Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Name: Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon of olive oil; 1 tablespoon of butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 250g of button chestnut mushroom, sliced; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; 100ml of dry white wine, or vegetable stock; 200ml of double cream or heavy cream; 1 lemon, zest only; 200g of parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra to serve; 300g of wholewheat tagliatelle or linguini; 1/2 small bunch parsley, finely chopped; 1 sprig of Thyme

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

Perfect for cold and gloomy weather which screams for a filling warm pasta dish, and this creamy mushroom pasta recipe is exactly what you and the family need! Add the thyme in the heavy cream sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:36:25 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tablespoonolive oil

1 tablespoonbutter

1onion

finely chopped

250gbutton chestnut mushroom

sliced

1garlic clove

finely grated

100mldry white wine

or vegetable stock

200mldouble cream

or heavy cream

1lemon zest

200gparmesan grated

or vegetarian alternative, plus extra to serve

300gwholewheat tagliatelle

or linguini

0.5 bunchparsley

small, finely chopped

1 sprigthyme

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil and butter in a medium saucepan. Fry the onion over a low heat for 10 mins or until softened and translucent.

Step 2

Add the mushrooms and cook for 10 mins over a medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2 mins. Add the wine and bring to a simmer, reduce the liquid by half.

Step 3

Add the double cream and bring to a simmer, then add the lemon zest and parmesan. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper.

Step 4

Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions. Reserve 100ml of the pasta water. Toss the pasta in the pan with the creamy sauce and enough of the reserved water to loosen. Stir through the parsley, divide into bowls and top with extra cheese, if you like.