Healthy Creamy Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Healthy Creamy Mushroom Pasta Sauce

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.

Bacon, Peas & Mushrooms

Bacon, Peas & Mushrooms

Bacon, Peas & Mushrooms

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
2 bacon rashers, rind removed, cut into batons
50g butter
1 punnet Swiss Brown Mushrooms, cleaned, quartered
500g frozen peas, thawed
Salt and pepper, to season
Mint leaves, to serve

Directions

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Cook the bacon for 4 minutes or until golden. Remove and set aside in a bowl.

Reduce the heat to medium-high and melt half the butter in the pan. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes, tossing the pan regularly. Return the bacon to the pan with the peas and the remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook for 2 minutes or until warmed through. Scatter over mint leaves to serve.