This recipe came to my head the other day when I was craving pasta and realized I had a package of soba noodles (buckwheat pasta) in my pantry that I’d never used before. I wanted to see what it was like and this recipe was born!
How Healthy Is This Cabbage and Mushroom Pasta?
As far as a Nutritarian recipes go, this one is a very decent one to be used as a once-in-a-while “comfort food” type dish. There are lots of veggies in here, including the mushroom AND onion G-BOMBS!!
For someone like me, I won’t be making this often because I have a difficult time controlling myself around pasta (HEY I know my limitations:), but this one did the trick when I had the craving the other day…and I didn’t go too, too crazy eating it. :)
This would be a nice dish to have alongside a large salad, with maybe some steamed veggies on the side. As long as you keep your portion of the pasta to 1/2 cup (ish), then you’re all good.
It’s very easy to make and relies on Asian flavors a little bit, so your tastebuds should be quite pleased. :D I mean, I know mine were.
Cabbage and Mushroom Pasta Vlog Video
And here’s the video that shows me making up this recipe!
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- 1 sleeve (3.1 ounces) buckwheat pasta , cooked according to package directions and drained
- 2 tablespoons water for sautéing
- ½ head cabbage, chopped or sliced
- ½ small yellow onion, thinly chopped
- 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and discarded, tops chopped
- ¼ cup raw almonds, finely chopped
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos (optional, substitute Bragg's Liquid Aminos)
- ½ scallion, chopped
- In a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add the cabbage and onions and stirfry continuously for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and stir fry until the cabbage just begins to become translucent, about 3-4 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the almonds, lime juice, sesame oil, coconut aminos and pasta and stir to combine well. Serve, topping each portion with scallions.
- (NOTE: All of my recipes use minimal oil, salt and sugar, if any at all. Feel free to add more to your taste.)
will cook this for my husband tomorrow night:)
Amazing Ms. Barbie, thank you for commenting over here…hope hubby liked it! <3
Can’t wait to try your recipes. I was looking for a Hungairian chicken paprikish recipie (after hearing it was my friends family of 8, fav recipie.) In reviewing they all called for chicken thighs & legs. I didn’t like the idea of eating the chicken with bones in the recipie so YOURS was the perfect solution! I’ll try it this week! Thanks for sharing!!!
Susan
Tried this tonight with a couple of variations. It really helps with the Chinese food craving I had. Really good! 🙂
Jennifer, yay! I’m so glad you liked it and it helped for a craving. <3
Oh this is fantastic, Susan, I am so glad to hear that!!! Let me know how you like it!! :D
This is delicious! We loved this! So yummy. I tripled the receipt, though, because I only found an 8 oz box of buckwheat pasta (Whole Foods).. were did you find 3.1 ounce sleeves?
I don’t know if my first comment posted… This was delicious! Made it for my family. Everyone loved it. Tripled it since I could only find 8 oz box of buckwheat pasta (whole foods). Where did you find 3.1 oz sleeves? I’ve never seen that before.
I’m so glad Beverly!! I can’t tell you where I got those I’m sorry, I can’t remember! xo