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vegeterian spaghetti with mushroom nand asparagus sauce

Pasta with mushroom- asparagus sauce

Wholewheat pasta with mushroom & asparagus sauce! Low fat dairy products are used.
You can either add the pasta in the sauce or on top of your pasta at the end!
For this recipe I have used wholewheat spaghetti.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 portions
Calories 492 kcal

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • cooking pot
  • stove with at least two burners
  • micowave
  • microwave steamer
  • water boiler

Ingredients
  

  • 180 grams wholewheat spaghetti raw, dry
  • 250 grams thin asparagus
  • 300 grams white mushrooms
  • 100 grams creme fraiche 50% less fat
  • 60 grams philadelhia lightest
  • 2 pinches garlic powder
  • 2 pinches pepper
  • 1 tsp dried basil

Instructions
 

  • Wash the mushrooms and asparagus. Slice the mushrooms down the middle once to half them. Dice the asparagus and remove the thick parts at the bottom of the spears.
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  • Heat approximately 5-6 cups (1.25-1.5 L) of water in the water boiler.
  • Put the diced asparagus in the microwave steamer and heat for 5 minutes (700 degrees C).
  • Add the sliced mushrooms in the steamer and heat both vegetables for 5 more minutes. While you are waiting turn the heat on one stove burner (high heat), add the boiling water to the pot and start boiling the spaghetti.
  • Turn the heat on the second stove burner (medium heat) and add the steamed vegetables, the creme fraiche and the spices to the frying pan. Start stirring with a wooden spoon.
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  • After 10 minutes of stirring,start gradually adding tablespoons of boiling water from the spaghetti pot to the frying pan. Maintain the heat between medium to high. Keep stirring the sauce at the same time.
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  • After 5-10 minutes taste the spaghetti and if you think it's almost ready (that's subjective!), add the spaghetti with their remaining water to the pan. Add philadelphia and mix well.
  • Keep stirring until there is no water left and the food is ready!
    You can also serve pasta and the sauce on top!
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Notes

Keyword high fibre, low fat dairy, pasta, rich in vitamin B complex, vegeterian