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Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto

For this simple recipe, thinly sliced and sautéed mushrooms, accompanied by cooked spinach, are combined with a pesto sauce.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 1 shallot
3 625 ml mushrooms
4 200 ml cooked spinach
5 25 ml cream
6 75 ml Pesto
7 salt
8 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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4 min.	13 min.	17 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

In a saucepan over medium heat, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot add 1 shallot minced.

Add salt and pepper, cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Add prepared and chopped 625 ml mushrooms, salt again and mix well...

Stage 3 - 8 min.

...and cook to your liking, typically until the mushrooms have run out of water.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 200 ml cooked spinach...

Stage 5 - 4 min.

... then 25 ml cream.

Stir and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cream has reduced.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Remove from heat and add Ing5, mix well, ready.

Stage 7

Serve alone or with pasta or rice for example.

Remarks

You can use a classic pesto, or a variation like coriander-cashew pesto or tomato pesto sauce.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
504 Kcal or 2,110 Kj	21 gr	27 gr	76 gr
25 %	8 %	3 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
83 Kcal or 348 Kj	3 gr	5 gr	13 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj	10 gr	14 gr	38 gr
13 %	4 %	1 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 3.95 €
Per person : 1.98 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, Pasta with mushrooms, Quick flaky pizza, Corn salad with croutons, Veal with mushrooms and green asparagus, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach fritters, Crispy spinach rolls, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roasted leeks with pesto, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Olive and pesto bread, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Italian toast, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clafoutis batter, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Creamy rice with spinach, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All

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