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    Home » Recipes » Vegetarian Recipes

    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    Published: Jan 9, 2012 · Updated: Aug 17, 2021 · by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad
    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad
    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad
    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad
    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad
    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    If you're just looking for a quick and easy main dish - this delicious Mushroom Spaghetti Salad will hit the spot. It's healthy, tasty, and cooks in 20 minutes! 

    Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    Regular readers will be aware of my love of mushrooms from the amount of mushroom recipes I've shared. There's been mushroom wellington, mushroom tarte tatin, mushroom and caramelised onion polenta squares, and mushroom spinach and feta pies.

    Today's mushroom recipe is this super-easy spaghetti salad, loaded with mushrooms, spinach, and fresh thyme.

    The great thing about this dish, is that it's so simple to put together. By the time the pasta is done cooking, the sauce is ready. Just combine the two, and top with fresh thyme and Parmesan.

    This is the recipe to have on standby when you are too exhausted to cook but don't want to resort to take out or something equally unhealthy.

    Let's Make Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    This recipe is really a variation of my lemon spaghetti, but with delicious mushrooms, thyme, and spring onions. What's not to love?

    Start by cooking your pasta. Of course, this recipe calls for spaghetti, but you can experiment with your favorite noodles! Try shells or rotini — or even orzo!

    While your pasta is cooking, you have time to make your mushroom-packed sauce. Put your mushrooms, spring onions, garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and thyme leaves into your food processor, and process until it's a thick paste.

    When your pasta is done cooking, drain it and top with the sauce.

    Mix in the baby spinach, and cover the pot for a few minutes to let the spinach wilt. Serve the spaghetti salad topped with a bit of parmesan cheese and fresh thyme.

    20-Minute Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    If you want to make a vegan version of this spaghetti salad, simply substitute your favorite non-dairy parmesan cheese. Or you can use nutritional yeast to give it a similar crunchy texture.

    Some of my other favorite easy vegetarian and vegan dinner recipes are:

    • One-Pot Vegan Jambalaya
    • One-Pot Vegan Creamy Mushroom Pasta
    • 30 Minute Vegan Pho Noodle Soup 
    • One-Pot Thai Green Curry Noodles

    What are your favorite quick and easy dinners?

    Mushroom Spaghetti Salad

    Spaghetti Salad with Mushroom and Thyme

    If you're just looking for a quick and easy main dish - this delicious Mushroom Spaghetti Salad will hit the spot. It's healthy, tasty, and cooks in 20 minutes! 
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American, vegan, vegetarian
    Keyword: easy pasta recipe, easy spaghetti salad recipe, mushroom spaghetti, spaghetti salad
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Calories: 645kcal
    Author: Delicious Everyday
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    Ingredients

    • 16 oz spaghetti
    • 4 cups mushrooms roughly chopped
    • juice and zest of 1 large lemon
    • 1 cup baby spinach
    • 6 spring onions roughly chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 1 tbsp thyme leaves
    • 1 tsp sea salt
    • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese grated

    Instructions

    • Cook the pasta according to the package directions, and while the pasta is cooking assemble the sauce.
    • Combine the mushrooms, spring onions, garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive oil and thyme leaves in the food processor and process until it forms a rough paste.
    • Drain the pasta and top with the sauce and baby spinach and mix through. Cover with a lid and set aside for a few minutes to let the spinach wilt.
    • Serve topped with extra parmesan and additional thyme leaves.

    Notes

    This recipe can be made vegan by leaving out the parmesan cheese. Or substitute dairy-free parmesan or nutritional yeast.

    Nutrition (Estimated)

    Calories: 645kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 21gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 736mgPotassium: 660mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1030IUVitamin C: 10.8mgCalcium: 156mgIron: 2.9mg
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

      December 10, 2012 at 6:52 am

      So glad I just saw this on Pinterest. I love mushrooms, can't wait to try this! 🙂

      Reply
    2. Jaejaejae says

      January 25, 2012 at 9:55 am

      Actually, your dish was much prettier than mine! I need to work on my presentation, which would be improved dramatically simply by adding some garnish.

      Reply
    3. Jaejaejae says

      January 24, 2012 at 6:14 pm

      This was delicious! Everyone loved it (and 'everyone' encompassed a very broad range of taste buds!). While it is not the prettiest dish (I think it has something to do with the colour!), it is delicious, easy and nutritious.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 25, 2012 at 6:52 am

        I agree, it's not the prettiest dish. In fact, I almost didn't share the recipe because of how it looks, but how it tastes is the important part. I'm so glad you and your family enjoyed it Jaejaejae. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says

      January 15, 2012 at 2:43 am

      Yum! I love mushroom + pasta -- I must try this recipe. Though I can't bring myself topping it with cheese. I wish I had more love for cheeses.

      Reply
    5. Claire @ Claire K Creations says

      January 12, 2012 at 5:50 am

      I never used to like mushrooms either but now I can't get enough of them! I'll definitely be adding this recipe to my repertoire.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 12, 2012 at 11:15 am

        I hope you enjoy this recipe Claire 😀

        Reply
    6. Sara (Belly Rumbles) says

      January 12, 2012 at 12:19 am

      Mushrooms and thyme area winning combo. What a lovely dish.

      Reply
    7. Katherine Martinelli says

      January 11, 2012 at 5:00 am

      5 stars
      This looks so delicious! Right up my alley! Bookmarking now.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 12, 2012 at 10:22 am

        I hope you enjoy Katherine 😀

        Reply
    8. sarah says

      January 11, 2012 at 3:03 am

      L O V E the flavors in this! And your pictures are just gorgeous! Putting this one on my must-make list for sure!!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 12, 2012 at 10:23 am

        Thank you Sarah 😀 If you do try it I'd love to hear how it went.

        Reply
    9. Sanjeeta kk says

      January 10, 2012 at 3:39 pm

      Like such simple yet flavorful recipes..oh, yes and its quick cooking too!

      Reply
    10. muppy says

      January 10, 2012 at 12:26 pm

      i'm going to cook it next week, looks lovely 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 10, 2012 at 3:29 pm

        Thank you Muppy 😀 Enjoy!

        Reply
    11. Kirsty says

      January 10, 2012 at 9:42 am

      This will be my dinner tonight I think. Too easy!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 10, 2012 at 3:29 pm

        I hope you enjoy it Kirsty 😀

        Reply
    12. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

      January 09, 2012 at 4:44 pm

      That looks really good and actually too nice for a quick weekday dinner! I'd imagine serving this to very happy guests 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 5:56 pm

        You're right Lorraine, while it's quick and easy, it's certainly impressive enough to serve to guests too 😀

        Reply
    13. Moya says

      January 10, 2012 at 6:19 am

      I like this recipe because it's a no cook sauce... a meal in minutes! 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 10, 2012 at 3:17 pm

        Thanks Moya 😀

        Reply
    14. anh@anhsfoodblog.com says

      January 09, 2012 at 11:20 am

      lovely! I really love mushroom so this is for me! 🙂

      Reply
    15. Kiri W. says

      January 09, 2012 at 11:53 pm

      Wow, this looks gloriously creamy and gorgeous! I've never food processed mushrooms, but I'm starting to think I should. Great recipe!

      Reply
    16. Roxana GreenGirl {A little bit of everything} says

      January 09, 2012 at 9:48 pm

      5 stars
      I adore mushrooms and this pasta sounds like a great weeknight dinner. I see big smiles on my family faces test testing this.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 10, 2012 at 3:16 pm

        I hope you and your family enjoy it Roxana 😀

        Reply
    17. Martyna@WholesomeCook says

      January 09, 2012 at 8:17 pm

      Oh my gosh! This is my ultimate last supper dish I think!!! Mushrooms and pasta are irresistibly good.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 10, 2012 at 3:15 pm

        Thanks Martyna 😀

        Reply
    18. thelittleloaf says

      January 09, 2012 at 5:56 pm

      This looks lovely - earthy, simple and full of punchy flavours for January. Pasta is one of my favourite speedy recipes too, although recently I've been cooking up big batches of pulses at the beginning of the week to turn into simple salads after work too.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 6:12 pm

        I've been getting into cooking more pulses and grains too. Expect to see some recipes with pulses and grains soon 😀

        Reply
    19. jas says

      January 09, 2012 at 5:55 pm

      yummo, I'm totally making this with some gf pasta when the man is away (he's not a fan of mushies!!)

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 5:58 pm

        It's funny, while this recipe is full of mushroom goodness, my fiance's youngest son, who absolutely HATES mushrooms enjoyed it and even asked for more. I think because the mushrooms are barely cooked it's a much lighter mushroom flavour and easier for non mushroom lovers to deal with. 😀

        Reply
    20. Rosa says

      January 09, 2012 at 5:13 pm

      A marvelous pasta dish! What an awesomely tasty combination.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
    21. Katie @Epicurean Mom says

      January 09, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      Oh myG!!!! This sounds soooooooo good!!! Great recipe Jennifer!!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 5:52 pm

        Thank you Katie 😀

        Reply
    22. beti says

      January 09, 2012 at 1:56 pm

      I've never heard about mushroom spaghetti but it looks delicious!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 5:50 pm

        Thank you so much Beti 😀

        Reply
    23. JasmyneTea says

      January 09, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      Looks delicious and easy, great for a mid-week meal! I used to hate mushrooms with a passion, but luckily I've gotten over it and now look forward to recreating this 🙂

      Reply
    24. Hotly Spiced says

      January 09, 2012 at 10:25 am

      What a great looking pasta. This would make a terrific family meal.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 11:34 am

        Thank you 😀

        Reply
    25. Amanda says

      January 09, 2012 at 9:47 am

      Wow- you can't get much faster, tastier or more nourishing than this ,can you?
      Who'd bother with take-aways with a dish like this on hand - not me, that's for sure.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        January 09, 2012 at 11:28 am

        True Amanda, especially if you make the spaghetti yourself, but packet spaghetti is great for those times you want a low effort but delicious meal. 😀 I'm not really a fan of take away, it's never as nice as what you can make at home, and is usually so full of fat.

        Reply

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