I love both pasta and mushrooms, so I love this dinner: Spaghetti with Cremini Mushrooms, Lemon and Thyme
Spaghetti with Mushrooms, Lemon and Thyme
A nice diversion from the classic spaghetti with marinara sauce.
Recipe Details
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 357kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, divided
- 1½ pounds cremini mushrooms, trimmed and cut into ¼-inch thick slices (6 cups)
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 3 medium garlic cloves, chopped (1 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- ½ cup finely grated Parmesan Cheese, plus additional for serving
- 4 wedges of lemon, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until barely al dente.
- While pasta is cooking, stir together bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined well. Transfer to a 12-inch heavy skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, 3 to 5 minutes, then return to bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté mushrooms, stirring until golden, about 4 minutes. Add zest and garlic and sauté, stirring, until mushrooms exude liquid, about 3 minutes. Add Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and cook until most of liquid is evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in thyme, pepper and remaining ¾ teaspoon salt.
- Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander.
- Transfer mushrooms to pasta pot, then add ½ cup reserved cooking water and bring to a boil. Stir in parsley and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Return pasta to pot and add cheese, tossing to combine. If pasta seems dry, moisten with more cooking water.
- Serve the pasta sprinkled with additional cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 357kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 408mg, Potassium: 539mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 332IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 110mg, Iron: 1mg
