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Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto

Name: Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 shallots; 500 g mushrooms; 400 g cooked spinach; 50 g cream; 150 g pesto; Salt; Pepper

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

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Duration

20 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 5^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 tablespoons olive oil
2 2 shallots
3 500 g mushrooms
4 400 g cooked spinach
5 50 g cream
6 150 g pesto
7 Salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 1,210 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

4 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

20 min.

Preparation 4 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 1

In a saucepan over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot add 2 shallots minced.

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

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 2

Add prepared and chopped 500 g mushrooms, salt again and mix well...

Stage 3 - ⌛ 8 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 3

...and sauté to your liking—typically until all the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 4

Add 400 g cooked spinach...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 5

... then 50 g cream.

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

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto : Stage 6

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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	15 g RDI=24 %	17 g RDI=7 %	42 g RDI=59 %	139 kcal RDI=7 %	585 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	47 g RDI=74 %	54 g RDI=20 %	129 g RDI=177 %	421 kcal RDI=21 %	1,763 kJ RDI=21 %
Whole recipe	191 g RDI=295 %	216 g RDI=82 %	517 g RDI=709 %	1,684 kcal RDI=84 %	7,052 kJ RDI=84 %