A Whole Wheat Pasta Convert

It has been over four decades since I've eaten white bread. Many of you might remember when it was the bread of choice by our moms, but we soon found out just how worthless it was, and I never served it to my own family.

I also made the leap to whole grain cereals and steel cut oatmeal, and I even use whole wheat flour in numerous recipes, but I have resisted whole wheat pasta. Brown noodles turned me off so much, I never even tried them in a recipe, and I'm a pretty adventerous cook.

For some reason, I had a box in the pantry and that was good because my daughter was home and had to avoid eating anything with white flour, so I had the reason to try it, and boy am I glad I did.

I found the pasta to have a lovely nutty flavor, and it was much heartier than any white pasta dish I have made. I used it in a mushroom dish I created, and it was fabulous.

I am a happy convert not just because whole wheat anything is better for us than white flour dishes, but also because it is really delicious. Try my mushroom recipe below and see what you think.

Ingredients

4 cups mushrooms
1/2 stick butter
salt
pepper
garlic salt
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups half and half
1 package whole wheat pasta

Directions

1. Wash mushrooms thoroughly and slice.
2. Add 1 cup mushrooms to a pan with 1 cup water, salt, pepper and garlic salt and steam until mushrooms are tender and water is brown.
3. Pour mushrooms with water into a processor and pulverize.
4. Saute the remainer of mushrooms in 1/2 the butter and remove from the pan.
5. Add the remainder of the butter to the pan and melt. Add the half and half and then the parmesan cheese and cook until smooth and thickened.
6. Add the pulverized mushrooms to the mix and cook until thickened.
7. Add the sauted mushrooms.
8. Cook pasta in salted water with just a spoon of oil so it won't stick.
9. Drain pasta and dish. Pour mushroom sauce over pasta and serve.

Enjoy without having to feel too guilty about eating pasta. It's got protein and lots of fiber and pairing it with mushrooms makes it healthy!