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Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 cups cooked pasta of your choice
1 tbsp olive oil
½ onion, chopped
225g sliced white Button mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, crushed (optional)
pinch of salt and pepper, to season
¼ cup white wine (optional)
handful chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried herb of your choice
½ cup reduced fat cream
¼ cup parmesan cheese (optional)
¼ chopped fresh parsley
Method
1 Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2 Heat a pan over medium heat, add oil and swirl to coat.
3 Add onion, mushrooms, garlic, pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté for 10 minutes or until mushrooms are browned and have released their liquid.
4 Add wine (optional) and herbs and cook until the liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally.
5 Remove pan from heat, add hot cooked pasta, a pinch of salt, as well as the reduced fat cream and parmesan cheese, if using.
6 Toss to combine and sprinkle with parsley. Serve warm immediately.