Mushrooms and blue cheese is a combination we simply cannot get enough of! If you are bored of your usual pasta dishes, try our Mushroom Blue Cheese Pasta for dinner this week! Vegetarian, but filling and extremely satisfying, we are sure you will love the salty and creamy sauce wrapping all around the spaghetti topped with pan-fried mushrooms!
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Ingredients & Substitutes
- 180g spaghetti: substitute with any pasta shape you wish.
- 5g parsley: most fresh herbs will work, it tastes great with coriander or tarragon.
- 1 lemon: lime will work great too if you don't have a lemon.
- 2 garlic cloves: if you don't like strong garlic flavour, reduce the amount of garlic you use in the breadcrumbs. Since the garlic in this recipe is only cooked for a couple of minutes, it tastes almost raw, so really strong! We love it that way, but if you're concerned, cook the garlic for longer before adding the rest of the breadcrumb ingredients.
- 30g pecans: walnuts or hazelnuts taste great in this recipe too.
- 150g chestnut mushrooms: portobello mushrooms, flat mushrooms, or simply closed cup mushrooms can be used, but we prefer the texture of the chestnut mushrooms.
- 30g stale bread: we used old sourdough, which is great since it has a nice hard crust. If you wish, you can use shop-bought panko breadcrumbs.
- 100g stilton: Stilton is our go-to blue cheese to use in various recipes. It is mild enough not to overpower other flavours. But if you love your Blue Cheese to pack a punch, go with your favourite type.
- 1 spring onion: use chives if you don't have any spring onion handy.
- 1 tbsp butter: can be substituted with some odourless oil, like sunflower vegetables or rapeseed.
- 1 tbsp plain flour
How to Make Mushroom Blue Cheese Pasta?
Place pieces of the stale bread into a food processor or a powerful blender and whizz to make breadcrumbs.
Heat a large non-stick frying pan with a tablespoon of butter. Add the chopped spring onion, garlic, prepared breadcrumbs and the pecans and cook for approx. 2 until brown and crispy, stirring often. Tip everything in a bowl and mix in lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Reserve the pan for later.
Cook the pasta following instructions on the packet, or until al dente. Drain, reserving 250ml of starchy pasta water.
Whilst pasta is cooking, return the reserved frying pan to high heat. Drizzle with some oil and add the mushroom slices. Cook for 5-6 min until the mushrooms are browned. Take a third of the mushrooms out of the pan and keep warm in a covered bowl. Then add a tablespoon of plain flour to the mushrooms in the pan and stir until coated. Reduce the heat to low-medium.
Pour in the reserved 250ml pasta water into the pan. Crumble in the stilton and, stirring, cook for 3-4 minutes. Your sauce should be creamy and thicken as it cooks. Add 1.5 tablespoon of lemon juice. Add the cooked pasta and stir to cover it all with sauce. Stir in the parsley.
Top with the pecan breadcrumbs and the rest of the mushrooms.
Other Pasta Dishes
Never get enough of pasta? If so, maybe we can tempt you with some of our other delicious recipes:
- Smoked Salmon & Spinach Pasta
- Mushroom Spinach Pasta With Creme Fraiche Sauce
- Quick & Easy Cream Cheese Pasta
- Pasta Napoletana
- Vegan Avocado Pasta Salad
- Tagliatelle Pasta with Feta, Broccoli & Fried Lemon
Try Homemade Pasta
Are you looking to step it up? Then have a look at our articles on how to make your own pasta:
- Home-Made Pasta: Three Easy Pasta Dough Recipes & Ten Different Shapes
- Filled Pasta: How to Make Ravioli, Tortellini & Other Shapes at Home?
Mushroom & Blue Cheese Pasta
Ingredients
- 180 g spaghetti
- 5 g parsley finely chopped
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 30 g pecans roughly chopped
- 150 g chestnut mushrooms each sliced into 4-5
- 30 g stale bread cut into chunks
- 100 g stilton crumbled
- 1 spring onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
Instructions
- Place pieces of stale bread into a food processor or a powerful blender and whizz to make breadcrumbs.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan with a tablespoon of butter. Add the spring onion, garlic, prepared breadcrumbs and the pecans and cook for approx. 2 until brown and crispy. Tip everything in a bowl and mix in lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Reserve the pan for later.
- Cook the pasta following instructions on the packet, or until al dente. Drain, reserving 250ml of starchy pasta water.
- Whilst pasta is cooking, return the reserved frying pan to high heat. Drizzle with some oil and add the mushroom slices. Cook for 5-6 min until the mushrooms are browned. Take a third of the mushrooms out of the pan and keep warm in a covered bowl. Then add a tablespoon of plain flour to the mushrooms in the pan and stir until coated. Reduce the heat to low-medium.
- Pour in the reserved 250ml pasta water into the pan. Add the stilton and, stirring, cook for 3-4 minutes. Your sauce should be creamy and thicken as it cooks. Add 1.5 tablespoon of lemon juice. Add the cooked pasta and stir to cover it all with sauce. Stir in the parsley.
- Top with the pecan breadcrumbs and the rest of the mushrooms.
Nutrition
Shashi says
YUM - this is such a filling, satisfying, and delicious meal - definitely going on my meal roster!
Ieva says
Thanks, Shashi! Glad you liked it 🙂
Beth says
This is my kind of pasta dish. I adore blue cheese and mushrooms. The crunchy topping is delicious too.
Ieva says
Yes! Mushrooms and blue cheese is the best combination!
Mahy says
I love mushrooms in pasta. The flavors go through the roof, and it is so easy to make!
Katherine says
This is such an incredible flavor packed pasta dish! Love it!
Rachna says
Looks so delicious. I am going to try it soon.
Anna says
Excellent taste and original flavour combination even without the lemon zest (unfortunately), but I should have listened to my instinct and use less pasta water (or more flour), because the sauce stayed too liquid. The topping is really great, I'm definitely going to make it again with a thicker (water) béchamel 😉
Ieva Greber says
Glad you liked the flavour, but it's ashame it didn't thicken properly! Thanks for trying the recipe and leaving a comment! I'm sure it will turn out better next time 🙂