Mushroom Mint Pasta Salad Recipe
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Mushroom Mint Pasta Salad

By: ASKA17 
"Delicious mushroom pasta with its flavour delicately enhanced and lightened with mint. Eaten as a cold salad with BBQ or as a warm side dish for French or Italian mains. Crack some pepper on top and decorate with unused mint leaves before serving warm."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

What to Drink?

Wine Sauvignon Blanc
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages button mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 onions, sliced
  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 10 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Cool, transfer to a large bowl, and toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil.
  2. Heat remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place mushrooms and onions in the skillet. Cook and stir until lightly brown. Gradually pour in the heavy cream, stirring continuously. Place the mint sprigs in the skillet. Cook and stir 5 minutes.
  3. Mix sugar into the cream sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the mint sprigs with a slotted spoon. Stir in the cooked pasta until well coated.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 487 | Total Fat: 34.9g | Cholesterol: 109mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2007 by mommymeggy   view full review
I initially wasn't sure about the combination of mint & mushrooms but this was delicious! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2008 by Narvi   view full review
I was looking for something that was only a 'little risky' for a potluck, so mushroom and mint...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2008 by Alison   view full review
So good and very easy to make! I followed the other recommendations and used half the amount...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2009 by jkj   view full review
very good and easy to make
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2009 by ahlavac   view full review
Not sure if something happened while I was cooking, but it ended up kind of dry and didn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by gina   view full review
followed the directions as is...it was too runny and the mint was overwhelming...hubby and i...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by willdozer781   view full review
we thought it wouldn't be good but it was it is like a cheese-less Alfredo

 

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