Creamy mixed mushroom pasta
10
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
There’s no better comfort food than creamy pasta. With earthy mushrooms, fresh oregano and fried garlic, this dish will send your tastebuds straight to heaven
Ingredients
Dried mushrooms
10 g, (porcini)
Dry pasta
250 g, (casarecce)
Olive oil
2 tsp
Red onion
1 small, thinly sliced
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Mushrooms
200 g, (button), thinly sliced
Swiss brown mushrooms
200 g, thinly sliced
Light cream
¼ cup(s)
Grated parmesan cheese
⅓ cup(s)
Fresh oregano
1 tbs, chopped
Instructions
1
Place porcini mushrooms and ½ cup (125ml) warm water in a small jug. Set aside for 5 minutes or until softened. Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain. Return to pan.
2
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Drain porcini mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Add button, Swiss and porcini mushrooms to pan and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are lightly browned.
3
Add reserved liquid, cream and half the parmesan and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Add mushroom mixture to pasta and toss gently to combine. Serve sprinkled with oregano and remaining parmesan.
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