10 Minute Mushroom Pasta with tomato & chilli pesto & light cream cheese is the ultimate quick and delicious, vegetarian family meal! Sure to become a favourite!
It’s too hot, the kids are on their summer break and you really want to be spending as little time in the kitchen as possible, well help is at hand with my simple vegetarian 10 Minute Mushroom Pasta.
My daughter went on a trip to Wales with her school recently and so my hubby and son decided they wanted to get a kebab.
Not being a fan of kebabs this left me with no other choice than to rustle up something for myself. After a quick fridge and cupboard raid I chucked a few ingredients together crossing my fingers that my efforts would be OK.
Well they were more than OK and my dinner was ready in a little over 10 minutes just as the boys got back with their kebabs!
Of course both of them were curious about my dinner and tried some saying “you can make that again” so make it again I did for all of us.
The first version was creamier than the pictures show so you can tailor the dish to your taste accordingly.
My daughter, who had missed out the first time round, gave my 10 Minute Mushroom Pasta a big thumbs up and as my son had gone out last night (for a kebab with his friends funnily enough) she tucked into seconds with huge enthusiasm!
More speedy pasta dishes
- Tenderstem, Garlic & Chilli Spaghetti – Fab Food 4 All
- Lemon and Artichoke Pasta – Amuse your Bouche
- Lobster Pasta – Christina’s Cucina
- Black Garlic, Mushroom and Cream Penne Pasta – Kavey Eats
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10 Minute Mushroom Pasta – a fab family meal!
Ingredients
- 350 g Fusilli or other pasta shapes
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic from a jar
- 250 g mushrooms sliced
- 200 – 250 g light cream cheese (low fat)
- 8 – 9 tbsp tomato & chilli pesto
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to their instructions.
- Meanwhile heat the oil over a medium heat in a large non stick wok style pan.
- Add the minced garlic and mushrooms and fry for about 6 minutes turning occasionally until cooked through and started to turn golden.
- Stir in the cream cheese, pesto and pepper and heat through for 4 minutes.
- Tip in the cooked pasta and toss to coat.
- Serve with a mixed salad.
Hayley Todd
Thank you for this lovely recipe! This looks so easy to make and looks absolutely scrumptious!
Camilla
Thanks Hayley;-)
Maya Russell
The quicker the better and it looks very tasty. Great when you come home from work and don’t really want to spend hours cooking.
Camilla
Thanks Maya, I’m so pleased with this quick meal:-)
Tara
I love that this is such and easy pasta dish. Definitely perfect for when you don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen. It is also a great way to include more vegetables in my son’s meal.
Camilla
Thanks Tara, yes any time saved for other things is a bonus:-)
Holly
This pasta dish looks super yummy! Love that it only took 10 minutes. One questions for you… Did you buy the tomato & chill pesto or did you make it? It sounds AMAZING so I definitely want to use it – thanks!
Camilla
I just discovered it in Tesco recently (own brand) but imagine others do it too!
Lisa
Mushrooms and pasta….a win/win combination!!!
Camilla
Thanks Lisa;-)
Cynthia Rusincovitch
This looks really good and I love how easy and fast it is.
Camilla
Thanks Cynthis:-)
Jessica {Swanky Recipes}
I have a bunch of mushrooms to use up this weekend and this pasta is at the top of my list. I’d love this with a few extra garden veggies we have in abundance!
Camilla
Thanks Jessica:-)
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Your 10 min mushroom pasta sounds like just the thing for my bestie who is visiting this weekend.
Camilla
Great Bintu, more time to chat:-)
Isabella
I love quick and easy pasta dinners, this one looks fab! Perfect for busy weekday evenings. Thank you so much for linking to my recipe 🙂
Camilla
Thank you Isabella, yes pasta is a god send for busy people!
Kavey
Cannot beat a quick pasta dinner, such a delicious meal and so easy too!
Camilla
It truly is a life saver:-)