Creamy Mushroom and Tomato Pasta
A recipe that will quickly become your regular for family and friends. Ready in only 30 minutes.
Servings 6 people
Calories 190kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams penne pasta (16 oz)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 200 grams button or cremini mushrooms (10 oz) chopped
- 100 grams cherry tomatoes (3.5 oz) quartered
- 3 garlic cloves
- 500 millilitres milk (2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dry basil
- ½ teaspoon tarragon
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 chicken tablet
- 50 grams parmesan cheese (1.7 oz) grated
- ½ chipotle chilli flakes
Instructions
- Heat a pot to medium-high. Add butter and olive oil. Once the butter is melted add the chopped garlic cloves and mushrooms, together with salt and black pepper.
- Cook until the mushrooms leave out their water and absorb them back. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Add a tablespoon of flour and a chicken tablet (if you choose to use one) and cook for about 2 minutes until it cooks out the raw flour taste.
- Add the milk in 100 millilitres increments, while mixing continuously, making sure the mixture is homogenous before adding the next batch of milk.
- After all the milk is added, add all the remaining spices and the cherry tomatoes.
- Cook on medium heat until the desired consistency is reached.
- About 5 minutes into the cooking, smash the cherry tomatoes by using the back of the spoon.
- Finally, remove from heat and add on the grated parmesan cheese.
- While the sauce is cooking add water to a large pot for the pasta and bring to boil. Once boiled add salt and the pasta into the pot.
- Cook the pasta as per instructions al-dente for about 8-10 minutes. Drain, saving a cup of the pasta water.
- Add the sauce to the drained pasta, mix well until all the pasta is coated with the sauce. If necessary use some of the pasta water to adjust the thickness.
- Serve with additional grated parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper.
Notes
Substitute chipotle chilli flakes with red pepper flakes if necessary.
Omit a chicken tablet if you choose to. You can substitute it with a teaspoon of vegetable seasoning or leave it out completely.
Once you remove the sauce from the heat taste and adjust the salt and spices if sour add half a teaspoon of sugar.
Start the pasta in time to be ready when the sauce will be ready so you will not need to heat it up.