Jul 3, 2019
Mushroom Gnocchi Bake
Ingredients
500 g gnocchi
1 tbsp olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
300 g cup or Swiss Brown mushrooms, halved
250 g chargrilled capsicum, drained, chopped
700 g jar tomato passata
½ cup water
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
200 g piece fresh ricotta
Small fresh basil leaves, to serve, optional
Dressed rocket, to serve
Directions
Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced. Cook the gnocchi in a large pan of boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain well.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until soft. Increase heat to high, add garlic and mushrooms, cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until mushrooms soften. Add capsicum, passata, water, sugar and vinegar. Season. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
Spoon sauce into 10-cup capacity ovenproof dish. Scatter gnocchi over sauce. Break the ricotta into pieces and drop over the gnocchi. Place onto a tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until gnocchi is tender. Stand for 5 minutes.
Scatter over the basil. Serve with salad.
Aug 9, 2018
Mushroomroni ‘n’ Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
200g macaroni pasta
50g butter (for cheese sauce)
1/3 cup plain flour
500mL milk
250g grated cheese (manchego or parmesan)
200g baby spinach, wilted and roughly chopped
400g swiss brown mushrooms cut in quarters (2 x punnets)
1 tbsp oil plus 1 tbsp butter (to cook mushrooms)
1/4 bunch chives, finely chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 180C fan forced or 200C convection.
Cook macaroni in a large pot of salted water according to packet instructions.
Sauté mushrooms in a medium saucepan with a splash of oil and a tbsp of butter till golden. Season and set aside (but don’t clean the pan).
Start the cheese sauce by melting the butter in the same pan and add the flour.
Cook, stirring for 1 minute over medium-low heat.
Gradually add the milk, whisking until smooth. Stir gently until mixture comes just to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add grated cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
Meanwhile, in a separate pan, wilt spinach with some olive oil and seasoning for 10-20 seconds. Drain excess water.
Drain pasta and return to the pan. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta, add mushrooms and spinach and stir until coated.
Season, sprinkle with chives and pour into a lightly greased standard muffin tray. Bake for 10 minutes.
Dec 4, 2017
Zoodle and Mushroom Salad
Ingredients
80ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp raw sugar
4 zucchini, trimmed
250g Button Mushrooms, halved
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup basil leaves
1 tbsp drained capers in brine
½ cup Sicilian olives, bruised with a knife, pits removed (optional)
Salt and pepper, to season
Directions
Preheat the oven to 220°C. Whisk 2 tbsp of the oil with the vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper in a large bowl, whisking until the sugar dissolves.
Using a spiraliser or julienne peeler, cut the zucchini into noodles and add to the bowl, tossing well to combine. Set aside to soften.
Combine the mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and capers on a large oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with the remaining oil, season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked and the tomato skins have burst.
Remove from the oven and pour the mixture into the bowl with the zoodles, including any pan juices and toss well to combine. Mix in the olives if using, top with the basil and serve.
Sep 8, 2017
Bolognese of Mushroom Meatballs
Ingredients
750g beef mince
350g Button Mushrooms, blended in food processor
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 small red chilli (optional)
1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tbsp chopped chives
2 tbsp thickened cream
1 splash sherry vinegar (optional)
1/2 Spanish red onion, finely chopped
Olive oil, for frying
700ml tomato purée (passata)
500ml chicken stock
2 garlic cloves finely sliced
1 onion finely chopped
4 sprigs thyme
1 carrot finely chopped
1/2 leek finely chopped
500g cooked spaghetti
Basil & oregano to garnish
Directions
In a food processor, blend Mushrooms, onion, garlic, chilli, chives, parsley, thickened cream, sherry vinegar, salt, pepper and olive oil.
In a bowl, combine the mushroom mince with the beef mince.
Roll mince mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs.
Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until browned.
Sauté thinly sliced garlic, onion, thyme, carrot and leek in a medium size saucepan on medium heat till soft, add tomato purée and stock bring to a simmer for 5 min.
Add meatballs and reduce to low and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through.
Toss through pasta, garnish with Parmesan and herbs.
Jul 5, 2017
Healthy Creamy Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
350g farfalle pasta
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
1 bunch sage, leaves picked
500g Button Mushrooms, cleaned, thinly sliced
50g butter
2 tbsp plain flour
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
750ml (3 cups) vegetable stock
1 cup milk
250g fresh ricotta
75g walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper, to season
Directions
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions, then drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast the sage leaves until crisp and translucent, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Melt the butter in the pan. Stir-fry the mushrooms and garlic for 4 minutes until golden. Sprinkle over the flour and cook for 1 minute, then gradually stir in the stock and milk. Cook for 5 minutes or until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the pasta and toss to combine.
Divide the pasta among bowls. Spoon over the ricotta, scatter with the walnuts and sage and drizzle with oil, to serve.
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