20 Minute Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Looking for something quick,easy and delicious for a weeknight dinner? Then how about this recipe for 20 Minute Creamy Mushroom Pasta. Perfect right
Ingredients
- 5 cups / 400g sliced mushrooms
- ½ cup / 90g diced red bell pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried of fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes optional
- 1 Tablespoon / 14g butter or margarine
- 1 cup / 250 ml heavy / thickened / fresh cream
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 5 oz / 150g Pasta ( fettuccine/ spaghetti or macaroni
Instructions
- Melt butter or margarine in a pan on medium heat. Add mushrooms, bell pepper,thyme,and chilli flakes if using. Cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add cream and cook until slightly reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. (See note 1 )
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- While the mushrooms are cooking, boil the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.
- Drain out the cooked pasta in a colander and mix in the cooked mushrooms and cream.
- Grate a bit of Parmesan if you like and serve immediately (See note 2)
Notes
1. You will see the cream reducing as the mushrooms takes on a caramelized look. Don't let it reduce too much because this also serves as a bit of a sauce to your pasta. If this does happen, then just add a bit more cream.
2.Pasta dishes always are best served immediately so avoid making this dish in advance, the pasta will absorb too much of the sauce and will dry up making it less appetizing compared to that of it being served immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
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