This Creamy Boursin Pasta is a one-pot dish with bite-size pasta, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and the star of the show: the Boursin cheese! Don’t forget the toasted Parmesan bread crumbs. It’s the best pasta topping!
Cook pasta according to instructions on the package. I used my Always Pan, which is deep, so I cooked the pasta in the steamer, drained and used the pan to make the dish.
3 cups bite-size pasta
Once the pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain the rest.
Heat up oil in a pan. Add onion and cook until almost translucent.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 medium yellow onion
Add minced garlic and sliced mushrooms. Saute for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring often, until the mushrooms soften.
3 garlic cloves, 6 oz white mushrooms
Add Boursin cheese and stir to melt.
5.2 oz Boursin cheese
Add ¼ cup of the reserved pasta water and stir in.
Add spinach and pasta and stir everything together. Cook to heat it all through. Add more pasta water to make the sauce as creamy as you like.
2 cups fresh spinach
Season with salt and pepper. Serve with toasted bread crumbs and chopped parsley.
toasted bread crumbs topping, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Notes
You can cut chicken breast into bite-size pieces and cook first in oil, then saute the vegetables. Add the cooked chicken along with pasta to the sauce. Shrimp or Italian sausage can be used as well!
I prefer a bite-size pasta for this dish but fettuccine or linguine works too!
To make toasted bread crumbs topping: melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan (use the same pan you will cook the dish in), add ½ cup of bread crumbs (plain or Italian style) and ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese and toast, stirring often, until nicely golden brown.
Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use a calorie counter you are familiar with.