Creamy Mushroom & Pasta Bake

Name: Creamy Mushroom & Pasta Bake
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g Pasta *I used 2 heaped-cups Spiral Pasta; Salt for cooking Pasta; 400-500 g Mushrooms; 1 Onion *thinly sliced; 1 clove Garlic *finely chopped; 2 tablespoons Oil; 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme Leaves *plus extra for topping; *Note: You can use other Herbs of your choice, but my choice for this dish is Thyme; 30 g Butter; 2 tablespoons Plain Flour; 1 cup Chicken Stock OR Vegetable Stock; 200 ml Sour Cream; Salt & Black Pepper; 100 g (1 cupful) shredded Tasty Cheese (Cheddar) *OR Cheese of your choice

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

This is a delicious Pasta Bake, that can be served as a main dish OR a side dish. You may wish to add some Meat OR Chicken, but I like it just Mushrooms. Today I used common Cup Mushrooms, but you can use your favourite Mushrooms. I recommend to use a generous amount.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 Servings

200 gPasta *I used 2 heaped-cups Spiral Pasta
Salt for cooking Pasta
400-500 gMushrooms
1Onion *thinly sliced
1 cloveGarlic *finely chopped
2 tablespoonsOil
1 tablespoonFresh Thyme Leaves *plus extra for topping
*Note: You can use other Herbs of your choice, but my choice for this dish is Thyme
30 gButter
2 tablespoonsPlain Flour
1 cupChicken Stock OR Vegetable Stock
200 mlSour Cream
Salt & Black Pepper
100 g(1 cupful) shredded Tasty Cheese (Cheddar) *OR Cheese of your choice

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Clean the Mushrooms and slice them thickly. Prepare other ingredients.
2

Cook Pasta in boiling salted water according to the instruction on the package. Drain when cooked.
3

Preheat oven to 200℃.
4

Heat Oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, cook Onion and Garlic for a few minutes. Add Mushrooms and Thyme, and cook until Mushrooms are cooked.
5

Make a room on the pan, melt Butter in the space, add Flour to mix with the melted Butter. Then add Stock and stir well.
6

Add Sour Cream and mix well. Season with Salt and Pepper. The amount of Salt depends on the saltiness of the Stock and Butter you use. *Note: Today I added 1/2 teaspoon Salt.
7

Combine the Sauce and drained Pasta. Spoon into a baking dish, scatter shredded Cheese and bake for 20 minutes OR until golden.
8

Sprinkle with some Fresh Thyme Leaves and serve.