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I’ve been on a real pasta kick lately and this creamy mushroom sauce is so dang delicious that I don’t even question why I love pasta so much. Whip this up and serve it with a caesar salad and garlic bread for an easy summer meal.
Why you’ll love this mushroom sauce pasta:
- Quick: Prep this mushroom sauce in 5-minutes and have it ready in 30
- Adaptable: Use gluten-free pasta to make this recipe gluten-free, or swap out the dairy ingredients to make this recipe vegan
Ingredients:
Mushrooms: I used cremini mushrooms for this mushroom sauce which can easily be swapped for whatever you have on hand or prefer. Mushrooms are rich in antioxidants, fiber, and potassium, and they even have some protein!
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Black Garlic: Black garlic is aged garlic that is colored deep brown. It’s made by heating whole bulbs of garlic over the course of multiple weeks, which produces the results of black cloves. The flavor is earthy, and it’s rich, and creamy. It can have a hint of balsamic and a softened core of garlic.
How to make mushroom sauce:
- Melt the garlic herb butter and unsalted butter in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Once it begins to bubble add the white onion, garlic, and black garlic.
- Cook for 2 – 3 minutes until fragrant and onion is tender.
- Add the cremini mushrooms and cook for 5 – 6 minutes.
- Next, add the lemon juice, salt, minced onion, cracked black pepper, and chili flakes, and cook for another 3 – 5 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream, stir, and bring the mixture to a light boil.
- Add the parmesan cheese and constantly stir to allow even melting.
- Allow the sauce to reduce and thicken for 6 – 8 minutes.
- Prior to making the sauce or when the ingredients cook down, prepare the long fusilli according to the instructions on the package in a large pot.
- Rinse and strain.
- Transfer the pasta into the pan with the sauce, mixing thoroughly to combine.
- Garnish each serving of pasta with fresh parsley and enjoy!
Expert Tips & FAQ:
Garlic Butter: If you don’t have any garlic herb butter, you can make your own! Simply mix garlic and fresh (or dried) herbs with softened butter.
How do I make this vegan? You can substitute ALL of the dairy in this recipe for your favorite vegan options- be sure to use slightly less plant-based milk and add nutritional yeast to bring out some cheesy flavor!
Pasta: Swap the long fusilli for your preferred pasta shape OR use gluten-free pasta!
Storage: Store the pasta in the fridge for 5 – 7 days, and reheat to serve!
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. garlic herb butter
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 8 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 large black garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ lbs cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 ½ tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. minced onion flakes
- ½ tsp. cracked black pepper
- ½ tsp. chili flakes
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 cups long fusilli pasta
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped to garnish
Instructions
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- Melt the garlic herb butter and unsalted butter to a large pan over medium high heat.
- Once it begins to bubble, add the white onion, garlic, and black garlic.
- Cook for 2 – 3 minutes until fragrant and onion is tender.
- Add the cremini mushrooms and cook for 5 – 6 minutes.
- Next, add the lemon juice, salt, minced onion, cracked black pepper, and chili flakes, and cook for another 3 – 5 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream, stir, and bring the mixture to a light boil.
- Add the parmesan cheese and constantly stir to allow even melting.
- Allow the sauce to reduce and thicken for 6 – 8 minutes.
- Prior to making the sauce or when the ingredients cook down, prepare the long fusilli according to the instructions on the package in a large pot.
- Rinse and strain.
- Transfer the pasta into the pan with the sauce, mixing thoroughly to combine.
- Garnish each serving of pasta with fresh parsley and enjoy!!
Notes
You can substitute ALL of the dairy in this recipe for your favorite vegan options- be sure to use slightly less plant-based milk and add nutritional yeast to bring out some cheesy flavor!
Make this recipe for your family and friends! They’ll LOVE it and so will you!
Swap the long fusilli for your preferred pasta shape OR use gluten-free pasta!
Store the pasta in the fridge for 5 – 7 days, and reheat to serve!
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This recipe was so delicious and easy to make! Loved it!
This is one of my favorite recipes ever! So glad you loved it!