Five Ingredient Garlic Mushroom Pasta

This five ingredient garlic mushroom pasta is the ultimate simple weeknight dinner. With just pasta, garlic, butter, mushrooms and parmesan you can have dinner on the table in minutes!

This is everything I want when I have to make dinner after a long day at work. It's comforting but takes just minutes to prepare and has all the simple flavours that you need when you're tired and cranky.

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After a busy day of work I still have to fit in cooking delicious dinners (although Will does do a fair amount of cooking because he's the best) and that means that the recipes on this blog are the ones that fit best around a busy life.

Tried and tested to be made when you need dinner fast.

Other than pasta, my favourite things to cook when I need something really speedy are quick curries like this creamy prawn curry or something with classic flavours like this salmon burger.

But really it feels like there is nothing more perfect that this mushroom pasta when you need a quick meal.

Especially as there is a lot of garlic involved which is guaranteed to dramatically improve every dinner.

Related: If you'd prefer something a little richer then try this creamy mushroom pasta or this creamy mushroom pasta bake!

Why we love this recipe:

• It's a great recipe for when the cupboards are bare as it uses just five ingredients
• It's so easy to make and takes just 20 minutes from start to finish
• It's also vegetarian which makes it great for a weeknight when we're avoiding meat
• It also makes a great versatile base recipe which you can add other vegetables to if you like

Ingredients:

• Pasta - I used fusilli which is my go to type of pasta and the one I always have on hand. I buy massive 3 kilo bags of it and they last us a couple of months
• Garlic - 6...7...8 cloves...the more the better to be honest. I put 6 in the recipe but this is garlic mushroom pasta so you can't really have too much
• Butter - Again, don't go easy here. The butter is what creates the sauce for the pasta so you need plenty...trust me, it's worth it
• Mushrooms - I used regular white mushrooms thinly sliced but chestnut mushrooms would also work well. Use up leftover in this creamy mushrooms with polenta or this vegetarian shepherd's pie
• Parmesan - Plenty of parmesan is key to any pasta dish

How to make it

1. Start by cooking the pasta according to package instructions.
2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the garlic, fry for a minute then add the mushrooms and cook until soft and browned.
3. Add the pasta and parmesan to the pan and toss.
4. Serve with parsley.

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What mushroom to use for pasta?

I normally use white mushrooms for this mushroom pasta because they're cheaper and easy to get hold of but there's plenty of other options. Chestnut mushrooms have a lovely flavour and portobello mushrooms would also work well.

How to make mushroom pasta with chicken?

If you're missing the meat then you could easily add chicken to this recipe. Either cut up a couple of boneless skinless chicken thighs into bitesized chunks and fry with the mushrooms or stir through some cooked shredded chicken before serving.

Whenever I make this recipe I'm reminded of the beauty of truly simple food. Food that takes minutes to prepare, uses classic ingredients and comforts you when you really need it.

Whatever type of mushrooms or pasta or cheese you decide to use it's the simplicity of this pasta with mushrooms recipe which makes it amazing so just use whatever you have on hand!

Expert tips:

• If you want to make this mushroom pasta vegan then simply switch the butter for olive oil and leave off the parmesan cheese
• For a gluten free version then use gluten free pasta 

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Want more? Try these other five ingredient recipes!

• Five Ingredient Chicken Piccata
• Five Ingredient Paneer Tikka Masala
• Sheet Pan Quesadillas
• Five Ingredients Beef Ragu with Creamy Polenta

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