Creamy Mushroom Pasta 🍄🧄🧈🍝 Earthy, Velvety, and Packed With Garlic-Sautéed Mushrooms in a Rich Cream Sauce

This pasta delivers on all fronts: deeply browned mushrooms, fragrant garlic, and a silky cream sauce wrapped around your favorite noodles. It’s comfort food with elegance — just as easy on a weeknight as it is at a dinner table with wine.

Toss in herbs, a hit of cheese, or even a splash of wine — the base handles it all.

Ingredients (Serves 2–3)

For the pasta

• 8 oz pasta (fettuccine, tagliatelle, penne, or spaghetti)
• Salted water for boiling

For the mushroom sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 12 oz mushrooms (cremini, shiitake, or mixed), sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup dry white wine (optional, or sub broth)
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• ½ cup grated Parmesan
• Optional: chopped thyme or parsley for garnish

To finish

• Extra cheese and herbs
• Cracked black pepper or chili flakes

Instructions

Step 1: Boil the pasta
Cook pasta until just al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain.

Step 2: Sauté the mushrooms
Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add mushrooms in a single layer. Cook undisturbed for 3–4 minutes to brown, then stir. Add a pinch of salt and continue cooking until deep golden and tender — about 8 minutes total.

Step 3: Add garlic and deglaze
Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in wine (or broth) to deglaze, scraping up the browned bits. Let it reduce by half — about 2–3 minutes.

Step 4: Build the sauce
Lower heat to medium. Add cream and simmer gently for 2–3 minutes. Stir in Parmesan until melted and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 5: Toss pasta and finish
Add pasta to the skillet with a splash of pasta water. Toss until the sauce is glossy and coats the noodles. Add more cheese or herbs if desired.

Step 6: Serve
Plate hot with extra Parmesan, black pepper, and chopped herbs on top.

Flavor Variations

• Add sautéed spinach or kale at the end
• Use a blend of wild mushrooms for depth
• Stir in truffle oil or mushroom powder for intensity
• Swap cream for mascarpone or crème fraîche
• Add pancetta, bacon, or smoked tofu for extra punch

Pro Tips

• Don’t crowd the mushrooms — they’ll steam instead of brown
• Deglazing with wine adds brightness and balance
• Use starchy pasta water to loosen and emulsify the sauce
• Avoid over-reducing cream — keep the sauce fluid until it hits the pasta

Final Thoughts

Creamy Mushroom Pasta is earthy, elegant, and full of richness — the kind of bowl you twirl into slowly with a glass of wine and zero regrets. Once you get the mushroom browning right, the rest takes care of itself.

Brown it. Swirl it. Let the cream and umami shine. 🍄🧄🧈🍝

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