Mushroom Pasta Medley Recipe

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After trying something similar in a restaurant, Virginia Trent created this creamy, three-mushroom pasta entree at home. “The first time I served it, my husband couldn’t stop raving about it,” she recalls from Dayton, New Jersey.

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Mushroom Pasta Medley Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

6 ounces uncooked penne pasta
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
2 ounces fresh oyster mushrooms, sliced
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half
2 tablespoons sherry or additional broth
1 tablespoon shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook garlic in butter and oil for 1 minute. Add portobello mushrooms; cook for 3 minutes. Add oyster mushrooms and onions; cook 3-4 minutes longer or until mushrooms are almost tender.
Add broth. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Combine the flour and half-and-half until smooth; stir into skillet. Add sherry or additional broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Drain the pasta and stir into mushroom mixture; heat through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/4 cups equals 279 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 242 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 11 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Mushroom Pasta Medley in Light & Tasty June/July 2006, p56