Description
Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Pasta is a 30-minute comfort food favorite made with garlic, sautéed mushrooms, spinach, Asiago cheese, and a rich cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces gemelli pasta
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 16 ounces white button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 10 ounces fresh spinach
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup Asiago cheese, grated
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Boil a large pot of salted water and cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and cook mushrooms until golden, about 8–10 minutes. Set aside.
- In the same pan, sauté onion until soft. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add mushrooms back, then stir in spinach, cream, broth, Asiago, and seasonings. Simmer until thickened.
- Return pasta to the pan, tossing until fully coated in sauce.
- Top with fresh parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Use freshly grated Asiago for best flavor.
You can substitute with penne or fusilli if gemelli isn’t available.
Add grilled chicken or shrimp for extra protein.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 595
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 90mg