Creamy Garlic Mushroom Spaghetti
Mushrooms, cream and more garlic than seems reasonable, done in the time the pasta takes.
Ingredients
- Spaghetti400 g
- Mushrooms500 g
- Cream300 ml
- Brown onion150 g
- Garlic25 g
- Grated hard cheese60 g
- Fresh parsley20 g
- Olive oil20 ml
Method
- Bring a large pot of well-salted water to the boil and start the spaghetti.
- Slice the mushrooms thickly and cook them in the oil over high heat for 8 minutes until browned and dry.
- Add the diced onion and cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the garlic for 1 minute.
- Pour in the cream, let it bubble for 3 minutes, and loosen it with a ladle of the pasta water.
- Drain the spaghetti and toss it through the sauce with the cheese and chopped parsley, then season with plenty of pepper.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 400 g Gluten-free spaghetti instead of Spaghetti
Gluten-free spaghetti can go from al dente to soft quickly, so start tasting a couple of minutes early and keep some pasta water to loosen the sauce.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £5.00 of food
£9.28
46% spare
Tescono items missing · £6.87 of food · £1.87 more
£13.75
50% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UK· £3.27 of food
£9.89
67% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Grated hard cheese
Morrisons· £3.92 of food
£10.96
64% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Grated hard cheese
Asda· £3.33 of food
£7.79
57% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Spaghetti
- Grated hard cheese
- Fresh parsley
£1.25a serve
£1.25 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £5.00 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£10.79 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · £3.59 more for bigger packs, 69% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.00
no items missing
you'll pay £9.28 · 46% of it spare
Tesco£6.87
no items missing · £1.87 more
you'll pay £13.75 · 50% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.27
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.89 · 67% of it spare
Morrisons£3.92
missing 1 item
you'll pay £10.96 · 64% of it spare
Asda£3.33
missing 3 items
you'll pay £7.79 · 57% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£2.88
Spaghetti
£0.56/kg
need 400 gStamford Street Co. Spaghetti 500 g£0.28closest match
Sainsbury's£0.56/kg£0.28·Aldi UK£0.28·Morrisons£0.75·Tesco£1.19/kg£1.19·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 150 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Grated hard cheese
£16.25/kg
need 60 gSainsbury's Dried Grated Hard Cheese 80 g£1.30
Sainsbury's£16.25/kg£1.30·Tesco£37.00/kg£1.85·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 20 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.26
Cream
£1.16/L
need 300 ml2 × Ballycastle Original Extra Thick Cream 250 ml£0.29closest match
Aldi UK£1.16/L£0.29·Tesco£4.30/L£1.29·Sainsbury's£5.67/L£1.70·Asda£3.33/L£2.00·Morrisons£2.18·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 25 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 20 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.65
Mushrooms
£1.65
need 500 gMorrisons Sliced Mushrooms 750 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.65·Sainsbury's£2.40/kg£1.20·Asda£3.36/kg£0.84·Aldi UK£0.95·Tesco£3.12/kg£1.95·OcadoN/A