Creamy mushroom pasta with pesto
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 350 g | pasta (e.g. farfalle) |
| salted water, boiling |
| 1 bunch | flat-leaf parsley |
| 1 tin | chickpeas (approx. 215 g), drained, rinsed |
| 1 | green chilli pepper, deseeded, cut into rings |
| 50 g | walnut kernels, coarsely chopped, roasted |
| ½ tsp | sea salt |
| 1 dl | olive oil |
| 1 bunch | chives, finely chopped |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 250 g | mushrooms, quartered |
| 250 g | chanterelles, halved if necessary |
| 1 | onion, finely chopped |
| 2 tbsp | lemon juice |
| 2 dl | single cream for sauces |
| 1 tsp | sea salt |
How it's done
To cook the pasta
Cook the pasta in salted water until just al dente. Set aside approx. 100 ml of the cooking water. Drain the pasta.
Pesto
Puree the parsley with the reserved cooking water and all the other ingredients up to and including the oil. Mix in the chives.
Mushroom sauce
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Stir fry the mushrooms for approx. 4 mins., add the onion, cook for approx. 1 min., add the lemon juice. Pour in the cream, simmer for approx. 4 mins., season with salt. Add the pasta, gently heat through and serve with the pesto.
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