Quick & Effortless Mushroom Cacciatore: Best for Busy Nights
Juicy and tender butterflied mushrooms covered with pasta in a hearty tomato sauce on a bed of fresh spinach. A great dump dinner for hectic or lazy dinner nights.
Equipment
- 1 Pot with a lid
Ingredients
- 4-6 ea button mushrooms large or stuffing mushrooms
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic granulated
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- ¼ cup onions dehydrated, optional
- ¹/16 tsp celery seeds ground
- ¹/16 tsp white pepper ground
- ⅛ tsp dried sage or thyme ground
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup tomatoes diced, canned or fresh
- ½ cup tomato paste
- 2.5 cups water
- 2 cups pasta dried or
fresh & homemade in 10 minutes
OPTIONAL
- 1 cup spinach or kale ort other hardy green
- ¼ cup bell peppers diced
- ¼ cup
cheesy not-parm powder
Instructions
- In a pot with a lid,
sear the tops of the mushrooms on high heat for 1-2 minutes or until a golden crust forms. Remove the mushrooms from the pot and butterfly the mushrooms by cutting from stem to the cap, but not all the way through so the two halves remain connected. NOTE: If you're in a rush just butterfly the mushrooms and put them open-side-down in the pot on high heat and cook them for 1-2 minutes or until you get a golden crust, they might separate and not be as juicy but should still work fine. Also, if you have the time then remember to maximize your mushrooms 
- Add the mushrooms back to get a sear on the inside on high heat, then add everything else to the pot, including the noodles. Stir and make sure the noodles are covered in sauce. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer on medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until the noodles are just cooked—or the time indicated on the package, mine say 10 minutes, you want them to have a bit of, al dente, bite still.
- On your plates, lay down your bed of spinach then ladle on your mushroom cacciatore and finally any additional garnishes. Red and green peppers are great!Enjoy!
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Notes
Additional garnish of black pepper and chili flakes if you want to add some spice and heat.
