Pasta with Easy Mushroom Wine Sauce

Source: Chelsea - Victae.com


Serves
2
Prep
5 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Pasta with Easy Mushroom Wine Sauce

Pasta with Easy Mushroom Wine Sauce is a dish that takes no more than 15-20 minutes to make!  The sauce is simple, but hearty and comforting.  The hardest part of this weeknight dinner is waiting for the water to boil. 


Ingredients


What (your ingredients):


2 tablespoons olive oil


1 8-oz. package mushrooms, chopped


2 cloves garlic, minced


Pinch of salt


1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch


1/3 cup white wine or cava


1/3 cup water


Juice from ½ lemon


4 oz. pasta


 


Parsley, for garnishing


Directions


How (your directions):


Bring large pot of water to a boil with a spoonful of salt.


Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.  Add mushrooms and sauté for 5 minutes.


When water is boiling, add pasta and cook according to package instructions.


Once mushrooms begin to brown, add garlic and a pinch of salt.  Sauté for 2 minutes.


Add flour or cornstarch to mushrooms and cook for 1 minute.  Then slowly deglaze pan with wine or cava.  Add water and lemon juice and allow to thicken, about 2 minutes.


Drain pasta and serve with a ladle of mushroom wine sauce.  Garnish with parsley.


Enjoy immediately!


 


Why (the science):  Mushrooms are a great source of phosphorus, a critical nutrient for bone health and strength!


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