Sun-dried tomatoes are ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending drying time in the sun. Besides being delicious they also pack an incredible flavour bomb. In this dish we take sun dried tomatoes simmered in a creamy sauce, jazzed up with parmesan, spinach and mushrooms to make a perfect weeknight comforting pasta dish that's ready in 25 minutes.
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As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...
Pot. Frying-Pan
Whisk
Place a pot of water on the stove and bring to the boil. Add a big pinch of salt to the rapidly boiling water. Add the pasta and cook for 12 minutes or until "al dente" or cooked to your liking. Save a cup of pasta cooking water and drain the pasta.
Peel and mince garlic. Slice mushrooms. Chop sundried tomatoes. Roughly chop spinach.
Add a drizzle of oil to a pan on a medium high heat. Add the garlic and fry for 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms to the pan and sauté for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper and remove to a plate to add back in later.
Tip! Add a teaspoon of water to the pan if the mushrooms start to stick.
Melt the butter in the frying pan. Sprinkle over the flour and mix with the butter to form a sticky paste. Cook for 30 seconds then add stock concentrate and 3/4 cup water. Use a whisk to get rid of any lumps in the sauce. Add in the sundried tomatoes and Italian herbs and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 2 minutes.
Turn the heat back up to medium high and add in the cream and parmesan (reserve some for garnish) and mix into the sauce. Add the mushrooms (plus any liquid from the plate)and spinach and cook until the spinach wilts. Add in the pasta and toss to coat in the sauce.
Tip! If the sauce is too thick then thin out with a little pasta water.
Divide pasta between serving plates and sprinkle over any remaining parmesan. Enjoy!
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