This Mushroom Pasta is made with a light butter garlic herb sauce and Parmesan. It is an easy 30-minute meal that is perfect for weeknights. The combination of butter, mushrooms, garlic, and pasta is so delicious.
Creamy Mushroom Pasta Recipe
For an easy, delicious dinner, you can’t go wrong with mushrooms and pasta. This is a dish we like to make when we’re craving a pasta dish but don’t want a heavy sauce.
With this mushroom pasta recipe, I’m showing you how to cook mushrooms for pasta and then combine them with a brown butter garlic sauce. The sauce is rich, but light and the combination of flavors are classic. Plus, it only takes about 30 minutes to make. It’s one of our favorite mushroom and pasta recipes.
Ingredients
- Pasta: Penne pasta is the best for this recipe but you can use any shape you like
- Mushrooms: I used sliced portobello mushrooms!
- Butter: I always use unsalted butter.
- Cheese: My favorite cheese to use for this recipe is parmesan
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How to Make Creamy Mushroom Pasta
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve a cup of pasta water then drain.
- Cook mushrooms until soft then remove from pan.
- Add onions and garlic and cook. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme.
- Add the mushrooms and pasta back to the pan and toss to combine.
Expert Tips
- If you want to use other kinds of mushrooms that you like better, you can! Some options are white button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, or cremini mushrooms.
- You can add chicken if you want some more protein.
Side Dish Ideas:
- A side salad with Italian-style dressing or vinaigrette.
- Crusty bread like a baguette or Italian loaf.
- Or, add a simple vegetable like cooked broccoli, green beans, or another veggie that you like.
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for a few days. Reheat in the microwave.
Mushroom Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound penne pasta
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 8 oz baby portobello mushrooms sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ medium onion chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground thyme
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- 1 ½ cups fresh parmesan cheese grated and divided
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling and salted water per instructions on the package. Drain and put back in saucepan. Be sure to save some of the pasta water, at least a cup. Add just a bit of olive oil and toss to keep pasta from clumping.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook for 3 -5 minutes or until soft. Set to the side.
- Add onions in the same skillet for about 2 minutes. Then add garlic for 30 seconds. Then add butter and let it melt. Whisk continuously. The butter will then come to a boil and start to foam. In a short time, it will start to brown. Turn off heat once browning. Be careful not to leave it on too long.
- Add in pasta, mushrooms and half of the parmesan cheese. Mix well together. You can add in small amounts of pasta water and stir in to get the consistency you want. Put back on the heat for about 2 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and serve. Put remaining parmesan in a bowl for the table and garnish with parsley.
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Made the Mushroom-pasta recipe. Oh my goodness! It was delicious and so easy to make. I’ll be fixing it again real soon.