Noodles with Mushrooms

1 lb fresh mushrooms (not button), ringed and cut into slices
1/4 cup, plus 1 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp minced shallot or 1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 lb whole wheat dried pasta
1/2 cup parsley

Cook noodles. Put 1/4 cup oil in large skillet over med heat. When oil is hot, add all the mushrooms and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Raise heat and cook until mushrooms begin to brown, at least 10 minutes. Add shallot or garlic and stir until mushrooms are tender, about another minute or two. Turn off the heat. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water and add to mushrooms. Toss the pasta and mushrooms together with remaining Tbsp of oil. Add more pasta water if noodles seem dry. Stir in parsley.

Recipe taken from Food Matters, by Mark Bittman.