Pasta with Mushrooms and Leeks Recipe

recipetips.com - This rich-tasting pasta dish makes a quick and easy supper. The recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled.
Ingredients
  • 1 large leek
  • 1 box fresh mushrooms (4 - 8 oz) or use canned
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine or water
  • 4 ounces spaghetti or other pasta
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup Half and Half or cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus extra for the spaghetti water
  • freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 very small pinch nutmeg (optional)
  • 1/4 cup grated cheese
  • parsley, for garnish (optional)
Change Servings
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Container: 10 or 12 inch skillet
Serving Size: 2 cups
Directions
  • Put 2 - 3 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt in a large pot and heat.
  • Trim and wash leek: cut off dark green top, leaving white and light green parts. Slice in half lengthwise, wash under running water, and chop finely. Slice the mushrooms ( drain, if using canned).
  • Heat oil and butter in skillet. Add leeks and mushrooms, cooking until leeks are tender, 5 - 8 minutes. Add wine or water, stirring to scrape up any browned bits, and continue cooking until  most of the liquid has evaporated.
  • Meanwhile, add spaghetti to boiling water and cook according to package directions.
  • While spaghetti cooks, mix together eggs, Half and Half, salt, pepper, nutmeg (if using) and cheese.
  • When spaghetti is just barely done, drain and add to leeks. Stir to mix well. Add egg mixture and cook, stirring, until eggs are cooked, about 2 minutes.
  • Serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley, if using,

Ratings, Reviews & Comments

There currently aren't any reviews or comments for this recipe. Be the first!

Pasta with Mushrooms and Leeks Recipe - Related Content

Collections
Our pasta recipes will fill you up and they taste great, too.
You're sure to find a keeper in our collection of lasagna recipes.
Our italian recipes are sure to please everyone.
One of our pasta salads will complement anything you serve it with.
Recipes
Ingredients included in this recipe are pasta, cooked chopped chicken, red onion, chopped (medium), green pepper, chopped (medium), Ranch dressing mix, sour cream, mayo, garlic ...
Ingredients included in this recipe are medium-sized pasta (rotini, penne, etc.), olive oil, button mushrooms, cut into quarters, green bell pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces ...
Ingredients included in this recipe are beef broth, dry crepe mushrooms, dried Chinese black mushrooms, butter, button mushrooms, sliced thinly, red onions, sliced, garlic, ...
This creamy potato soup with the added flavor of mushrooms and leeks is a great addition to your soup recipes.
Sun-dried tomatoes lend their unique flavor to this delicious pasta and chicken recipe that makes a terrific light summertime meal.
For the genuine steakhouse feel, pair your grilled steaks with these delicious mushrooms. Making this meal in your home is more budget friendly but will taste just as good if not better.
You will love this easy to make Ranch Pasta Salad for your summer or anytime get-togethers. This salad is full of flavor and perfect as a side dish to any of your grilled food.
Cooking Tips & Advice
Making this Blueberry Pasta Salad recipe will become a summer time favorite. Follow the instructions below create a pasta salad that is quick and easy. Blueberry Pasta Salad This recipe calls for dried blueberries, which adds flavor and texture to the salad.
A wok, which has deep tapered sides, is a traditional type pan used for stir-frying. A wok works well but is not a necessity. A nonstick deep skillet also works very well. If rice noodles or mung bean noodles are going to be added to the stir-fry, they are sometimes deep-fried in the wok or deep skillet first and then set aside while other ingredients are stir-fried according to the recipe.
Mushroom Preparation | Mushroom Cooking Tips Mushrooms The mushroom is just one of a very large, diverse group of organisms called fungi. It is similar to a plant but lacks chlorophyll, so they cannot produce food for themselves through photosynthesis.
Homemade pasta can be cut into many shapes and sizes but the options are limited in comparison to factory made dried pastas. Some shapes and sizes can be cut by hand but many must be formed by the use of a machine and special cutting rollers and dies.
Making homemade pasta takes time and effort but it is an inexpensive way of providing you with a fresh, delicious tasting, delicate textured pasta. There are tools available to assist in the pasta making process that will make it easier and save time.
Stuffed Mushrooms Slice off the stem of a whole, clean, mushroom. With a small teaspoon (1/8 or 1/4 teaspoon), or small melon baller, scoop out the inside of the mushroom. Fill with prepared stuffing or favorite dip.
Pasta strands are long rods of pasta, which are generally round, but they are available in a square rod also. The basic difference from one variety to the next is the thickness of the strands.
Glossary Terms
A type of pasta product made with quinoa flour, which is a type of flour ground from the seeds of the quinoa plant: a plant cultivated mainly in South America as a major grain-like crop.
A variety of fresh egg pasta that is often associated with pasta makers in the Piemont region of Italy.
Translated in Italian, the term Capricci means whimsy which is a good word to use when describing the shape created for this pasta.
A type of pasta made by artisans in southern Italy that have a long heritage of producing unique and high quality pastas.
Made in the manner of an artisan food, Molloni Pasta is produced in southeastern section of Italy in a region known as Apulia or Puglia in Italian.
A large version of fusilli. Its corkscrew shape and rough texture allows it to hold both creamy and chunky sauces very well.
Pizzichi means "pinched pasta." This pasta is a short diagonally cut pasta with rippled edges. It is approximately 1 3/4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide.
Enter and View Your Recipes
Advertisement
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited.
© Copyright 2012 Tecstra Systems, All Rights Reserved, RecipeTips.com