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Mushroom & Walnut Penne – Organic & Vegetarian

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Mushroom & Walnut Penne is a vegetarian pasta dish with organic mushrooms, walnuts, white wine, and yogurt. Perfect for a quick midweek meal.

Mushroom & Walnut Penne, white wine, yogurt, organic, vegetarian, low fat

Mushroom & Walnut Penne is a nutritious organic, low-fat, vegetarian dish made with mushrooms, walnuts, white wine, and yogurt, finished off with a good grating of hard cheese!

To celebrate Organic Food Month #OrganicSeptember, Sainsbury’s sent me some items from their So Organic range of which there are over 250 products!

We often just think of fruit and vegetables when it comes to organic but you can get most foods in an organic version these days and the So Organic range does a pretty good job of covering most angles!

From the selection of So Organic goodies I was sent, I picked out the Soave white wine, walnuts, and penne which I decided would form the base of a hearty vegetarian pasta dish.

With the shopping voucher Sainsbury’s provided I also purchased So Organic: rapeseed oil, red onions, garlic, white mushrooms, plain yogurt, and Parmigiano Reggiano.

Sainsbury's So Organic range

We’re trying to eat less meat at the moment so my Mushroom & Walnut Penne went down very well with the family as mushrooms and walnuts make a great meat protein substitute.

Being low fat it is also an excellent dish for the health-conscious amongst us (I don’t do diets but I do believe in healthy eating and everything in moderation).

I always love being challenged to come up with new recipes and I’ve put the rest of the wine in the freezer (in separate portions) to make this again.

As many of you know I can’t drink wine (due to the sulphites which I think I’ve become allergic to over the years) but at least there are none in Champagne so I can still enjoy a glass of bubbly on occasion!

Mushroom & Walnut Penne, white wine, yogurt, organic, vegetarian, low fat

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NB: Commissioned post, Sainsbury’s provided me with a selection of So Organic products plus a shopping voucher.

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Mushroom & Walnut Penne – Organic & Vegetarian

A nutritious and delicious organic, low fat, vegetarian pasta dish made with mushroom, walnuts, white wine and yogurt, finished off with a grating of hard cheese!
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 27 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 1 Red onion large, finely sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 200 g White mushrooms
  • 80 g Walnut halves
  • 250 ml White Wine I used Soave*
  • 250 ml Organic vegetable or chicken stock made from 1 stock cube
  • 150 ml Low fat plain yogurt
  • 350 g Penne
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper
  • Parmigiano Reggiano grated or vegetarian hard cheese to serve
  • A few extra walnut pieces to garnish optional

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large non-stick pan on a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic for about 10 minutes under a lid, stirring occasionally.
  • Add another tbsp of oil and add the walnuts and mushrooms and fry until cooked, stirring regularly.
  • Add the stock, wine and seasoning, bring to the boil and then simmer for 12 minutes to make a reduction.
  • Cook the penne according to instructions.
  • Add the yogurt to the reduction over a very low heat and stir through, adjust seasoning if necessary.
  • Drain the pasta and pour over the mushroom and walnut sauce.
  • Place in a large serving bowl and serve with grated Parmigiano Reggiano or vegetarian equivalent and garnish with walnut pieces.

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  1. Lisa Williams

    a fab way of using walnuts 🙂 Looks great I can never think how to sneak them into a dish !

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  3. Maya Russell

    Lovely & really healthy! I like walnuts – don’t love them but they have their own unique flavour.

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  6. Jane Middleton

    what a great hamper you got – and this is such a lovely healthy dish, thanks for the recipi

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  10. Sharon Hingley

    This looks delicious, my nephew went vegetarian over a year ago and I’m always looking for new recipes to try for him, will definitely be giving this a whirl.

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  11. Angela Campbell

    This looks absolutely delicious – can’t wait to try it, wanting to do at least one vegetarian/non meat family meal per week and it looks like this’ll be my first, thank you!

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  15. Anne Dalzell

    We’re trying to cut down on the amount of meat we eat (about 3 times a week at the moment) so it’s great to get some inspiration

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  16. Kirsty Fox

    I’m not a big meat eater and I’m always on the look out for vegetarian recipes, this one sounds delicious!

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  17. William Gould

    Very much like a lovely pasta dish my wife makes, with walnuts instead of the (cheaper equivalent of) Parma Ham that we use. Must give it a go on our “meat free” day…

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  18. Lucy Parissi

    I don’t think I have had walnuts with pasta before but it sounds like a brilliant idea. I am all for fast and delicious comfort food right now with my kitchen in limbo… Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare (and now I must find some time to post my organic recipe too…)

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  20. Maddy

    My veggie daughter loves walnuts, mushrooms and pasta- I’ve never thought of putting them together!

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  26. Julie's Family Kitchen

    Hmm! Just the kind of dish I like, like you I’m not into fad diets either, everything in moderation I say too. Your pasta dish looks really tasty.

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  29. Sophie at Franglaise Cooking

    That looks delicious! We’re desperately trying to cut back our meat intake and this looks like a great meat-alternative dish 🙂
    #Recipeoftheweek #Tastytuesdays

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    • Camilla

      Yes since my husband watched a programme on cancer he’s banned all processed meat from the house, so no more sausages, bacon, ham and red meat once a month – hence the veggie foray.

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  33. Rachael A

    Isn’t it funny – |I would never have though about using walnuts in a savory pasta dish but this looks great – I love mushrooms so I will have to give this a go!

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    • Camilla

      That old chestnut or should I say Walnut LOL, yes I know all about different likes and dislikes – here I have to avoid dried fruits!

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  35. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    Delicious Camilla. lovely summer into autumn dish. PS so glad you can enjoy the odd glass of Champers! xoxo

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Danielle:-) I’m more of a cider girl (no big drinker) but I do love the giggles I get when I have champagne (which is not nearly often enough LOL:-) Champagne taste and lemonade money is the saying!

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