Goat cheese and sage pasta

Goats make hilarious YouTube videos, and they also make darn good cheese. This goat cheese and sage pasta is complete with the goodness of whole grains, caramelized onions, mushrooms, fried sage, and creamy goat cheese. It’s part of the Top 10 Foods for Runners series, specifically week six: Whole grain pasta!

 

Goat cheese and sage pasta

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 box whole grain pasta
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 10 oz baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh sage, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup crumbled goat cheese
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring often, until they've shrunk to half their size and have a dark caramel color. Remove from pan. 

  2. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the pan to a medium heat and cook until they have a golden sear and there is no liquid left. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. 

  3. In the empty pasta pot, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over a low heat and add sage and garlic, cooking until fragrant. Add pasta, mushrooms, onions, and cheese. Stir until combined and season with salt and pepper.