Italian · Dinner

Creamy Mushroom Penne

Name: Creamy Mushroom Penne
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400 g penne; 2 tbsp butter; 400 g mushrooms, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup cooking cream; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tsp dried thyme or oregano

Penne in a garlicky mushroom cream sauce with parmesan and black pepper. On the table in half an hour.

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Total30 min

Serves4

Difficulty

CuisineItalian

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Ingredients

4 servings

400 gpenne
2 tbspbutter
400 gmushrooms, sliced
3garlic cloves, minced
1 cupcooking cream
½ cupparmesan, grated
1 tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
1 tspdried thyme or oregano

Equipment: Large pot, wide frying pan

Method

Boil the penne until al dente; save ½ cup of the water.
Brown the mushrooms in butter over high heat without stirring too often.
Add garlic and thyme for 1 minute, then the cream; simmer.
Toss in the pasta, parmesan and pasta water until creamy. Season and serve.

Cooking tips

Don’t crowd the mushrooms, so they brown instead of steaming.

Substitutions

Cream → evaporated milk for a lighter sauce
Parmesan → any hard cheese

Serve with

Garlic bread and a tomato salad.

Storage

Fridge up to 3 days.

Reheating

Add a splash of milk and warm gently.

Nutrition per serving, estimated

610kcal

20 gProtein

78 gCarbs

25 gFat

Estimated from the ingredient list. Values vary with brands and portion size.

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