Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta

A beautiful, aromatic, creamy mushroom sauce coats hot cooked fettuccine pasta in this quick dish. You can use any kind of pasta you like.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories
375 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir white and shiitake mushrooms in the hot oil with a pinch of salt until until the juice from the mushrooms evaporates and the mushrooms are browned, about 10 minutes.
Step 2
Stir garlic into mushrooms and cook for 1 minute; pour in sherry and cook until wine is nearly evaporated. Mix chicken stock into mushroom mixture; season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat, and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Step 3
Pour cream into mushroom mixture, stir to combine, and simmer for 5 minutes. Mixture will foam and thicken slightly.
Step 4
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain but do not rinse pasta; transfer to a large serving bowl and keep warm.
Step 5
Stir thyme, chives, and tarragon into mushroom sauce and turn off heat; mix 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into sauce until cheese has melted.
Step 6
Pour all the mushroom sauce and half the mushrooms over pasta, reserving about half the mushrooms in the skillet. Toss pasta in sauce until coated; top with remaining mushrooms and remaining 1 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for garnish.
Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Chef John's Creamy Mushroom Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh chives
  • ¾ pound fresh white mushrooms, sliced
  • ¼ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 2 fluid ounces sherry
  • 8 ounces fettuccine pasta
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
  • 9 tablespoons freshly shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided

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