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    Home » Recipes by Meal Type » Vegetarian Dinner Recipes

    Jul 3, 2012 · Modified: Jun 24, 2022 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

    Creamy Boursin pasta with mushrooms and spinach

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    I've been on the 4am shift at the restaurant for four days now, and it's starting to show. My brain needs sleeeeep. I'm pretty much the clumsiest person ever at the best of times, but now I'm almost injuring myself just from walking. I'll just randomly nearly fall over or trip over my own feet.

    Other fun (or not so fun) highlights of the past few days:
    1. Forgetting I have a blog. Yeah, sorry guys, I basically forgot you all existed for about 2 days. Then I suddenly went 'ohh yeeeeeeah, there's that blog thing I do, I forgot all about that!' - so if I haven't been commenting and whatnot for the past couple of days, my apologies.
    2. Accidentally ordering just two lettuces for the kitchen at work instead of two trays of lettuces. Ha. Hopefully nobody will order a caesar salad today! (luckily my boss found it funny. I felt a little silly)

    Luckily I only have one more early shift before I'm back on the day shift - midday til 10pm, ughhhhhhh.

    Needless to say, I haven't been doing a huge amount of cooking this week! But if you've got slightly more energy than I do, I recommend you try this pasta - to be honest though, it's so easy that I might even be able to manage it in my current state (if only I could bring myself to get off the sofa).

    Happy Independence Day for tomorrow to all my American readers, by the way. We should never forget Will Smith's brave efforts against those horrible aliens.

    (I'm only kidding - congratulations on being free from us! Enjoy the fireworks, I'm a little jealous, although I'm glad they're not going on here when I have to go to bed at 8pm)

    Creamy Boursin pasta with mushrooms and spinach

    Serves 1-2

    100g pasta
    1tbsp oil
    100g mushrooms, diced
    75g spinach
    2tbsp Boursin cheese (if you can't find Boursin, any garlic and herb flavoured cream cheese will do)
    50ml milk
    Black pepper
    Pinch nutmeg

    Boil the pasta according to the packet's instructions, then drain.

    Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the mushrooms for 3-4 minutes, then add the spinach and cook until wilted. Add the Boursin, milk, pepper and nutmeg, and stir into the vegetables until the cheese has melted down to form a creamy sauce. Since it is quite rich, it should be fairly thin - add a dash more milk if you think it needs it. Serve over the cooked pasta.

    Note: This post was not sponsored by Boursin - I just like their cheese!

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    1. Nicki Escudero says

      July 29, 2014 at 11:29 pm

      Hi, Becca, I tried this last night, and my boyfriend and I loved it! Thanks! Nicki

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        July 30, 2014 at 10:22 am

        Yay thanks Nicki!

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    2. i-an says

      June 21, 2014 at 5:15 am

      I love this it is so good.
      i love especially that it is geared for 1-2 person only.
      cooking for 1 is hard enough!

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    3. Grace says

      March 26, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Why I have only discovered this now is beyond me. Took 10 minutes to make, cheap and crazy delicious. Definitely going to be a new favourite. Thanks!!

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        March 26, 2014 at 9:31 pm

        Yay glad you enjoyed it as much as I did Grace, thanks! :)

        Reply
    4. Owain Bloom says

      January 23, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      Fantastic! I used Philadelphia (herbs & garlic) instead of boursin and added some chicken, but, it's a delicious idea. And cheap. A+

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        January 23, 2014 at 5:38 pm

        Thanks Owain! Philadelphia sounds like a great alternative :)

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    5. Val @ Tips on Healthy Living says

      July 05, 2012 at 10:46 pm

      Haven't had Boursin in ages and this might be the best reason to stock up. So garlicky and good, I bet it goes great with the mushrooms and spinach.

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    6. Rach says

      July 04, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      this looks totally delicious, I LOVE Boursin!

      Reply
    7. Alessandra A says

      July 04, 2012 at 12:59 pm

      Simple, quick and easy pasta dish, I love it. Looks Yummy!

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    8. Cooking Rookie says

      July 03, 2012 at 6:17 pm

      Using Boursin for pasta sauce - what a brilliant idea :-)

      Reply
    9. Ellen B Cookery says

      July 03, 2012 at 4:38 pm

      Absolute YUM!

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