Baby Portobella Alfredo Sauce

A creamy Alfredo sauce with cheese and baby bellas (crimini mushrooms) makes enough for about 1 pound of pasta.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 300 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup half-and-half
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons flour
• ¾ cup shredded Italian cheese blend
• ½ onion, cut into chunks
• 10 cremini mushrooms, trimmed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Process mushrooms, onion, and garlic in a blender until mixture is pureed. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushroom paste in the melted butter until smooth.

Step 2

Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan over medium heat; gradually sprinkle flour into the melted butter, stirring continually. Whisk half-and-half into the flour paste; cook and stir until the sauce is thick and smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Whisk mushroom mixture into sauce and cook until sauce has thickened a bit more, about 10 minutes. Stir cheese into the sauce; cook until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.