Wholewheat spaghetti with mushrooms, kale and hazelnuts

Prepare this healthy vegetarian pasta dish for the family on a busy weeknight. Wholewheat spaghetti with mushrooms, kale and hazelnuts are not only tasty but full of delicious textures. The green kale adds a dash of colour to the dish making it even more appetising.

Wholewheat spaghetti with mushrooms have a different texture than white pasta. It’s much higher in fibre and contains iron, protein, zinc and magnesium.

Including kale in this recipe adds a myriad of nutrients to your dish. Kale is loaded with vitamins K and A which respectively boosts wound healing and the immune system. The addition of mushrooms to your pasta dish makes sure that you do not miss out on vitamin D.

Enjoy this flavour packed wholewheat spaghetti with mushrooms dish any weeknight that you are short on time for meal preparation.

Wholewheat spaghetti with mushrooms, kale and hazelnuts recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Total time

45

minutes

Ingredients

• 500 g 500 wholewheat spaghetti

• 45 ml 45 olive oil

• 2 cloves 2 garlic, crushed

• 250 g 250 button mushrooms, thickly sliced

• 100 g 100 baby button mushrooms

• 100 g 100 kale, chopped

• 1 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice

• 100 g 100 hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped

• 30 ml 30 flat leaf parsley

• 60 ml 60 Parmesan cheese, finely grated

• 30 ml 30 dukkah (optional)

• To serve:

• Parmesan cheese, finely grated

• dukkah (optional)

Method

• Cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions, drain and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the garlic for 1 minute.
• Add the button mushrooms and baby mushrooms and cook for 4 – 5 minutes.
• Add the reserved spaghetti and the kale and cook for 3 minutes, or until the spaghetti is heated through.
• Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Toss to combine. Serve at once with extra Parmesan cheese and dukkah, if desired.

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