A rich and comforting meat-free dinner of creamy pasta with lots of mushrooms. The sauce is luscious and thick, with a good sprinkling of parmesan (I’ve got an alternative for vegetarians), so it clings to the pasta beautifully.

It’s ready in 15 minutes, so it makes a great weeknight dinner when you need food fast!

Free printable recipe is available on our site:

Ingredients:
▢300 g (10.5oz) tagliatelle or fettuccine – (I used thin egg fettucine for my version)
▢3 tbsp (45g) unsalted butter
▢1 tbsp sunflower oil
▢1 small onion – peeled and chopped finely
▢400 g (14oz) chestnut mushrooms, thickly sliced
▢3 cloves garlic – peeled and minced
▢½ tsp salt
▢½ tsp pepper
▢180 ml (¾ cup) strong chicken stock – (if you haven’t got homemade, water plus 2 stock cubes is fine) – use vegetable stock for vegetarian
▢180 ml (¾ cup) double (heavy) cream
▢50 g (½ cup) grated parmesan cheese – – use vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese for a vegetarian version

To Serve:
▢Small bunch fresh curly parsley – finely chopped
▢black pepper
▢grated parmesan – – use vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese for a vegetarian version

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cook the pasta as per the pack instructions, then drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

2. Whilst the pasta is cooking, add 1 tablespoon of the butter and the oil to a frying pan and heat over a medium heat.

3. When the butter has melted, add the chopped onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until the onions are just starting to soften.

4. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan with the onions and melt.

5. Add the mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper to the pan and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often, until lightly softened.

6. Stir in the stock and cream and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, until slightly thickened.

7. By now your pasta should be ready. Add the pasta to the pan, then sprinkle over the parmesan.

8. Use a set of tongs to lift and drop the pasta in the mushroom sauce, until the pasta is fully coated in the sauce.

9. If you would like to loosen up the sauce a little, add in splashes of the reserved pasta water, until the sauce consistency is to your liking.

10. Divide between bowls and top with chopped parsley and an extra sprinkling of black pepper and grated parmesan.

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