I have no other way to describe this Pasta with Caramelized Mushroom Sauce, other than truly delectable. The cream adds an absolutely silky texture and taste to the pasta, and is one of our favourite. You are really going to be amazed at how outrageously simple this dish is to prepare yet how flavourful it is.I always found mushrooms to be a perfect addition to any pasta dish, but adding cream to it puts it on a whole new level of deliciousness. I love adding spice and chilli to my food, so this recipe is no different. But fell free to leave out the spiciness if you prefer, this dish will still turn out perfect.
Try using brown or Portobello mushrooms for your pasta dishes. They really carry more flavour compared to the white button mushrooms. I also find that the brown or Portobello mushrooms seem to keep their shape and don"t shrink down as much as the white button mushrooms. The herb which I use to give this pasta such a unique taste is thyme. It really tastes great with the mushrooms and cream.
By the way did you know that certain shapes of pasta work better with different sauces. Forgive me if you knew that, but this was really news to me from a friend of mine who is a chef.
This is what she told me. Shell type pasta, like the one I have used here pair well with cream and meat sauces. The tubes like penne, rigatoni and macaroni are best used with baked dishes with cheese and vegetable sauces. And sauces like pesto cling on to twist type pasta such as fusilli. Really !!! I had no idea. Why don't you give a try with these different pastas with the sauce you make and see how it works for you.
So this is a great dish, a perfect dinner, easy and quick to prepare and with sooooo much of flavour, I am sure that you will love it too.
Enjoy ♥
Pasta with Caramelized Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients
FOR THE MUSHROOM SAUCE
- 400 g roughly chopped mushrooms
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 sliced chilli.
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme or two sprigs of fresh thyme.
- ¼ teaspoon of peri peri
- 5 ml of soy sauce
- 15 ml barbeque sauce
- 250 ml of cream.
- 15 ml butter or margarine
- salt to taste
Pasta
- 400 g pasta cooked
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Start by cooking the mushrooms first. Dice the onion.
- Fry the onions on medium heat in a Tablespoon of butter or margarine.
- Add crushed garlic, and sliced chilli. Fry for about 2 minutes.
- Add dried thyme or two sprigs of fresh thyme.
- Cook for a minute, stirring so that the thyme does not burn.
- Add roughly chopped brown mushrooms, and a ¼ teaspoon of peri peri and cook for 5 minutes.
- Put in soy sauce, barbeque sauce and cream.
- Cook for 10 minutes until the cream has reduced and the sauce has a caramelized appearance.
- While the mushrooms are cooking, fill a large pot with water and bring to the boil.
- Add salt to taste.
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook uncovered for 8 to 10 minutes until the pasta is tender but still firm.
- Drain out the water from the pasta and stir the pasta into the cooked and reduced mushroom and cream sauce. Make sure that all of the pasta is coated in the creamy sauce.
- To serve, add grated cheese or garnish it with chives and freshly ground black pepper or cayenne pepper.
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
You have me at that caramelized mushroom sauce! This looks so tasty!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Angie, haha it is a yummy sauce 🙂
Louise - Cooking with kids says
Thanks for the tips- I had no idea about the different shaped pasta or about Portobello mushrooms keeping their shape better. I love caramelized onions bit never tried caramelised mushrooms. They are now on my things to try list ?
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you and you are welcome Louise. I was also so fascinated bythe pasta shapes and sauce as well. I hope that you get to try out the recipe,it tastes so good.
I Hope that have a great weekend 🙂
Christina says
YUM!!! This recipe has my name allllll over it! I'm trying to interject more vegetarian dishes in my diet so I'm always on the lookout for new recipes. My hubs LOVES pasta and mushrooms so I'm pinning this recipe for later so I can surprise him with this! Amazing job 🙂
The Gardening Foodie says
Awww, thank you so much Christina. Pasta and mushrooms make such a great combo and I am really glad that you like the recipe. It is such a favourite in our home and I hope that your husband loves this dish as well.
Thank you for pinning and have a great weekend 🙂
Katherine | Love In My Oven says
I'm so intrigued by the sauce! It sounds delicious!! Plus just the word caramelized gets me excited! I think my kids would even eat this 😉 I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
The Gardening Foodie says
Haha... believe me, if it is pasta and has cream ALLLLLL kids will eat it. The sauce has such an amazing taste, the barbeque and soy sauce creates the caramelisation and it tastes so great.
Thank you Katherine and have a wonderful weekend as well 🙂
GiGi Eats says
What a unique combo of flavors all rolled into one dish! Soy Sauce and BBQ sauce?! And then cream?! Say whhhhaaatt?
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Gigi....oh yes the cream is definitely the crowning glory of this dish...glad that you like it too 🙂
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking says
The caramelized mushroom sauce sounds fantastic Ashika! And I'm with you. I had no idea that different pastas worked better with certain sauces. Great information. Thanks for sharing!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Leanne, haha...those pasta shapes was really news to me too so I was glad to share the information just incase I was the only one who did not know ?
Alia @ Everyday Easy Eats says
OH YUM! I love pasta and I love mushrooms, so YES is all I have to say about this! All the other ingredients, like the peri peri, thyme and cream, sounds so tasty too!!! 😀 I like your bright bowls too!
The Gardening Foodie says
Thank you Alia...pasta and mushrooms are a great combo and adding the rest makes it sooo delicious. Hope that you get a chance to try it soon 🙂
Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says
Oh my GOODNESS! I actually have mushrooms in the fridge right now--they're not something I usually have on hand so I must have known this was coming :). It looks SO DELICIOUS!
The Gardening Foodie says
? Haha,that is great and a perfect recipe to try it in. Mushrooms and pasta just taste so yummy ?
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
I'm really particular about pasta shapes! I dislike some while I love others. One of my favourites is radiatore which is perfect for sauce. This looks divine 😀
Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says
This definitely does sound delectable!! I love how you added mushrooms! My boys would LOVE this!!
annie@ciaochowbambina says
Delicious! The perfect weeknight dinner! Love this!
Deepika|TheLoveOfCakes says
I choose pasta shapes on what I like :P. I really didn't know they are meant to go with different sauces! That caramelized mushroom sauce sounds dreamy! I love mushrooms in pasta and can't wait to try this!
emma - Bake Then Eat says
Mushrooms are so underated, I use them al the time and this dish looks like a winner.