Pasta,Mushrooms and Broccoli W/ Creamy Tomato Sauce

Submitted by HEP MEP

"I am not partial to pasta salad, but my husband is,and this one is the only one I truly like.It's from a cookbook titled The Pasta Salad Cookbook. The only changes I made was to slice the mushrooms thickly,and add some Parmesan while mixing it for the final time - and of course, add more to my serving."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 8 ounces rotelle pasta or 8 ounces pasta, of choice
• 1 lb mushroom, quartered
• 1 1⁄2 cups broccoli, coarsely chopped and blanched
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 cup canned plum tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon crushed dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Cook pasta until al dente,drain and toss with 1 tbl.
2. olive oil.
3. Heat 3 tbls.
4. olive oil in a large skillet,add the mushrooms and saute quickly over high heat until golden Rmove from heat and add cream,tomatoes and seasonings.
5. Mix well and cool to room temperature.
6. Toss the mushroom,tomato and cream mix with the pasta.
7. Add the broccoli just before serving and toss gently again.
8. Taste for seasonings and adjust to your liking.
9. Serve at room temperature and pass the grated Parmesan separately.

Reviews

[kimbearly]

fabulous non meat lunch dish for just me!!!as a rule i do not like recipes with cream but i have been experimenting and this was great!the add-ons are endless and i will try some of my ideas soon...

 

[89liztaylor89]

Very bland but a good base

 

[mangomom]

Used this as a starting point. Browned the mushrooms, removed from pan, then sauteed the chopped broccoli along with diced zucchini, garlic, and power greens (spinach, chard and baby kale). Added a can of diced tomatoes and a cup of evaporated milk (I needed to use some up) and also some softened cream cheese to thicken it. Very much enjoyed in our house!

 

[VickyJ]

Hello! :) I made this for dinner last night. It was just me, so I had something great for lunch today. This was so easy and very delicious! I had some mushrooms to use up, and I came upon your recipe. The only thing I forgot to use was the parmesan cheese when it was done and tossed. This would be great cold, I think. This is going in my Just For Me and Past, Pasta! coobooks. Thank you for the awesome dinner.

 

[noreenruth]

this was a great success