WHOLE WHEAT PENNE PASTA WITH MUSHROOM | PASTA RECIPES

WHOLE WHEAT PENNE PASTA WITH MUSHROOM

Whole wheat Penne Pasta with Mushroom - Pasta and mushroom , both make perfect partners. This is a lovely blend of pasta and mushrooms, cooked in sauce .Its pretty simple to cook this dish and kids will love it. Making use of whole wheat pasta makes this recipe rich in fibre and protein. 

For this recipe you need

2 cups of whole wheat penne pasta

1 tbsp. minced garlic

6-8 nos. of mushrooms ,sliced

1 medium sized onion, finely choped

1 medium sized tomato, finely choped

1 tbsp. of pasta sauce

2 tsp. of Olive oil

1 tsp. of Butter

1/2 tsp. of dried oregano leaves

Salt

Preparation

Bring water to boil along with little salt and olive oil .

Add pasta and cook it uncovered, stirring occasionally.

when the pasta gets tender, drain the water and keep it aside.

Heat olive oil and butter in  a pan.

Add minced garlic, saute for a min.

Add chopped onions , when they turn soft , add the tomatoes and saute for a couple of min.

Now add the chopped mushrooms and saute it. 

Add the pasta sauce,along with salt and stir it gently.

Finally tip in the pasta and toss them gently ,until they get coated with the sauce.

Remove from heat , sprinkle with dried oregano leaves and serve it hot.

Penne pasta with mushrooms is ready to be served...................

Serve it hot and enjoy

Note :

For kids ,you can garnish with grated mozzarella cheese before serving .

You can replace penne pasta with any shapes as per your choice.

It is good to refer the package instruction before you start cooking the pasta.

While cooking mushrooms ,they loose water , shrink in size and  finally get cooked. 

I have added mushrooms, you can also add corn, broccoli, olives to make it more healthy and tasty.

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