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Mushroom and Leek Penne
A simple and easy to make pasta dish made with whole-grain penne pasta, mushrooms, leeks, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipe Keywords:
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servings: 4
total time: 30 minutes
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole grain penne pasta
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced
- 2 leeks, thinly sliced (white and pale green parts only)
- 1 ounce freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper
Directions
- Cook the penne pasta in a dutch oven or large pot of water about 1 minute shy of package directions.
- Drain the pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water, and set aside.
- Heat the oil in the now empty pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the mushrooms and leeks to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are browned and leeks are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cooked pasta, Parmesan, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Stir in the reserved pasta water a little at a time until you reach a desired consistency.
- Season with additional salt & pepper if necessary.
