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Pasta with Cremini Mushrooms and Miso
For this hearty vegetarian dish, the pasta is cooked directly in the sauce, so there's no need to boil water in a separate pot. Japanese miso may seem an unlikely ingredient to pair with Italian pasta, but it deepens the mushrooms' earthiness, and lightly browning the miso as we do here develops even more flavor intensity so the dish tastes surprisingly meaty and rich. We particularly liked cavatappi because its twisty shape is a good match for the chunky mushrooms, but any short pasta shape, such as penne or fusilli, works well, too.
4 to 6
Servings
Tip
Don't forget to stir the pasta as it cooks. The pot will be quite full, so frequent stirring will help ensure that the pasta cooks evenly.
50 minutes
35 minutes active
Ingredients
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4
tablespoons (½ stick) salted butter
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1
medium yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
Directions
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01On a 6-quart Instant Pot, select More/High Sauté. Add the butter and melt. Add the onion and garlic, then cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the miso and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the vermouth and cook, stirring, until almost fully evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water and whisk until the miso dissolves. Stir in the mushrooms and bring to a boil, then distribute in an even layer.
Reviews
June 20, 2026
Yummy
Very tasty but the quick release made quite a mess. Not sure if waiting 5 or 10 minutes would help. Will also try and half nest time. It was a generous serving for 6.
December 16, 2025
Hands-On Delicious
This was quite delicious despite me neglecting most of the directions.
Some of my “adjustments”:
•wrong type of mushrooms ✅
•not enough mushrooms ✅
•sautéed the mushrooms before adding ✅
•red onion instead of yellow ✅
•sherry instead of vermouth ✅
I think my “adjustments” resulted in a lack of moisture and thus I needed to add more water (and time) while the pasta was cooking. But it all worked out!
Don’t forget to stir.
February 7, 2023
Tasty
A tasty and easy recipe. I love that the noodles cook in in the broth. I did halve the recipe since it is just me and my husband. I'm sure there's some kind of formula for the IP when you do that but I guessed. I halved the water but it wasn't enough. I added more and I think I'd settle at 2 3/4 for half.
July 30, 2026
Excellent Dish!
Wish you could provide the recipe without the use of an Instant Pot.
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Very good! Miso really makes the difference here.