Mushroom Alfredo Pasta - Healthful Style

Mushrooms, cream, time, and noodles make a super yummy dinner any night of the week.

  • 1 tsp olive oil

  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • 1 tsp thyme

  • 1 pinch black pepper

  • 1 cup chicken broth

  • 1 tsp corn starch

  • 1/2 cup evaporate milk

  • 8 ounces angel hair pasta (cooked according to package directions)

  • 1 sprig thyme (for garnish optional)

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package direcitons. Drain in colander and reserve.

  2. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven skillet. Saute the mushrooms, stirring just a few times. Add the onions and garlic. Keep cooking for a few more minutes. Add the thyme and black pepper.

  3. Stir the cornstarch into the broth. Pour over the mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Add the evaporated milk. Bring back to a boil.

  4. Serve the mushroom sauce over the pasta. You can garnish the dish with a fresh sprig of thyme.

Angel hair pasta cooks quickly but you can also use spaghetti

Entree, Dinner

American

pasta

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl, about 1.5 cups | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 467mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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