Creamy Garlic Spaghetti With Roasted Portobellos

Name: Creamy Garlic Spaghetti With Roasted Portobellos
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 portobello mushrooms; 1tbsp oil; Salt; Black pepper; 130g spaghetti; 1tbsp butter; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 150g cream cheese (I used light); 2tbsp milk; 30g vegetarian parmesan-style cheese, finely grated; Salt; Black pepper; 3tbsp fresh chives, chopped

by Becca

2 people

35 min

Creamy garlic spaghetti with roasted portobellos

I'll talk you through this creamy pasta recipe: it has spaghetti, garlic, and a creamy, cheesy sauce. That alone would convince me a million times over.

But then you add a whole roasted portobello, and let its tasty mushroom juices run all the way through the spaghetti... literal yum.

I kind of love the fact that this dish looks really elegant on the plate, which is a ridiculous contrast to the way you'll probably look while eating this. From the first bite, you'll get so carried away that you'll give up any illusions of self-restraint. I'm talking elbows out, strings of spaghetti flying everywhere, enormous forkfuls of cheesy spaghetti... it's probably best to eat this one in private.

Creamy Garlic Spaghetti With Roasted Portobellos

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Recipe details

Yield 2 people
Time spent: Prep time: 25 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 35 min

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Ingredients

For the roasted portobellos

2 portobello mushrooms
1tbsp oil
Salt
Black pepper

For the creamy garlic spaghetti

130g spaghetti
1tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
150g cream cheese (I used light)
2tbsp milk
30g vegetarian parmesan-style cheese, finely grated
Salt
Black pepper
3tbsp fresh chives, chopped

Instructions

Heat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5 / 375°F). Place the mushrooms in a baking dish open side down, and drizzle with a small amount of oil. Season with salt and pepper, and roast for around 25 minutes, until soft and juicy.
When the mushrooms have been in the oven for around 10 minutes, begin to make the creamy garlic spaghetti. Boil the pasta until al dente, around 10 minutes.
While the pasta is boiling, melt the butter in a large frying pan, and add the garlic. Cook over a fairly low heat for a few minutes, until fragrant. Then add the cream cheese and milk, and cook gently, stirring regularly, until the cheese has melted to produce a smooth sauce. Add the parmesan and season with salt and plenty of black pepper.
When the pasta is ready, drain it, retaining a few tablespoons of the liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce along with the retained liquid - the exact amount depends on your desired consistency, but around 6tbsp will probably be good. Gently mix the pasta into the sauce, adding the chopped chives (I find it easiest to use tongs to toss pasta in sauce).
When the mushrooms are cooked, drain any liquid they have released into the pasta, and chop the mushrooms into slices. Serve on top of the pasta with more chives if desired.

Comments

J on Feb 03, 2023

Some ingredients are metric, some English...?

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- Donna Daugherty on Feb 03, 2023
  
  I would really appreciate measurements in English with the metric. Some of us older cooks grew up and raised our families using only English. Thank You so much.
  
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- Brenda on Feb 04, 2023
  
  250g = 1 cup (8 oz)
  So
  150 g of cream cheese would be approx. 5/8 c or 5 oz
  30 g parmesan is approx 1/4 cup
  
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- Becca on Feb 07, 2023
  
  Hi, I'm not really sure what you mean. This recipe is written entirely using the British measurement system. This is how British recipes are written.
  
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Kaz on Feb 03, 2023

Omg im drooling, im making this for sure, thanku so much 😃

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