Portabella Arugula Rocket Pasta Sauce Recipes

PASTA WITH GORGONZOLA AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil for pasta. Meanwhile, melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan. Add Gorgonzola and cook, stirring frequently, until cheese melts. Keep warm while you cook the pasta.
• Tear arugula into bits, or use a scissors to cut it. Pieces should not be too small. Cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Remove and reserve a little cooking water, then drain pasta and toss it with arugula and cheese mixture, adding a bit of water if mixture seems dry.
• Taste and add seasoning. Dish should take plenty of black pepper. Serve.

PASTA WITH ARUGULA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook garlic until translucent and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes. Increase heat, cook, and stir until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove skillet from heat and mix in arugula. Mix in cooked spaghetti and drizzle with olive oil. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese.

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SANDWICHES WITH ARUGULA AND BACON

Steps:

• Start a charcoal grill. Lightly brush the bread slices with 1 teaspoon of garlic or olive oil and brush the mushrooms with the rest. Grill the bread until toasted, about 1 minute per side. Grill the mushrooms until tender, about 4 minutes per side. Let cool. Slice into 1-inch-thick strips.
• In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Add the arugula and toss to coat. Divide half the arugula on half the bread. Top each with 1 slice of bacon, the remaining arugula and the remaining bread. Serve immediately.

PENNE PORTABELLA (COPYCAT OF PASTA POMODORO'S DISH)

Steps:

• Soak the dried porchini mushrooms in the hot water (about 10 minutes), then squeeze the liquid out of the mushrooms and chop it up. Be sure to reserve the tasty soaking water for the sauce!
• Prepare the sausage according to package directions (cooked throughly and browned), drain.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions as well, however, minus one to two minutes to finsh "cooking" in the sauce. Meanwhile start the sauce:.
• Heat up a large pan (large enough to fit the pasta in), add a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, sautee garlic just until fragrant, add in cooked sausage, portobello mushrooms and porchini mushrooms, and (first add 1/4 cup) of the reserved porchini soaking water as well as the wine. Let this cook for a few minutes. If the portobello mushroom is still dry, add more of the reserved soaking water (add all if possible), cook until the portobello is browned and tender.
• Add cream and heat through, stirring to incorporate the flavors together. Next add the cooked pasta and arugula or spinach leaves, cook for a minute or two to let the pasta soak up the sauce and wilt the arugula or spinach.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, adding parmesan cheese then salt and pepper if desired.

PORTOBELLO CREAM SAUCE WITH WHOLE-WHEAT LINGUINI

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, and butter over medium to medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and brown for 10 minutes. Stir in the thyme, shallots and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Stir in the port or Marsala, the stock and the cream. Season the sauce with a little nutmeg, then reduce the heat and simmer until it is just thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Cool completely and store in the refrigerator for a make-ahead meal. Reheat the sauce, covered, over medium heat until it bubbles, then reduce heat to low.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Salt the water and add the pasta. Cook until al dente and then drain. Add the pasta to a large serving bowl.
• Toast the nuts in small pan over low heat until fragrant. Add the warm sauce to the pasta and serve with cheese, nuts and chopped watercress on top.

STUFFED PORTOBELLOS WITH ARUGULA-AND-BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. Place mushrooms stem-side up on a rimmed baking sheet; brush all over with 3 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper. On another rimmed baking sheet, toss 4 cups bread with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast mushrooms on top rack until softened, and bread cubes on bottom until golden, 12 minutes.
• Combine sausage, egg, and remaining 2 cups bread; season with salt and pepper. Divide evenly among mushroom caps; roast until cooked through, 15 minutes more.
• Adjust oven to broil. Divide cheese among mushrooms; broil until golden and bubbly, 3 minutes. Toss croutons with arugula, fennel, vinegar, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Serve mushrooms, with salad alongside.

CAPELLINI WITH TOMATO AND ARUGULA (ROCKET)

Steps:

• Bring 5 litres water to boil, add salt and pasta cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile heat olive oil in pan and fry garlic until lightly browned.
• Add tomatoes and pinch of salt. Cook 2 minutes on high heat.
• Reduce heat and addrocket leaves and cook further 2 minutes.
• Drain pasta reserving a little liquid.
• Return pasta to saucepan, add liquid and stir through tomato sauce.
• Season to taste and serve immediately.

SPAGHETTINI WITH ASPARAGUS AND ARUGULA/ROCKET/RUCOLA

Steps:

• Cut the asparagus in 2 inch lengths, steam, cook or microwave until just tender.
• Cook the pasta according the instructions until al dente.
• In the meantime add the arugula, lemon zest, chili, garlic and about 2/3 of the Parmesan to the asparagus Add this to the cooked pasta; pour on the lemon juice and the olive oil, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Mix well and top with the remaining Parmesan.

PORTOBELLO AND ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Turn on broiler or toaster oven.
• Wash and trim stems from mushrooms. Spray oil on mushroom tops, and place under broiler. Broil 5 to 10 minutes, depending on heat of broiler.
• Wash, dry and trim tough stems from arugula.
• Rinse and julienne the peppers.
• Arrange the arugula on two salad plates; top each with a mushroom, and sprinkle with julienned peppers. Season with pepper.

WILTED ARUGULA AND PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in red pepper flakes and chopped mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are coated with oil and begin to soften.
• Pour in sherry and chicken broth. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add arugula and cook until wilted, about one minute. Season with black pepper. Serve immediately.

PAPPARDELLE WITH PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS, ARUGULA, PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Roast the mushroom with the butter, garlic and salt and pepper to taste until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and slice thinly.
• Cook the fresh pasta in boiling, salted water until as dente, about 3 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large akillet over high heat. Add the roasted mushrooms and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the arugula and more oil, if necessary, and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of pasta water to the skillet to create a sauce. Transfer the pasta to warm pasta bowls or serving plates, sprinkle with the pine nuts and cheese shavings and serve at once.

PORTABELLA & ARUGULA (ROCKET) PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash, dry mushrooms. Slice not too thin about 1/4 inch. Slice garlic into thin pieces. Saute garlic in olive oil until very light golden . Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Lower heat and add cream. Simmer, do not let boil. Wash arugula, cut off ends. Add arugula, should wilt quickly after few minutes. Add salt to taste and black pepper if you like.
• Cook pasta. Penne rigati is very good for this sauce. Enjoy.