20 Mushroom Pasta Recipes from Italy

If you are a pasta lover who likes mushrooms too, I’m sure you’ll love these mushroom pasta recipes. Some are made with foraged mushrooms, others with farmed and some with a mix. Some are vegetarian, others have meat, plus, a few include seafood, but all are seriously delicious. Do let me know which you’d like to try first!

Italians love both farmed and foraged mushrooms and there are so many delicious ways they can be cooked 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 protagonist in a recipe. You can make mushroom pasta with just one kind of mushroom or with a mix. However, I particularly like those made with foraged mushrooms. Have you ever been 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 pasta and mushrooms results in a dish full of hearty, savory flavors. Ideal for a cozy dinner, this pasta delivers the warmth and richness of Northern Italy right to your table.

2) Mushroom Cannelloni (Manicotti) Recipe

This Italian cannelloni recipe is sure to be a hit for mushroom lovers! It features a filling of savory mushrooms and creamy potatoes, all baked to perfection in a luscious white sauce. It is undoubtedly one of the most indulgent cannelloni dishes you'll 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 fall and winter to your table. The sauce, made with a blend 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 is 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 pasta type.

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 crispy, 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 featuring king oyster mushrooms. The star of the dish is king oyster mushrooms, also known as king trumpet mushrooms, but you can use other varieties too. Ready in just 50 minutes, this a simple yet 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 Piemonte (Piedmont) in Northwest Italy. Traditionally made with Piemontese ricotta and fresh porcini, this vegetarian recipe is just as 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 Genovese mushroom ragu, known locally 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 speck is a classic recipe from Trentino-Alto Adige, bursting with the flavors of this Northern Italian mountain region. It is simple to prepare, and you can easily substitute 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 outstandingly delicious! You can make it with fresh or dried mushrooms. I used a mix 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 for (even in your local supermarket!)

12) Senatore Cappelli organic whole wheat pasta with Nduja and mushrooms

This recipe is a delicious example of how well nduja (a spicy spreadable salumi from Calabria) pairs with different ingredients. I used pioppini and white champignons (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 Italians call ‘chiodini’ or ‘famigliola buona’. Chiodini mushrooms (Armillaria mellea) are found growing on or near hardwood trees. In English, they are better known as honey mushrooms. Honey mushrooms have a slightly sweet taste and a rich umami flavor. Many people say they are better than shiitake! Of course, you can 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, as I couldn’t find cardoncelli. However, the sauce was very flavourful even though these oyster mushrooms had a milder taste than cardoncelli. You could also use shiitake or even porcini or a mix of different mushrooms.

15) Lasagna bianca with mushrooms and burrata

If you want to impress your guests, this lasagna is the way to do it! The taste is outstanding yet the ingredients are simple. I guess the most important thing is the quality of those ingredients, particularly the use of fresh burrata and if you can find them, fresh porcini make 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. The porcini were 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 in 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 very influenced by both the land and the 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 woods and speck from the Alto-Adige! All wonderful traditional Italian ingredients. This recipe can be made with dried or frozen porcini!

18) Pasta alla Boscaiola (with sausage & mushrooms)

In Italian, the word ‘boscaiola’ means woodsman or woodcutter. So, this pasta alla boscaiola recipe is traditionally based on the most popular foraged food to be found in the woods, mushrooms. Most alla boscaiola recipes include porcini mushrooms. However, it can be made with other mushrooms too. 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 mushrooms.

20) Italian Ricotta Mushroom Lasagne al Forno

This Italian lasagne 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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