Description
Garlic Mushroom Pasta is a sumptuous dish that elevates any meal with its creamy garlic sauce and tender saut?ed mushrooms. Ideal for cozy gatherings or a comforting weeknight dinner, this recipe is easy to prepare and full of flavor. With simple ingredients and a quick cooking process, you’ll have a gourmet experience right at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz fettuccine or penne pasta
- 2 cups sliced button or cremini mushrooms
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ? cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Boil salted water in a large pot, add pasta, and cook until al dente (about 8-10 minutes). Drain and reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Saut? the mushrooms: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Add garlic: Stir in minced garlic and saut? for another minute until fragrant.
- Create the sauce: Pour in heavy cream, stirring continuously, and let simmer for about 3 minutes until slightly thickened. Adjust consistency with reserved pasta water if necessary.
- Combine: Toss cooked pasta with the sauce until well coated.
- Serve: Plate the pasta, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and enjoy warm.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Saut?ing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 410mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 70mg