Best 6 Jamie Oliver Mushroom Pasta Recipes

MUSHROOM & CAULIFLOWER PENNE

Steps:

• Fill a large pan with salted water, place on a high heat and bring to the boil.
• Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the garlic and onion, then halve, deseed and finely slice the chilli. Pick the thyme leaves.
• Trim and slice three-quarters of the mushrooms. Trim the cauliflower, remove and discard the leaves, then chop the cauliflower florets and stalk into small chunks.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wide saucepan on a medium heat, add the garlic, onion, chilli and thyme, then cook gently for 10 minutes, or until golden.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and cauliflower, cover with a lid and cook gently for about 10 minutes, or until softened.
• Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until al dente - this means it's cooked, but still has a bit of bite.
• Meanwhile, pick and finely chop the parsley leaves. Trim and very finely slice the remaining mushrooms.
• Once softened, mash the cauliflower mixture with a fork until broken down, but still with a bit of texture. Stir in the ricotta, then season to taste with sea salt, black pepper and the juice from half the lemon.
• Reserving a cupful of the cooking water, drain the pasta and return it to the pan, off the heat. Tip in the sauce and stir well, adding splashes of the cooking water to loosen, if needed. Taste and season with salt, pepper and the remaining lemon juice.
• Stir in the sliced raw mushrooms, most of the Parmesan cheese and half of the parsley leaves. Serve with the remaining chopped parsley and cheese sprinkled on top.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MIXED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush off any dirt from the mushrooms with a pastry brush or a dish towel. Slice the mushrooms thinly, but tear girolles, chanterelles and blewits in half. Put the olive oil in a very hot frying pan and add the mushrooms. Let them fry fast, tossing once or twice, then add the garlic and chilli with a pinch of salt (it is very important to season mushrooms lightly, as a little really brings out the flavor). Continue to fry fast for 4-5 minutes, tossing regularly. Then turn the heat off and squeeze in the lemon juice. Toss and season to taste.
• Meanwhile cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Add to the mushrooms, with the Parmesan, parsley and butter. Toss gently, coating the pasta with the mushrooms and their flavor. Serve, scraping out all of the last bits of mushroom from the pan, and sprinkle with a little extra parsley and Parmesan.

JAMIE OLIVER'S 5-INGREDIENT GARLIC MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the package instructions, then drain, reserving a cupful of cooking water. Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the garlic. Place it in a large non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat with 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil, followed 1 minute later by the mushrooms, tearing up any larger ones. Season with sea salt and black pepper, and cook for 8 minutes, or until golden, tossing regularly.
• Toss the drained pasta into the mushroom pan with a splash of reserved cooking water. Finely grate in most of the Parmesan, stir in the crème fraîche, taste, season to perfection, and dish up, finishing with a final grating of Parmesan.

GARLIC MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving a mugful of cooking water.
• Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the garlic. Place it in a large non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat with ½ a tablespoon of olive oil, followed 1 minute later by the mushrooms, tearing up any larger ones.
• Season with sea salt and black pepper, and cook for 8 minutes, or until golden, tossing regularly.
• Toss the drained pasta into the mushroom pan with a splash of reserved cooking water.
• Finely grate in most of the Parmesan, stir in the crème fraîche, taste, season to perfection, and dish up, finishing with a final grating of Parmesan.

MUSHROOM FARFALLE

Steps:

• Get your ingredients out and a food processor (bowl blade), and boil the kettle. Place a large frying pan on a medium-high heat, a large lidded pan and a high heat, and a small frying pan on a medium heat.
• Put 25g of dried porcini mushrooms into a mug and just cover with boiling water.
• Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the large frying pan, squash in 2 to 4 unpeeled garlic cloves through a garlic crusher, crumble in ½ a small dried red chilli and tear in 250g of chestnut mushrooms.
• Strip in the leaves from 6 sprigs of thyme, then add the soaked porcini and toss and fry for a few minutes.
• Put 320g of dried farfalle into the large pan, cover with boiling salted water and cook according to the packet instructions.
• Toast 50g of blanched hazelnuts in the small frying pan until golden, tossing regularly.
• Put 200g of baby spinach into a salad bowl, coarsely grate over or matchstick and add 1 eating apple, then crumble over 40g of blue cheese.
• Crush the toasted nuts in a pestle and mortar, then scatter over the salad.
• Tip the mushrooms into the processor and whiz until fairly smooth, then return to the pan and add 3 small ladles of pasta cooking water and 1 teaspoon of truffle oil, season to taste and simmer gently.
• Drain the pasta, reserving a cupful of the starchy cooking water, then toss the pasta with the sauce, loosening with a splash of cooking water, if needed.
• Finely grate over the zest of 1 lemon, finely chop and add most of the top leafy half of ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g) along with 150g low-fat cottage cheese, then toss together and serve straight away.
• Drizzle the salad with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, squeeze over the juice of the zested lemon and serve on the side.

SPAGHETTI WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush off any dirt from the mushrooms with a pastry brush or a tea towel. Slice the mushrooms thinly, but tear any larger mushrooms, like girolles, chanterelles. and blewits in half. Put the olive oil in a very hot frying pan, and add the mushrooms. Let them fry fast, tossing once or twice, then add the garlic and chile with a pinch of salt (it is very important to season mushrooms slightly, as it really brings out the flavor). Continue to fry fast for 4 to 5 minutes, tossing regularly. Then turn the heat off and squeeze in the lemon juice. Toss and season, to taste.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and add to the mushrooms, with the Parmesan, parsley, and butter. Toss gently, coating the pasta with the mushrooms and their flavor. Serve, scraping out all of the last bits of mushroom from the pan, and sprinkle with a little extra parsley and Parmesan.