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White plate with maccheroni pasta (tubes) in a creamy sauce. Golden mushrooms, fresh thyme leaves and lemon zest on top. Fork testing into pasta.
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5 from 16 votes

Best Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta

This creamy miso mushroom pasta has ALL the umami flavors. Golden toasted mushrooms mixed into a rich creamy sauce with miso paste, parmesan cheese, fresh herbs and lemon juice.
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Vegetarian
Cuisine: Italian Inspired
Keyword: creamy mushroom pasta, miso mushroom pasta
Servings: 2 people
Author: Emilie Pullar

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 270 grams mushrooms sliced but not super thinly
  • 3 - 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves divided
  • ¾ cup single or light cream
  • ½ - 1 tablespoon white miso paste see notes
  • 40 grams parmesan finely grated
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus 1 tablespoon of zest
  • Pasta of your choice see notes

Instructions

  • Cook your pasta in a pot of well salted water according to package directions. I do tend to undercook dried pasta by a minute so it can bubble away in the sauce for a minute or two at the end. Reserve a cup of pasta water.
  • Cook the mushrooms - in a large skillet or Dutch oven heat the olive oil and butter over a medium-high heat. I don't like to overcrowd the mushrooms so I do them in two batches so divide the butter and olive oil in two if you do that too.
  • Add the mushrooms to the pan, toss in the oil and butter then leave alone for 4 - 5 minutes, turning only once or twice until golden brown.
  • If you have cooked in two batches add them all back into the pan, lower the heat slightly and add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the thyme leaves. Cook for a minute.
  • Push the mushrooms to one side of the pan and add the cream, you want a low heat here, the cream should never be boiling, just a nice gentle simmer.
  • Add the miso and whisk into the cream until well incorporated.
  • Add the grated parmesan in 2 or 3 lots, letting it melt into the cream in between each addition.
  • Add the lemon juice and pepper and cook for a minute or two to thicken slightly. A gentle simmer.
  • Add the cooked pasta straight in, mix well and let it all gently bubble away for a minute or two to thicken further. Loosen with a splash of pasta water if you need to.
  • Mix in the remaining 1 tablespoon of thyme leaves and the lemon zest and serve.
  • Top with extra parm, lemon zest and thyme leaves if you wish.

Notes

  • Double the recipe exactly for four.
  • Miso - I use 1 tablespoon as I like a lot of flavour. If you aren't sure then use ½ and you can always add more.
  • The parmesan should be VERY finely grated either with a microplane or the star side of your boxed grater.
  • Pasta - For this recipe I allow 110 grams dried per person or 150 grams fresh per person.
  • Reserve a mug of pasta water before draining so you can add a splash if you need to thin the sauce down.