mushroom cream pasta

A creamy pasta dish with its main ingredients being some kind of pasta, some kind of mushroom (or any other protein), cream, spinach, cheese, and whatever seasoning you want. This recipe will be using ingredients that I normally use to make the dish. Feel free to make any substitutions and play with the quantities. It's really hard to mess it up.

ingredients

Serves two

  • 227g Rigatoni pasta
  • 100g White mushrooms, sliced
  • 50g Guanciale, diced (optional)
  • 120mL 10% cream
  • 227g Spinach, roughly chopped
  • 100g Parmesan, grated
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp Olive Oil
  • Some mix of Italian herbs (thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc.)
  • Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Salt and pepper

directions

  1. Place the pasta into salted boiling water. Stir once in a while.
  2. In the meantime, add olive oil to another pan and heat to medium.
  3. Add garlic, mushrooms, guanciale, and red pepper flakes to the pan. Let it fry for about 2-3 minutes and become fragrant.
  4. Add the spinach and cream. You can add the spinach one bunch at a time. They'll wilt as they cook.
  5. Add the cheese, herbs, and seasoning to the mix. Cook until there's a nice consistency to the sauce. If it's too thick, add more cream or pasta water. If it's too thin, just continue cooking it.
  6. The pasta should be done by now. Drain it and add it to the pan with the sauce. Mix well. Eat.