Looking for a quick and easy vegan pasta dish? This creamy chanterelle mushroom pasta recipe is perfect for you! The mushrooms add a delicious depth of flavor to the pasta, while the sauce makes it all wonderfully creamy. Give it a try tonight!
If you're looking for an easy, vegan-friendly pasta dish that's bursting with flavor, look no further than this creamy chanterelle mushroom recipe. The key to this dish is the chanterelle mushrooms – they have a wonderfully delicate flavor and a slightly crunchy texture that pairs perfectly with the creamy sauce. You can find chanterelles at most grocery stores or online. So gather your ingredients and get ready to enjoy a delicious and simple meal!
Other mushroom recipes you might like to try if you like mushrooms are my Mushroom risotto with truffle oil, made with cremini and white button mushrooms, Mushroom crepes filled with cashew cream, or Funghi pizza with buckwheat crust.
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WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RECIPE
- Ready in 30 minutes. This mushroom pasta is ready in just 30 minutes when you want a cozy meal that's quick and simple.
- Creamy and dairy-free. This pasta is creamy without the use of dairy, making it a delicious alternative to traditional recipes.
- Fuss free. 8 ingredients are all you need for this delicious dish! Who doesn't love a good meal without too many complicated steps?
INGREDIENTS
- Pasta: Use pasta of choice. You can use whole wheat pasta, like I did, for more fiber, or even gluten-free pasta.
- Chantarelles: They have a very unique flavor compared to other mushrooms, and I don´t recommend using other mushrooms in this recipe.
- Soy sauce: Dark soy sauce is a thick soy sauce with a dark color and sweeter taste than ordinary soy sauce. It's used for flavoring, and for adding caramel color to this dish.
- Cooking cream: Oat based cooking cream is a perfect dairy-free cream.
- Cornstarch: Used to thicken the sauce and make it creamy.
- Onion: One medium-sized cooking onion.
- Olive oil: To sautee onion and mushrooms. A good quality extra virgin olive oil will give the best flavor to this pasta dish.
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE: STEP BY STEP
STEP 1
Cook the pasta according to package directions. While your pasta is cooking, prepare the other ingredients so that by the time the pasta is done everything else is ready to go!
STEP 2
Chop onion. Preheat a large pan with a tablespoon of olive oil and sauté onion, on medium heat until medium soft and translucent.
STEP 3
Add cleaned chanterelle mushrooms and sauté for a few minutes until they start to become soft. When mushrooms are soft, add cooking cream to the pan.
STEP 4
Add dried thyme, salt, and soy sauce, and stir together. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat.
STEP 5
Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of cold water. Add to the pan and stir continuously. Stir until the sauce thickens.
STEP 6
Serve with cooked pasta and some salad or fresh arugula.
TIPS FOR MAKING THIS RECIPE PERFECTLY
- Salt your pasta water! This is so important for a flavorful tasty pasta dish.
- Blending a cornstarch and water mixture into your sauce will help create the perfect consistency - creamy, thick perfection! To achieve this velvety texture, you must act fast: stirring quickly whilst pouring in the mix.
- Cornstarch needs to be mixed completely with cold water before being added to boiling liquid.
STORAGE
Keep your leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or store it in the freezer.
Other mushrooms can work in this dish, but what works best is chanterelle mushrooms. The floral and peppery flavor of the chanterelles is hard to replicate.
However, if you can't find chanterelles in your grocery store feel free to use other types of mushrooms. Please let me know if you use other types and if you liked the dish or not.
Chanterelle mushrooms are a nutritious, low-calorie food that offer many essential nutrients. Rich in fiber and minerals like copper, niacin and vitamin D, they provide a flavorful way to boost your health!
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RECIPE
Creamy Chanterelle Mushroom Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 port. pasta
- 1 medium-size yellow onion
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g 14 oz chanterelle mushrooms
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 2 cup plant-based cooking cream
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain.
- Chop onion. Preheat a large pan with a tbsp of olive oil and sauté onion, on medium heat until medium soft.
- Add cleaned chanterelle mushrooms and sauté for a few minutes until they start to become soft. When mushrooms are soft, add cooking cream to the pan.
- Add dried thyme, salt, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat.
- To thicken the sauce mix 1 tbsp cornstarch with 3 tbsp cold water. Add to pan and stir continuously. Stir until the sauce thickens.
- Serve with cooked pasta and a salad of your choice.
Notes
- Salt your pasta water! This is so important for a flavourful tasty pasta dish.
- Blending a cornstarch and water mixture into your sauce will help create the perfect consistency - creamy, thick perfection! To achieve this velvety texture, you must act fast: stirring quickly whilst pouring in the mix.
- Cornstarch needs to be mixed completely with cold water before being added to boiling liquid.
Kiley
What kind of cream do you use?