SaltySweetSour

Recipe

Ingredients

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

• Dried Pasta (12 ounce)
• Garlic (2-3 cloves)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Fresh or Dried morels
• Cheddar cheese (to taste)

Steps

• Wash and chop morels – 5-6 pieces lengthwise for each morel. If using dried morels, soak in water for 10 minutes before chopping.
• Wash and mince garlic.
• Boil pasta in salt water until a bit less than al dente
• Heat some butter in a pan on medium heat. Sauté garlic Add in the morels and cook for 5-10 pan. Stir occasionally.
• Add in cheese and pasta (include some pasta water). Mix until combined well and cook until pasta is al dente.
• Serve and enjoy hot!

Kids corner!

Morel mushroom flavor isn’t bitter or sour and is a great way to introduce diversity into kids’ diets. My younger son helped by mixing the ingredients on the stove top. Older kids can help with washing and chopping morels. Knife skills can be learned as soon as both parent and child feels ready!

Why morel pasta?

Simple and quick. This was done in 10-15 minutes. Perfect weekday dinner.

Why not morel pasta?

Morels are expensive! Enjoy when possible.

Extra Information:

We boil the pasta to al dente because we finish cooking the pasta with the sauce and mushrooms. We don’t want the pasta to be overdone. While taste is one reason for this, the second reason is actually based in how overcooking pasta is worse for your body. “The glycemic index is a scale that tells you how quickly a food – namely its carbs – will be converted into glucose, a simple sugar, once it’s in your body.”

The glycemic index for al dente pasta is around 40 (lower than oatmeal) while the glycemic index for over cooked pasta is around 60.