One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe is a lightened up comfort food classic bursting with fresh flavors and tons of rich and creamy deliciousness! Perfect easy restaurant quality pasta dinner in less than 20 minutes.
I love rich, delicious, creamy and unforgettable pasta dishes – there is nothing more comforting than tucking into a creamy, delicious, and hearty hot bowl of pasta when you need a big bowl of comfort.
This One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine is a decadent, garlicky dish of hearty cream linguine sauce bursting with garlic, lemon, charred tomato and mushroom that you’ll want to eat again and again.
This one pot creamy pasta dinner is elegant enough for a dinner party – and easy enough to make any night of the week.
Healthy Pasta Dinner Ideas
No matter your diet, you can enjoy a fabulously rich and delicious pasta dinner! The following ingredient swaps will help you make this one pot creamy mushroom pasta that fits into any healthy eating plan:
- Swap Neufchatel for cream cheese
- One package of cream cheese has about 800 calories, 72 grams of fat (48 are saturated), & 240 mg of cholesterol. Neufchatel cheese has 560 calories, 48 grams of fat (32 are saturated), & 160 mg of cholesterol.
- Use half and half instead of heavy cream
- Half and half has less calories than heavy cream – and less fat – but more carbs. If you’re watching calories and fat, opt for half and half. If you’re watching carbs, go for heavy cream.
- Add a healthy protein.
- Grilled chicken, steak, seafood (salmon and shrimp), or even tofu are a fabulous addition to this easy one pot pasta.
- Swap Zucchini Noodles ( Zoodles ) for Pasta
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- Zoodles (spiralized zucchini noodles) are an excellent low carb and low calorie swap for pasta – and are delicious in this recipe! Simply spiralize two zucchinis and add to dish when you would add fresh (not dry) pasta. Cook to slightly softened and serve!
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Tips To Making Perfect One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe :
- Caramelize onions and mushrooms.
- To bring out the most flavor from this dish, let the onions brown and soften fully before adding pasta or cream to the dish. This develops the rich meaty flavor that makes this one pot pasta dinner so unforgettable!
- Prevent Cream Sauce from Breaking.
- Turn stove off when adding heat into dish and whisk vigorously – this will help prevent your sauce from breaking. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep a cream sauce from separating, this tip is perfect!
- Use fresh pasta.
- I prefer using fresh pasta (not dried – the kind you get in your grocer’s chilled deli case instead of the dried pasta in boxes) – it cooks faster and soaks up sauce perfectly!
- Don’t overcook pasta or zoodles.
- If using zoodles or with regular pasta, a little bit of bite to the noodles tastes the best – don’t overcook them and let them turn to mush!
To Make This One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe, You’ll Need:
Large pot
Spoon
Fresh Pasta
Sharp Knife
Parmesan Cheese Grater
Other Pasta Dishes You’ll Love:
If you love this easy delicious pasta, please check out some of my favorite recipes for delicious heart pasta dinners! Click each link to head to the easy printable recipe below:
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- Garlic Butter Chicken and Mushroom Pasta Recipe
20 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
15 Minute Drunken Mussels Pasta
Spicy Tequila Lime Chicken Fettuccine
One Pot Bruschetta Chicken Pasta
One Pot Garden Alfredo Pasta Skillet
One Pot Beef Ravioli Stroganoff Skillet
Other Creamy One Pot Dinners You’ll Love:
If You Love This One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe, check out some of my other favorite creamy one pot dinners! Click each link to find the easy printable recipe.
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- Creamy Lemon Chicken Asparagus Mushroom Skillet
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- Creamy Chicken Breasts and Mushrooms
One Pot Creamy Shrimp Alfredo with Zucchini Noodles Recipe
One Pan Creamy Italian Lemon Chicken Mushroom and Asparagus Skillet
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Mushrooms
One Pot Creamy Lemon Salmon Florentine
One Pot Creamy Shrimp Florentine Skillet
Creamy Pepperoncini Chicken Tender Skillet
One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe
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- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 1/4 cup garlic diced
- 8 oz shiitake or cremini mushrooms sliced, stems removed
- 1 tsp celtic sea salt
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- 2 tsp italian herbs
- 1 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 lemon sliced into wedges
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 8 oz neufchatel cheese
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 lb fresh pasta
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In a large, heavy pan, heat olive oil on medium high until shimmery.
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Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and tomatoes, and sautee until soft and fragrant and slightly browned - about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Season vegetables with salt, pepper, and Italian herbs and continue to cook until tomatoes start to pop and vegetables are browned and soft, about 4 minutes more.
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Add lemon juice and stir - scrape any browned bits from bottom of pan.
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Stir in neufchatel cheese and melt.
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Turn off heat.
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With a whisk, stir in half and half and parmesan cheese to pan, whisking vigorously.
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Return heat to pan and add in pasta and lemon wedges.
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Toss pasta and continue to cook over high heat until pasta is soft (about 3 minutes) and coated evenly.
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When pasta is al dente, plate and top with parmesan cheese and serve immediately!
Elie says
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know that your pintrest button isn’t working. None of your recipes can be pinned. i don’t know if you’re aware of this.
Love your recipes, just wish I could save them.
Courtney ODell says
Thanks for letting me know Elie – I will check into it!