20 pasta recipes with mushrooms from Italy – The Pasta Project

Italians love both cultivated and foraged mushrooms, and there are many delicious ways to cook and eat them. However, I would say the most popular way is with pasta, like in these mushroom pasta recipes.

Mushrooms can be paired with meat or seafood or be the main protagonists of a recipe. You can make mushroom pasta with just one type of mushroom or a mixture. However, I especially like those made with foraged mushrooms. Have you ever been looking for mushrooms? It’s a popular pastime here. Although, of course, you need to know your mushrooms!

20 pasta recipes with mushrooms from Italy

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1) Chestnut Maltagliati Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

This chestnut pasta with creamy Lombardy mushroom sauce is among the easiest homemade maltagliati recipes to prepare. The combination of chestnut flour paste and mushrooms results in a dish full of hearty and tasty flavors. Ideal for a cozy dinner, this pasta brings the warmth and richness of northern Italy right to your table.

2) Recipe for mushroom cannelloni (manicotti)

This Italian cannelloni recipe is sure to be a hit for mushroom lovers! It includes a filling of tasty mushrooms and creamy potatoes, all baked to perfection in a delicious white sauce. It is without a doubt one of the most delicious cannelloni dishes you will ever enjoy!

3) Creamy mushroom gnocchi with stracchino (Crescenza)

These creamy mushroom gnocchi with stracchino are a vegetarian dish that brings the flavors of northern Italy’s fall and winter to your table. The sauce, made with a mixture of porcini and mushrooms, adds a deep, savory richness to the cheese sauce. It’s simple enough for weeknights but elegant enough to impress guests!

4) Chicken liver pasta with porcini mushrooms

This rich and nutritious chicken liver pasta with porcini mushrooms is a traditional recipe from central Italy. It’s easy enough for family meals but special enough for guests! I used gluten free pasta so this is a gluten free recipe. But you can use any type of pasta.

5) Short Fusilli Bucati with gorgonzola, pancetta and mushrooms

Anyone who enjoys the combination of bacon, blue cheese and mushrooms will love this short fusilli bucati recipe, tasty and easy to prepare. You can serve this dish unbaked for a quick meal, but the crispy, cheesy topping on the baked version makes it even more delicious!

6) Olive leaf pasta with oyster mushrooms

Enjoy the strong flavors of Puglia with this recipe for olive leaf pasta with oyster mushrooms. The star of the dish is oyster mushrooms, also known as royal trumpet mushrooms, but you can use other varieties as well. Ready in just 50 minutes, this is a simple but delicious option for a nutritious vegetarian dinner.

7) Ricotta and mushroom gnocchi recipe

These mushroom ricotta gnocchi are a delicious homemade recipe from the mountains of Piemonte (Piedmont) in northwest Italy. Traditionally made with Piedmontese ricotta and fresh porcini, this vegetarian recipe is just as delicious with other types of ricotta and mushrooms.

8) Genoese mushroom ragu with trofie (Tocco de Funzi)

Enjoy some of the rich flavors of Liguria with this Genoese mushroom ragout, known locally as “tocco de funzi.” This vegan recipe combines porcini mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs to create a flavorful, umami-packed sauce that pairs perfectly with pasta.

9) Pasta with chanterelles and speck

This creamy pasta with chanterelles and speck is a classic Trentino-Alto Adige recipe, packed with flavors from this mountainous region of northern Italy. It’s simple to prepare and you can easily substitute other mushrooms for the chanterelles if necessary.

10) Mezzi Paccheri with mushrooms and cream

Known as ‘miezi paccheri alla capa ‘e’ mbrello’ in the local dialect, this Neapolitan recipe for mezzi paccheri with mushrooms and cream is super simple to make and incredibly delicious. You can make it with fresh or dried mushrooms. I used a mixture of white and cremini mushrooms.

11) Tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms

The delights of pasta with boletus can only be understood by those who have had the pleasure of eating it. This classic traditional dish is easy to prepare as long as you can find good quality porcini. So it’s definitely worth going mushroom hunting (even at your local supermarket!)

12) Senatore Cappelli organic whole wheat pasta with Nduja and mushrooms

This recipe is a delicious example of how well nduja (a spicy salumi spread from Calabria) combines with different ingredients. I used pioppini and white mushrooms (mushrooms). But this recipe is also excellent with foraged mushrooms such as porcini.

13) Traditional White Ragu with Mushrooms

For this pasta with mushrooms I used what Italians call ‘chiodini’ or ‘famigliola buona’. Chiodini mushrooms (Armillaria mellea) are found growing on or near hardwood trees. In English, they are better known as honey mushrooms. Honey mushrooms have a slightly sweet flavor and rich umami flavor. Many people say they are better than shiitake! Of course, you can use cultivated mushrooms instead.

14) Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with Oyster Mushrooms and Sausage

The mushrooms usually used in this Apulian recipe are called cardoncelli (pleurotus eryngii) in Italian. These are the largest of the oyster mushroom genus. In fact, they are also called king oyster mushrooms.

I used other oyster mushrooms for this recipe because I couldn’t find cardoncelli. However, the sauce was very tasty even though these oyster mushrooms had a milder flavor than cardoncelli. You can also use shiitake or even boletus or a mixture of different mushrooms.

15) White lasagna with mushrooms and burrata

If you want to impress your guests, this lasagna is the way to do it! The flavor is exceptional but the ingredients are simple. I guess the most important thing is the quality of those ingredients, particularly the use of fresh burrata and, if you can find it, fresh porcini make it very special.

This dish is typically prepared with fresh cardoncelli mushrooms (oyster mushrooms) or porcini. I chose to use 3 types of mushrooms; boletus, white mushrooms and pioppini mushrooms. The porcini were frozen, not fresh.

16) Spaghetti recipe ‘Mare e Monti’ from Le Marche

This is a classic “surf and turf” pasta recipe from the Marche region of central Italy. Le Marche is a beautiful, unspoilt region, quite hilly and hilly, with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea. The food of this region is greatly influenced by both the land and the sea. Thus, the combination of different mushrooms and calamari (calamari) in this delicious pasta dish is very representative of local cuisine.

17) Paccheri with boletus, speck and pistachio

There are several wonderful pasta recipes made with paccheri and porcini. This is one of my favorites! I made it with paccheri and pistachios from Sicily, boletus from our forests and specks from Alto Adige! All wonderful traditional Italian ingredients. This recipe can be made with dried or frozen porcini!

18) Pasta alla Boscaiola (with sausage and mushrooms)

In Italian, the word “boscaiola” means woodcutter or lumberjack. Therefore, this pasta alla boscaiola recipe is traditionally based on the most popular foraged food found in the forest: mushrooms. Most alla boscaiola recipes include porcini mushrooms. However, it can also be prepared with other mushrooms. I used porcini and pioppini.

19) Tagliatelle with Rabbit Ragout; Le Marche Recipe

Pasta with rabbit is very traditional in many areas of Italy. This very tasty recipe comes from the Marche region in central Italy. It’s easy to make and full of flavor! Instead of porcini, you can use your favorite type of mushrooms.

20) Italian baked mushroom and ricotta lasagna

This baked Italian lasagna is my favorite vegetarian baked mushroom pasta recipe. Made with a fabulous dried southern Italian riccia lasagna and porcini mushrooms, this dish tastes as beautiful as it looks! I used frozen porcini mushrooms and fresh cremini. However, you can use other dried or fresh mushrooms and boletus.

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