Some cream-based pasta dishes tend to be too rich. With only heavy cream and parmesan cheese, this Pasta with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce recipe is surprisingly light with just the right amount of richness. The rest of the ingredients also give it a fresh and earthy take on your usual cream-based pasta dish.
Pasta With Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce
Some cream-based pasta dishes tend to be too rich. With only heavy cream and parmesan cheese, this Pasta with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce recipe is surprisingly light with just the right amount of richness. The rest of the ingredients also give it a fresh and earthy take on your usual cream-based pasta dish.
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Ingredients
- 250 grams Uncooked Farfalle bow tie pasta
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter 30 gms
- 2 tablespoons Light Olive Oil 30 ml
- 200 grams Pearl Mushrooms trimmed and rinsed well
- 1/4 cup Red Onion chopped finely
- 3 cloves Garlic chopped finely
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese for garnish
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley chopped finely
- Salt to taste
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil water in a large pot.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. When the pasta is al dente, drain right away.
- Melt the butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat.
- Add the pearl mushrooms, onion, garlic, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Pour in the heavy cream, cooked pasta, parmesan cheese and 1 tablespoon parsley. Toss gently to coat and cook for 3-5 minutes more. Let the pasta absorb the creamy wild mushroom sauce.
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and parmesan cheese on top.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- A combination of milk, cheddar cheese and sometimes, even heavy cream can make some pasta dishes too rich. This is the reason I opted to choose one kind of cream for the recipe
- You can replace the pearl mushrooms with your favorite ones like shiitake or porcini.
