One Pot Lions Mane Mushroom & Veggie Pasta

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One Pot Lions Mane Mushroom & Veggie Pasta

Course: Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8 oz package of MD-grown Lions Mane Mushrooms* (or other mushroom of your choice)
  • 1/2 large yellow onion* or 1 small onion
  • 4-6 garlic cloves*
  • 2 red bell peppers*
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 sprigs thyme*
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp miso paste
  • 1 tbsp butter*
  • 12 oz pasta
  • 2 cups spinach*
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp warm water
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Prepare vegetables: Wash and chop onions, garlic and peppers.
  2. Break apart lions mane mushrooms into about 1 inch pieces.
  3. Heat shallow pot (at least 3 inches deep) on medium heat and add EVOO.
  4. Add onions and sauté until slightly brown, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add mushrooms, garlic, peppers, and a dash of salt and mix with onions. Cover and let cook for 5 minutes so that the juices of the mushrooms start to cook with the vegetables.
  6. Chop oregano and thyme and add to pot. Squeeze half of the lemon and stir. Cover and cook additional 5 minutes.
  7. Add 2 cups of vegetable broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Add pasta of your choice (I like to use high protein pasta (i.e. chickpea) so that my family gets more protein in the meal). Cook according to pasta instructions.
  8. While the pasta is cooking, mix 1 tbsp. of Miso paste with warm water. Set aside.
  9. When pasta is al dente, add 1 tbsp. of butter, miso paste mixture, and other half of lemon juice and mix together to get a creamy consistency.
  10. Add handfuls of spinach on top of pasta, cover and let sit additional 5 minutes.
  11. Mix spinach into pasta. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Notes

Optional: other seasonal vegetables, summer squash, broccoli, string beans, etc.
*can be purchased locally in MD!