Tomato and Mushroom Pasta Recipe

Tomato and mushroom pasta (fettucine) on a fork served with garlic bread.

Tomato and Mushroom Pasta Recipe

This absolutely delicious tomato and mushroom pasta recipe gets a big whack of flavour thanks to a uniquely British ingredient called mushroom ketchup, which is similar to Worcestershire sauce and adds spice, umami and acidity to this awesome vegan/vegetarian meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Modern European

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword tomato and mushroom fettucine, tomato and mushroom pasta, tomato and mushroom pasta sauce

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 20

Total Time 28

Servings Servings

Calories 584kcal

Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

250 g Button Mushrooms 2 Cups
1 Small Echalion or Banana Shallot 20g
2 Garlic Cloves
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
220 g Tin of Chopped Tomatoes 8oz
2 tablespoon Mushroom Ketchup
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
¼ teaspoon Salt (plus extra for boiling the pasta)
½ teaspoon Dried Thyme
½ teaspoon Dried Rosemary
200 g Dried Pasta 7oz (I use fettuccine)

Instructions

Cut the mushrooms into 2-3mm (⅛") slices.
Cut the shallot in half, peel it and dice it as finely as you can.
Peel the garlic cloves and finely dice them.
Heat a 28cm frying pan over a medium-high heat, add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes, tossing occasionally.

Now is a good time to bring a 20cm or 8" saucepan of water (with 1½-2 teaspoons of salt) to a boil.

After the mushrooms have had 5 minutes, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente (10-14 minutes depending on the brand).
As soon as the pasta goes into the pan, add the garlic, shallots, thyme and rosemary to the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
Pour the mushroom ketchup into the mushroom pan and cook for 1 minute.
Add the tinned tomatoes to the mushrooms, stir, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook until the pasta is cooked.
Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the pasta water (75ml or ⅓ cup).
Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to coat. Add as much pasta water as needed to create a silky sauce. Then serve.

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Notes

You will naturally need to buy egg-free pasta to make this dish vegan, but it is regularly available.

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