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Wafu Pasta (Japanese Butter Shoyu Spaghetti)

5 from 2 votes
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Simple, quick and tasty Japanese-style "Wafu Pasta" made with spinach, mushrooms and bacon, then flavored with butter and soy sauce.

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes

Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Fusion, Japanese
Servings 2 portions
Calories 439
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion, Japanese
Servings: 2 portions
Calories: 439

Ingredients 
 

  • 1600 ml water
  • 160 g dry spaghetti
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 40 g spinach
  • 100 g mushroom of your choice I used shimeji and king oyster
  • 40 g bacon
  • 1 tsp cooking oil
  • 2 tsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper
  • green onion (naganegi) finely chopped to garnish

Instructions 

  • Roughly cut 40 g spinach and 100 g mushroom of your choice. Cut 40 g bacon into cubes.
    Butter shoyu pasta ingredients cut and laid out on a wooden chopping board
  • Bring a pot of 1600 ml water to a rolling boil and add 160 g dry spaghetti to a pan of boiling water along with 1 ½ tsp salt. Cook according to the instructions on the packaging.
    Dry spaghetti cooking in a pot
  • Heat a frying pan on medium and add 1 tsp cooking oil and 2 tsp unsalted butter. Once the butter has melted, add the bacon and mushrooms.
    Bacon and mushrooms frying in a pan
  • Once the bacon is slightly crispy and the mushrooms are soft, add the spinach and 1 pinch salt and pepper.
    Spinach added to the pan
  • Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain the water and transfer it to the frying pan. Add 1 tbsp soy sauce and mix well.
    Spaghetti added to the pan
  • Plate up and sprinkle with green onion.
    Butter shoya pasta on a black Japanese style plate topped with chopped spring onions
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 62.9g | Protein: 14.3g | Fat: 14.1g | Saturated Fat: 5.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 742mg | Fiber: 7.8g