Spelt Pasta with Savory Walnut and Mushroom Sauce

Serves 4 to 6
Time 35 min

The star in this dish is the luxurious sauce, which combines walnuts, mushrooms and a touch of heavy cream. If you like, make the sauce for this pasta vegan by substituting vegetable stock for the heavy cream and leaving out the butter. Spelt pasta offers a slightly nutty texture and more protein than wheat pasta.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 cupwalnuts, toasted
    1/2 cupheavy cream or vegetable broth
    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoonunsalted butter
    1yellow onion, thinly sliced
    2 clovesgarlic, thinly sliced
    6 ouncescremini mushrooms, sliced
    6 ouncesbutton mushrooms, sliced
    2 tablespoonsmirin or water
    6 tablespoonschopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1 pounddried spelt spaghetti

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Method

Put 3/4 cup of the walnuts and heavy cream into a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside. 


Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. 


Add onions and cook until translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. 


Add garlic and mushrooms and raise the heat. 


Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms release their juices, 2 to 3 minutes. 


Reduce heat to low, add mirin and simmer, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes. 


Add 1/4 cup of the parsley and reserved cream-walnut mixture to the sauce. 


Simmer lightly, 2 to 3 minutes, until the sauce is thickened.


Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 


Add spaghetti and cook according to package directions. 


Drain well and transfer to a large bowl. 


Pour sauce over pasta, toss to coat and garnish with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts and 2 tablespoons parsley. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

490

Total Fat

32g

Saturated Fat

9g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

20mg

Total Carbohydrate

39g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

14g

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