Creamy Pork & Mushroom Pasta: Perfect Weeknight Dinner
This Creamy Pork & Mushroom Pasta is a rich and comforting dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights. Tender pork, savory mushrooms, and a luscious garlic cream sauce come together in a satisfying and easy meal. Ready in under 20 minutes, this pasta pairs beautifully with a side salad or garlic bread for a complete dinner. Whether cooking for family or just treating yourself, this dish will become a favorite!
Budget-Friendly and Quick
Two perfect reasons for making this delicious family meal. On a recent trip to New World, I saw an amazing reduced to clear section. To my surprise the whole store had lots of items on sale.
We had just dropped the children off to school, so all the marked down prices were available. I simply could not go past those amazing specials.
Once I decided on my protein and deciding on my meal, I saw some cream on a very good discount. So, my original recipe went out the back door and I came up with a new one. This is the perfect “shut the front gate: results!
“Shut the Front Gate”?
What does this mean?
Well, if you follow along on my YouTube channel Farmers Wife Homestead you will notice something interesting. Only the BEST of the BEST recipes becomes a “Shut the Front Gate” recipe.
Keep a look out in my channel playlist to find all the shut-the-front-gate recipes in one place.
Ingredients
- 500 g pork mince this recipe would adapt well to other mince verities
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 500 ml cream
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos
- ½ cup grated cheese (optional)
- 150 g mushrooms sliced
- 1 capsicum sliced
- 500 g pasta I used penne, but spaghetti would be nice too
- ½ lemon juiced
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- ½ bunch spring onions chopped
Method
- The Pasta
- Put a large pot of water on the stove and cook the packet of pasta according to the instructions
- Once the pasta has cooked, drain and put aside to add to the mince base once it is ready
- The Mince Base
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the mince base to save time
- Brown the mince in a pan, making sure to chop it up finely so there are no chucks of meat
- Add the soy sauce
- Once browned, add in the chopped garlic
- Add the cream, and thyme and simmer for 10 minutes
- Add the remaining ingredients except the top green part of the spring onion. Leave them aside to top the dish off. Simmer for a further minute
- Add the drained pasta and stir to combine and coat the pasta with the creamy sauce
- Add the remaining green spring onion tops to give the dish a pop of colour
- Eat straight away
Other Links and Recipes
Here is the YouTube video showing you how I made this Reduced to Clear Budget Dinner
Try this wonderful loaf of bread to go with it Simple and Quick Crusty Bread Loaf
Or this beautiful side dish The Best Green Beans with Crispy Bacon
Creamy Pork & Mushroom Pasta: Perfect Weeknight Dinner
Equipment
- 1 large skillet or frying pan
Ingredients
- 500 g pork mince this recipe would adapt well to other mince verities
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 500 ml cream
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos
- ½ cup grated cheese optional
- 150 g mushrooms sliced
- 1 capsicum sliced
- 500 g pasta I used penne, but spaghetti would be nice too
- ½ lemon juiced
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- ½ bunch spring onions chopped
Instructions
The Pasta
- Put a large pot of water on the stove and cook the packet of pasta according to the instructions.
- Once the pasta has cooked, drain and put aside to add to the mince base once it is ready.
The Mince Base
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the mince base to save time.
- Brown the mince in a pan, making sure to chop it up finely so there are no chucks of meat. Add in the soy sauce.
- Once browned, add in the chopped garlic.
- Add the cream, and thyme and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients except the top green part of the spring onion. Leave them aside to top the dish off. Simmer for a further minute.
- Add the drained pasta and stir to combine and coat the pasta with the creamy sauce.
- Add the remaining green spring onion tops to give the dish a pop of colour.
- Eat straight away.
