Creamy Mushroom Pasta In A Silky Parmesan Cream Sauce

A simple, garlicky, cheesy, and creamy mushroom pasta, ready in under 20 minutes. Perfect for a cozy, easy, and affordable meal.

By @carlys_cookbook

Original recipe source

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 8 oz orecchiette pasta
• 0 salt
• 0.5 cup water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 0.5 white onion
• 8 oz mushrooms
• 0 garlic
• 0.25 cup dry white wine
• 0.5 cup light whipping cream
• 0.5 tsp garlic powder
• 0.25 cup pasta water
• 0.33 cup Parmesan
• 1 tbsp butter
• 0 cooked pasta
• 0 Parmesan
• 0 basil or parsley

Instructions

1. Cook 8 oz of orecchiette pasta in salted water. Save ½ cup of the pasta water for later use.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil, sauté ½ diced white onion until it becomes translucent. Add 8 oz of sliced mushrooms, let them sit for 2–3 minutes before stirring.
3. After the mushrooms have cooked for 6–8 minutes, add garlic.
4. Deglaze the pan with ¼ cup of dry white wine, let it simmer for 3–4 minutes.
5. Stir in ½ cup of light whipping cream, ½ tsp of garlic powder, and ¼ cup of the saved pasta water. Let it simmer until the sauce has slightly thickened.
6. Add ⅓ cup of Parmesan to the sauce and stir until it becomes glossy.
7. Finish the sauce with a knob of cold butter, then toss the cooked pasta in the sauce.
8. Top the pasta with more Parmesan and basil or parsley before serving.