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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12 tablespoons 
6 
1 kg 500 g 
1 kg 200 g 
150 g 
450 g 
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 12 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot add 6 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 1 kg 200 g cooked spinach...
Stage 5 - 4 min.
... then 150 g 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 |
| 3,024 Kcal or 12,661 Kj | 125 gr | 164 gr | 456 gr |
| 112 % | 36 % | 11 % | 51 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 83 Kcal or 348 Kj | 3 gr | 5 gr | 13 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj | 10 gr | 14 gr | 38 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 23.70 €
- 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: Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Quick flaky pizza, Mixed salad, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Stuffed Mushrooms, ... All |
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Spinach fritters, Spinach Mornay, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Roasted leeks with pesto, Pesto crackers, Italian toast, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crème brulée, Curried prawn risotto, Individual creamy endive gratins, Mackerel rillettes, Tuna pasta, ... All |
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