taco, load with the lime smashed avocado, then the zesty salsa, and finally the charred mushrooms.
You can garnish the dish with some fresh herbs, sliced red onion, dried chilli flakes, a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt.
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