Sunday, November 25, 2012

Creamy mushroom pasta

I think its time to change the format of my posts. Old format is a bit boring and anyways I think the new post looks more interesting with more pics and fewer words. Coming back to the recipe - easy and delicious.

Ingredients:
Mushrooms - 350 gms
Fresh cream - 200 ml
Cheese - 1/2 cup (or to taste)
Salt - 1 tsp (or to taste)
Pepper - 1/2 tsp (or to taste)
Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1
Minced garlic - 3
Bow-tie pasta - 2 cups
Dried thyme - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:
1. Prepare pasta: I used bow-tie pasta this time. No special reason, was just interested in the shape. It took me about 25 mins approximately to cook the pasta. Add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp olive oil to the boiling water before adding pasta.
2. In a non-stick pan heat olive oil. Add chopped garlic and chopped onion and let it cook for 3 to 5 mins.  
3. Add in the mushrooms as shown in the figure. Let them cook for about 5 mins. Add dried thyme leaves and let it cook for some more time. Mushrooms will become soft after a while.

4. Add cream and let it cook for about 3 mins. Add salt and pepper and adjust the seasoning to your taste. Add the cheese and let it cook for a min. Add in the cooked pasta from step 1 and mix it well and serve.

Top it with little bit of cheese and enjoy while it is hot!!!

Note: Add white wine while cooking the sauce, it tastes even better. make sure you use Parmigiano cheese while making this pasta. If you think that the sauce is too liquidy, just use a tsp of flour (dissolve it in water and then add to the pasta)  or add more cheese. 

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