Creamy Mushroom & Chard Pasta

Vegetarian penne with chestnut mushrooms, rainbow chard and a creamy cheddar sauce.

Silky double cream sauce with sautéed mushrooms, wilted rainbow chard and penne — vegetarian comfort food.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Difficulty: Easy

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Pre-portioned British ingredients — select your serving size above to see what's included.

How to cook

Cook penne in salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve a cup of pasta water.
Sauté sliced mushrooms in butter until golden. Add chard and wilt for 2 minutes.
Pour in double cream and simmer gently. Stir in grated cheddar until melted.
Toss with drained pasta, loosening with pasta water if needed. Season and serve immediately.

About the producer

Maxwells Kitchen creates recipe boxes with pre-portioned British farm ingredients and clear step-by-step cooking instructions. Each box brings together produce from Maxwells' trusted suppliers — butcher, baker, dairy and market garden — so you can cook restaurant-quality meals at home without the shopping list. Choose Serves 2 or Serves 4 and everything arrives chilled, ready to cook.

Maxwells Kitchen is our own-brand recipe box — born from the same relationships that stock the Maxwells farm shop. We work with Lancashire butchers, Yorkshire dairies, Whitby fish merchants and Herefordshire market gardens to build meals that celebrate British ingredients without fuss. Each recipe is tested in our kitchen, written for home cooks, and portioned so nothing goes to waste. You receiv...

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