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 10th 2023
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4 tablespoons 
2 
2 lb + 12.0 oz 
14.1 oz 
1.8 oz 
5.3 oz 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot add 2 shallots minced.
Add salt and pepper, cook for 1 minute without browning.
Add salt and pepper, cook for 1 minute without browning.
Stage 3 - 8 min.
...and cook to your liking, typically until the mushrooms have run out of water.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 14.1 oz cooked spinach...
Stage 5 - 4 min.
... then 1.8 oz cream.
Stir and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cream has reduced.
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 |
| 1,008 Kcal or 4,220 Kj | 42 gr | 55 gr | 152 gr |
| 50 % | 16 % | 5 % | 23 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.90 €
- Per person : 1.98 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Mushroom bourguignon, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, "Land and sea" kebabs, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All |
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Crispy spinach rolls, Salmon and spinach quiche, Feta and spinach brik pie, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Fried egg in bread, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cake, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Fish Mousselines, Chocolate cream, Spinach à la Lorraine, ... All |
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