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Creamy Kale and Mushroom Pasta Recipe

Rich and creamy pasta that's perfect for lunch or dinner.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 275kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Large, cast iron skillet

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. package of pasta
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 6 large garlic cloves (pressed or minced)
  • 8 oz. sliced mushrooms
  • 3 cups thinly sliced kale
  • 1 cup chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
  • 2 cups plain yogurt (dairy or non-dairy)
  • 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
  • 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • ½ tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
  • ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional and adjustable to your liking)
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Instructions

  • Cook your pasta to package directions in well-salted water.
    Adding salt to a pot of water.
  • Chop, slice, and press or mince all the vegetables as indicated.
    Chopped, red onions, sliced mushrooms and pressed garlic piled up on a wood cutting board.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet.
    Adding oil to a cast iron skillet.
  • Sauté the onions until they become translucent.
    Chopped, red onions sautéing in a cast iron skillet.
  • Then add the mushrooms and cook them until they wilt.
    Mushrooms added to onions in a cast iron skillet.
  • Add the kale.
    Chopped kale added to onions and mushrooms in a cast iron skillet.
  • And finally the garlic. Cook this with the garlic for a full 1 to 2 minutes before proceeding. Make sure the garlic is stirred in evenly.
    Pressed garlic added to sautéing vegetables in a skillet.
  • Add the broth.
    Pouring broth into a pan of sautéing vegetables.
  • Add the yogurt.
    Yogurt added to a pan of sautéing vegetables in a skillet.
  • Add the vinegar and soy sauce.
    Adding balsamic vinegar to the Creamy Kale And Mushroom Pasta sauce in a cast iron skillet.
  • Add the nutritional yeast and all remaining seasoning.
    Adding nutritional yeast to Creamy Kale And Mushroom Pasta sauce in a skillet.
  • Crushed pepper flakes are optional. You can add as much or as little as you like, or leave them out completely if you don't care for the heat they provide.
    Adding crushed red pepper flakes to Creamy Kale And Mushroom Pasta sauce in a skillet.
  • Once the sauce is well combined and cooked, stir in the pasta.
    Adding cooked penne pasta to Creamy Kale And Mushroom Pasta sauce in a skillet.
  • Stir well to coat the pasta in the sauce, adjust any seasonings you wish, and serve.
    Creamy Kale And Mushroom Pasta stirred together in a cast iron skillet.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible. Data will change with pasta used.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 1378mg | Potassium: 646mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1737IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 224mg | Iron: 2mg