An easy 15 minute recipe for lazy nights when you crave some pasta goodness which comes through best in spaghetti! This Mushroom Spaghetti Aglio Olio is a really quick and comforting meal involving really less ingredients. Its perfect for meatless weeknights!
Favorite pasta time peeps! Also featuring my favorite veggie – mushrooms in this 15 minute mushroom spaghetti aglio olio.
Just letting you in on a secret – we end up doing an aglio olio pasta at least once a week. It’s our lazy dinner night when we don’t really want to do any chopping or too much cooking and would much rather spend that time slouching on the couch in our pyjamas and watching Netflix. Are you with me?
We are such pros at spaghetti aglio olio now that these days it’s all about variations. The classic aglio olio does make an appearance once in awhile, but let’s see what else we can do with it. Enter Bacon Spaghetti Aglio Olio which is still my favorite but currently topping the charts has to be this Mushroom Spaghetti Aglio Olio. I even have a super quick video to show you how to make this
Watch How to Make Mushroom Spaghetti Aglio Olio Video
We always have spaghetti in the kitchen cupboard, obviously. We are a carb loving family. And there is nothing to this recipe except spaghetti, good quality extra virgin olive oil, some parsley (dried or fresh) and chilli flakes. Which is why it’s so easy to do variations! We recently did a Goan Chorizo Sausage version which was mind blowing (coming up soon).
BTW what’s on your Netflix watching list these days? I swear I’m so addicted that these days I can’t sleep without watching an episode. No judging please. Though somedays I’m so tired that I wake up mid-episode to me drooling all over Denver’s shoulder. Not a pretty picture there. But he deals with it. For the night. The next day, there is some serious leg pulling.
The aglio olio, any version of it, is really Denver’s favorite, which is why I love making it so often. I think he’s a secret gourmand who loves the finer things in life. Unlike me who is mostly a glutton and will stuff her face with anything, any time of the day.
But seriously guys, this one’s perfect for nights when all you want to do is slouch and watch. Who’s with me here?
15 minutes Mushroom Spaghetti Aglio Olio
Ingredients
- 250 grams Spaghetti
- 2 tbsp Olive oil divided
- 200 grams Mushrooms cleaned and cut in half
- 4 – 5 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Chilli Flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Parsley dried
- 1 teaspoon Butter
- 2 – 3 tablespoons Parmesan grated
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil spaghetti in salted water as per package instructions until al dente.
- While the spaghetti is boiling, heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and add mushrooms. Saute on medium high heat for a few minutes till golden brown on all sides.
- Push the mushrooms to one side of the pan and add the remaining olive oil, garlic and chilli flakes. Saute for about a minute, making sure not to burn the garlic and add spaghetti, butter, parsley and salt. Toss well till the herbs coat the spaghetti and the butter has melted. Serve hot with some crusty bread and a salad.
Carolyn says
Simple and easy to follow. We added some bacon and beef broth. High- quality organic exotic mushrooms really made the dish sing. Thank you!
Richa says
So happy you liked the recipe Carolyn! Thank you for leaving a comment
Heather says
I love this recipe. It’s a go to meal for me and my husband. We combined your Bacon agio olio with this one. We fry up the bacon, take it out with a slotted spoon and throw in the garlic, mushroom, and throw in some onion. It’s delicious! Thank you!
Kevin says
I caramelized onions with the garlic and crushed red pepper to cook down, added spinach to the mushrooms. Combined all just before serving. So good! Will totally make this again. Side note – I recommend using a high quality pasta as it really makes the dish complete.
Richa says
Sooo good! Thanks Kevin!
Haley says
Made this the other day and added a few slices of bacon I had in the fridge. It was so good , I’m making it again tonight and adding some spinach! Thanks for the recipe!
*All the way from North Dakota, USA 😁
Richa says
Thanks! So glad you liked it!
Maggie says
I tried this tonight and it was delicious! Super quick cooking time. Didn’t include the red pepper flakes and added a splash of white wine at the end of cooking the mushrooms. Will definitely make it again.
Richa says
Thanks! So glad you liked it!
Susan Gray says
i had Aglio Olio with mushrooms and spaghetti at a restaurant and finally found your recipe. it is a good thing because i had to go to the restaurant to have it. So delicious and sooooooooooo easy.
One thing I might ask……..would you please use the standard US weights and measures in your recipes also.
Thanks so much
Richa says
Thank you so much Susan. I’ll update the measurements soon to include those
Mafalda Rocha says
Hello. You sure thats a teaspoon of butter? 5 grams of butter? That looks more like 1 tablespoon of butter. Can you clarify please? Thanks in advance
Richa says
Yea you really need only a teaspoon of butter but sometimes I like to add extra 😉
Anita says
We made this dish today for dinner, it turned out absolutely delicious! Served it with a mixed green salad and garlic bread. My dayghter added some wilted spinach to hers – just as delicious!!! This recipe is a keeper! Thank you for sharing 😊
Richa says
A salad and garlic bread would make this a complate meal! So glad you liked it Anita!
Jan says
I have a ton of good quality dried mushrooms, could I use those instead of fresh mushrooms?
Richa says
Absolutely! Just make sure to hydrate the mushrooms sufficiently before using them
Devika says
Just my kind of food!!! Slightly silly question coming up..unsure what is dried parsley..any alternative to it?
Richa says
Hey Devika, dried parsley is easily available at most stores these days. It’s basically a herb which has been dried. If you are from India, you can try a brand called Keya. Unfortunately, there is no alternative to it. You can also use fresh Parsley instead 🙂