{"id":7748,"date":"2026-09-19T19:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:43:57","slug":"mushroom-ragu-in-30-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/mushroom-ragu-in-30-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushroom Ragu in 30 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mushroom Ragu in 30 Minutes<\/h1>\n<p>A rich, hearty mushroom ragu that comes together in just 30 minutes. Packed with savory mushrooms, garlic, herbs, and tomato, it\u2019s the perfect comforting sauce for pasta on a busy weeknight.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) mushrooms, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup vegetable or chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional<\/li>\n<li>12 oz (340 g) pasta<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Reserve about 1\/2 cup of pasta water, then drain.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the onion and cook for 2\u20133 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chopped mushrooms. Cook for 6\u20138 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms release their moisture and become nicely browned.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, thyme, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the heat and simmer for <strong>10\u201312 minutes<\/strong>, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and becomes rich and flavorful.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss well. Add a splash of reserved pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the Parmesan cheese and garnish with fresh parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Serve immediately with extra Parmesan on top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Finely chopping the mushrooms gives the ragu a texture similar to traditional meat-based ragu.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t overcrowd the pan when cooking the mushrooms; browning them well gives the sauce much more flavor.<\/li>\n<li>For a richer sauce, add a small knob of butter at the end.<\/li>\n<li>This ragu is delicious with spaghetti, rigatoni, pappardelle, or penne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mushroom Ragu in 30 Minutes A rich, hearty mushroom ragu that comes together in just 30 minutes. Packed with savory&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7750,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions\/7750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}