Creamy Spinach & Mushroom Pasta
This Creamy Spinach & Mushroom Pasta recipe is easy to make, packs a ton of flavor and comes together in under 30 minutes. Healthy & delicious.

- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups penne pasta (225 grams)
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
- 4 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1/2 onion finely diced
- 8 button mushrooms
- 2 cups fresh spinach (100 grams)
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt (214 grams)
- 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika (1.30 grams)
- sea salt
- black pepper
- handful freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- 1
Fill a stock pot half ways with cold water, season the water generously with sea salt and heat it with a high heat
- 2
Cut 8 button mushrooms into 1/4 inch thick slices and roughly chop 2 cups of tightly packed fresh spinach
- 3
Heat a large fry pan with a medium to medium-high heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add in 1/2 onion finely diced and 4 cloves garlic finely minced, mix with the olive oil, after 3 minutes add in the sliced mushrooms and continue to mix, 3 minutes later season with a generous 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika, give it a quick mix and then add in the spinach, continue to mix until the spinach has wilted, turn off the heat and season everything with sea salt & black pepper
- 4
At this point the water should be boiling, add in a generous 2 cups of penne pasta and cook al dente (check the package instructions)
- 5
Meanwhile, add 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt at room temperature into the spinach & mushroom mixture, season the yogurt generously with black pepper and mix together until well combined
- 6
Once the pasta is cooked al dente, drain into a strainer, shake off any excess water and add the pasta into the pan with the sauce, heat the pan with a low heat and mix everything together until well mixed
- 7
Transfer the creamy pasta into serving dishes and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, serve at once, enjoy!