Name: Mixed mushroom pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10 gram dried porcini mushrooms; 100 gram butter; 300 gram swiss brown mushrooms, sliced thinly; 300 gram button mushrooms, sliced thinly; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 1 1/2 cup (375ml) cream; 1/3 cup (25g) finely grated parmesan; 400 gram casarecce pasta (or other short pasta such as penne or rigatoni); 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; finely grated parmesan, extra, to serve

Mixed mushroom pasta

This delightful pasta dish is wonderfully creamy, and packed full of hearty mushrooms to fill your belly and comfort your soul. Make a big batch for the family for a warming night in.

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

25M

Marinate

10M

Total

30M

Ingredients

10 gram dried porcini mushrooms

100 gram butter

300 gram swiss brown mushrooms, sliced thinly

300 gram button mushrooms, sliced thinly

3 clove garlic, crushed

1 1/2 cup (375ml) cream

1/3 cup (25g) finely grated parmesan

400 gram casarecce pasta (or other short pasta such as penne or rigatoni)

1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

finely grated parmesan, extra, to serve

Method

1.Place the porcini in a small heatproof bowl; cover with ½ cup (125ml) boiling water. Stand for 10 minutes. Drain porcini over a jug; reserve liquid. Coarsely chop porcini.

2.Melt the butter in a large frying pan over high heat. Add mushrooms, cook over high heat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Add garlic; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.

3.Add porcini and the reserved liquid then cream. Bring to the boil; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Stir in parmesan; season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

4.Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender; drain. Add the pasta to the mushroom mixture in the pan with half the parsley; toss gently to combine.

5.Serve topped with remaining parsley and extra parmesan.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.
Note

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