Weight Watchers Recipes
Garlic Mushroom Pasta Recipe

Ingredients
- ▢8 ounces dry pasta I used Toscani-shaped pasta
- ▢Kosher salt
- ▢1/3 cup extra virgin olive
- ▢1 tablespoon butter
- ▢2 shallots minced
- ▢5 garlic cloves minced
- ▢8 ounces Baby Bella Mushrooms sliced
- ▢8 ounces white mushrooms sliced
- ▢8 ounces portabella mushrooms roughly chopped
- ▢black pepper
- ▢1 teaspoon rosemary
- ▢3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- ▢¼ cup merlot wine
- ▢½ cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan)
- ▢½ cup packed parsley
- ▢1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- ▢Red pepper flakes to taste optional
Instructions
- Cook the pasta to al dante in boiling salted water according to box instructions. Keep 1 cup of the pasta cooking water then drain the pasta.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive and butter over medium-high heat, add the shallots and garlic and cook, tossing regularly for 2 to 3 minutes (manage the heat so that the garlic does not burn).
- Add all the mushrooms and toss them around in the pan for a couple of minutes, adding another drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Season with a good pinch of kosher salt, black pepper and the rosemary. Cook the mushrooms for about 7 to 10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until they turn color and release their juices.
- Add the tomato paste, wine and about ½ to 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking water. Cook over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes (this becomes your mushroom pasta sauce).
- Add the cooked pasta to the mushroom sauce. Toss to combine. If needed add a little bit more of the pasta cooking water.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese and finish with a sprinkle of parsley, walnuts and red pepper flakes. Serve immediately!