Italians love both farmed and foraged mushrooms, and there are so many delicious ways they can be prepared and eaten. However, I would say the most popular way is with pasta, like in these mushroom pasta recipes.
Mushrooms can be paired with meat or seafood or be the main character in a recipe. You can make mushroom paste with just one type of mushroom or with a mixture. However, I especially like the ones made with foraged mushrooms. Have you ever gone mushroom hunting? It’s a popular pastime here. Although of course you need to know your mushrooms!
20 mushroom pasta recipes from Italy
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1) Chestnut Maltagliati Pasta with creamy mushroom sauce
This chestnut pasta with creamy mushroom sauce from Lombardy is among the simplest homemade maltagliati recipes to make. The combination of chestnut flour paste and mushrooms results in a dish full of hearty, savory flavours. Ideal for a cozy dinner, this pasta delivers the warmth and richness of Northern Italy straight to your table.
2) Mushroom Cannelloni (Manicotti) Recipe
This Italian cannelloni recipe is sure to be a hit with mushroom lovers! It has a filling of savory mushrooms and creamy potatoes, all baked to perfection in a delicious white sauce. It is without a doubt one of the most indulgent cannelloni dishes you will ever enjoy!
3) Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi with Stracchino (Crescenza)
This creamy mushroom gnocchi with stracchino is a vegetarian dish that brings the flavors of northern Italy’s autumn and winter to your table. The sauce, made with a mixture of porcini and button mushrooms, adds a deep, savory richness to the cheese sauce. It’s simple enough for weeknights, yet elegant enough to impress guests!
4) Chicken liver pasta with porcini mushrooms
This rich and nutritious chicken liver pasta with porcini mushrooms is a traditional recipe from central Italy. It’s easy enough for family meals, but special enough for guests! I used gluten free pasta so this is a gluten free recipe. But you can use any type of pasta.
5) Short Fusilli Bucati with Gorgonzola, Pancetta & Mushrooms
Anyone who enjoys the combination of bacon, blue cheese, and mushrooms will love this easy-to-make, flavorful short fusilli bucati recipe. You can serve this dish unbaked for a quick meal prep, but the crunchy, cheesy topping in the baked version makes it even more delicious!
6) Olive leaf pasta with king oyster mushrooms
Enjoy the robust flavors of Puglia with this olive leaf pasta recipe with king oyster mushrooms. The star of the dish is king oyster mushrooms, also known as king trumpet mushrooms, but you can also use other varieties. Ready in just 50 minutes, this is a simple but delicious choice for a nutritious vegetarian dinner.
7) Ricotta Gnocchi with mushrooms Recipe
This ricotta gnocchi with mushrooms is a delicious homemade recipe from the mountains of Piedmont (Piemonte) in northwestern Italy. Traditionally made with Piemontese ricotta and fresh porcini, this vegetarian recipe is equally delicious with other types of ricotta and mushrooms.
8) Genovese Mushroom Ragu with Trofie (Tocco de Funzi)
Enjoy some of the rich flavors of Liguria with this Genoese mushroom ragu, locally known as “tocco de funzi”. This vegan recipe combines porcini mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, garlic and herbs to create a flavorful, umami-packed sauce that pairs perfectly with pasta.
9) Pasta with chanterelle mushrooms and speck
This creamy pasta with chanterelle mushrooms and spots is a classic recipe from Trentino-Alto Adige, bursting with the flavors of this northern Italian mountain region. It is easy to prepare and you can easily replace the chanterelles with other mushrooms if needed.
10) Mezzi Paccheri with mushrooms and cream
Known as ‘miezi paccheri alla capa ‘e’ mbrello’ in the local dialect, this Neapolitan recipe for mezzi paccheri with mushrooms and cream is super simple to make and exceptionally delicious! You can make it with fresh or dried mushrooms. I used a mixture of white button mushrooms and creminis.
11) Tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms
The deliciousness of pasta with porcini can only be understood by those who have had the pleasure of eating it. This classic traditional dish is easy to make as long as you can find good quality porcini. So definitely worth going mushroom hunting (even in your local supermarket!)
12) Senatore Cappelli organic whole grain pasta with Nduja and mushrooms
This recipe is a delicious example of how well nduja (a spicy spreadable salumi from Calabria) pairs well with different ingredients. I used pioppini and white mushrooms (button mushrooms). But this recipe is also great with foraged mushrooms such as porcini.
13) Traditional white Ragu with mushrooms
For this pasta with wild mushrooms I used what the Italians call ‘chiodini’ or ‘famigliola buona’. Chiodini mushrooms (Armillaria mellea) grow on or near deciduous trees. In English they are better known as honey mushrooms. Honey mushrooms have a slightly sweet taste and a rich umami taste. Many people say they are better than shiitake! You can of course use farmed mushrooms instead.
14) Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with oyster mushrooms and sausage
The mushrooms usually used in this recipe from Puglia are called cardoncelli (pleurotus eryngii) in Italian. These are the largest of the oyster mushroom genus. In fact, they are also called king oyster mushrooms.
I used other oyster mushrooms for this recipe since I couldn’t find cardoncelli. The sauce was very flavorful though, even though these oyster mushrooms had a milder flavor than the cardoncelli. You can also use shiitake or even porcini or a mix of different mushrooms.
15) Lasagne bianca with mushrooms and burrata
If you want to impress your guests, this lasagna is the way to do it! The taste is exceptional, but the ingredients are simple. I guess the most important thing is the quality of these ingredients, especially the use of fresh burrata and if you can find them, fresh porcini makes it extra special.
This dish is typically made with either fresh cardoncelli mushrooms (king oyster mushrooms) or porcini. I chose to use 3 kinds of mushrooms; porcini, white button mushrooms and pioppini mushrooms. Porcini was frozen, not fresh.
16) Spaghetti ‘Mare e Monti’ Recipe from Le Marche
This is a classic ‘surf and turf’ pasta recipe from the Marche region of central Italy. Le Marche is a beautiful unspoiled fairly mountainous and hilly region with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea. The food in this region is heavily influenced by both land and sea. So the combination of different mushrooms and calamari (squid) in this delicious pasta dish is very representative of the local cuisine.
17) Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio
There are a number of wonderful pasta recipes made with paccheri and porcini. This is one of my favorites! I made it with paccheri and pistachios from Sicily, porcini from our forests and speck from Alto-Adige! All wonderful traditional Italian ingredients. This recipe can be made with dried or frozen porcini!
18) Pasta alla Boscaiola (with sausage and mushrooms)
In Italian, the word ‘boscaiola’ means woodsman or woodcutter. So this pasta alla boscaiola recipe is traditionally based on the most popular forage found in the forest, mushrooms. Most alla boscaiola recipes include porcini mushrooms. However, it can also be made with other mushrooms. I used porcini and pioppini.
19) Tagliatelle with Rabbit Ragu; Recipe from Le Marche
Pasta with rabbit is very traditional in many parts of Italy. This very tasty recipe comes from the Marche region in central Italy. It’s easy to make and full of flavor! Instead of porcini, you can use your favorite type of mushroom.
20) Italian Ricotta Mushroom Lasagne al Forno
This Italian lasagna al forno is my favorite vegetarian baked mushroom pasta recipe. Made with fabulous Southern Italian dried lasagna, riccia and porcini mushrooms, this dish tastes as beautiful as it looks! I used frozen porcini and fresh cremini mushrooms. However, you can use other mushrooms and dried or fresh porcini.
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