This Creamy Mushroom Pasta speaks for itself. A slippery tangle of pasta bathed in a creamy parmesan sauce loaded with buttery garlic mushrooms, it’s simple, quick, and utterly luxurious!
Another creamy pasta to add to your arsenal, another to-die-for mushroom recipe!!😇
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
How do you make a steaming bowl of pasta smothered in a creamy Alfredo sauce even better?
Load it up with garlicky buttery mushrooms!!!🍄🍄🍄
There’s few things in this world that can rival the feeling of satisfying a craving for a big bowl of creamy pasta. And this one not only hits the spot, it’s so good it’s going to have you doing the happy dance around the kitchen (because there’s every possibility that half of it never makes your plate!).
And the best part? You’re just 15 minutes away from THIS being in front of you (in real life):
There’s not enough mushrooms!!
I insist on using a generous volume of mushrooms – 300g/10oz for 2 servings. I’ve noticed that many recipes tend to use far less – sometimes as little as 250g/8oz to 500g/1lb of pasta (which is 6 standard serves of pasta).
That’s not enough mushrooms!! Mushrooms shrink so much when cooked – a vast mound reduces by more than half once they’re golden brown.
I would be so sad if someone promised me a creamy mushroom pasta but I had to rummage around on my plate to find a mushroom!
What goes in Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Here’s what goes in my creamy mushroom pasta.
Just a note on some of the ingredients:
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Mushrooms – I usually prefer to use Swiss Brown / Cremini mushrooms because they have more flavour than plain white mushrooms. But on the day I filmed and photographed this recipe, button mushrooms were half price and I couldn’t resist 😂;
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White wine is the essential ingredient here that makes all the difference. It’s used to deglaze the pan after pan frying the mushrooms until golden brown. It does not make the sauce taste winey at all, it adds flavour complexity to the otherwise simple sauce. I use this technique in many sauces, including my Creamy Mushroom Sauce for steaks etc;
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Parmesan is used to thicken the sauce slightly but the main purpose is to add flavour;
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Butter AND oil – because oil can be heated to a high temperature than butter which makes it easier to make the mushrooms golden brown and avoids burnt butter; and
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Pasta type – use any long strand pasta you want here. I have a preference for fettuccine or linguine for creamy pastas because there’s more surface area for the creamy sauce to cling to!
How much pasta per person?
Did you know that the standard serving size of pasta per person is 80g / 2.8 oz? That’s the uncooked weight. Recipes that tells you to cook 500g/1lb of pasta for a serving of 4 must be catering for people with seriously big appetites!
How to make Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Here’s how to make it. Very straight forward: brown mushrooms, add sauce ingredients, toss with pasta!
PRO TIP: Don’t crowd the pan!
Don’t crowd the pan with mushrooms, otherwise they’ll never go golden…..and remember, colour = flavour!
The recipe as written serves 2, so if you want to scale it up, cook the mushrooms in 2 batches.
On the side
Serve this Creamy Mushroom Pasta with a fresh, crisp side salad to balance out the richness of the sauce. A fresh garden salad with a Balsamic Dressing, French Dressing or Italian Dressing would be ideal.
If you’re going for a blow out feast, add a side of Garlic Bread or Cheesy Garlic Bread. And if you really want to impressive the pants off your family and friends, upgrade it to Cheese and Garlic CRACK Bread!! It’s so good (and so fun) it continues to be regularly requested by my family and friends. 😊 ~ Nagi x
Watch how to make it
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Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Ingredients
- 160g/ 6oz fettuccine or linguine (Note 1)
- 2 tbsp (30g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil (Note 2)
- 300g/ 10 oz mushrooms , sliced 1/3 cm / 1/8" thick (white, cremini/swiss brown)
- 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine , dry (or rose, sub more broth)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken broth/stock , low sodium (or veg)
- 3/4 cup (185ml) cream , heavy / thickened (Note 3)
- 1/3 cup (30g) parmesan , finely grated (Note 4)
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper , each
Serving:
- Extra parmesan , for serving
- Parsley , roughly chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water for 1 minute less than time per packet (start this mid mushroom cook). Just before draining, scoop out 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
- Melt butter and heat oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Add mushrooms and cook, stirring regularly. When they start to sweat, add a pinch of salt and pepper.
- When pretty golden (about 4 - 5 minutes), add garlic and cook until garlic is golden and mushroom is golden.
- Stand back and add wine (it will be steamy!!), stir, scraping the bottom of the skillet. Simmer rapidly until wine is mostly evaporated and winey smell is gone.
- Add broth, cream, parmesan, salt and pepper. Stir to dissolve parmesan and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Transfer pasta into sauce, toss for 1 - 2 minutes until sauce thickens and coats pasta. If sauce gets too thick (rather than slick, see video), add a splash of reserved pasta cooking water.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately with extra parmesan!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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If you don’t want to drink wine but want a little to cook with, a useful idea is to use dry vermouth. Vermouth is fortified and will last much longer in the fridge than ordinary wine.
Delicious! I substituted in beef broth, added carmelized onions, and Bragg’s 24 Herbs & Spices mix.
It’s definitely a make again recipe.
Took me a while to do it because of I was scared of using too much heat. Next time will be faster and ohhh yes…..there will definitely be a next time. I used 200g flat white and 100g shiitaki mushrooms along with double the garlic because I like garlic. Didn’t have wine so used extra 1/2 cup of chicken stock with 2 tablespoons of vinegar as a substitute. Seemed to work fine. The end result was a (imo) restaurant quality taste and appearance…all with very simple ingredients. Thanks so much!
Incredible! I used Rigatoni and also added some dried porcini mushrooms (and added the reserve water to the stock), it was quite honestly one of the best things I’ve eaten. Thank you for a great recipe!
Loved it! I would usually have added onions and a whole lot more. Not necessary:) Simple, tasty and delicious
This is amazing.
Been looking for a creamy mushroom recipe for a while and this ticks every box. Simple, delicious and quick to make.
Thank you.
I cannot cook to save my life but I do try. I followed this recipe and can I just say it’s one of the best things I’ve ever made!!! So easy to follow, really tasty and approved by my family. Will defo be using this more often. Thank you so much 😊
If I wanted to add peas to your Creamy Mushroom Pasta, when and how?
Delicious and easy. I let the sauce simmer to thicken to my preferred consistency and added some chicken stock powder.
Nagi, you’ve done it again! A delicious meal that the whole family loved (including a 16 month old baby). We added some broccoli but otherwise followed the recipe to a T and it was perfection. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
The creamy mushroom pasta was easy to make and omg was so yummy! Thank you for all your hard work putting it together for us 🙂
One of my favourite recipes ever! Always a winner in my family. I also add bacon and thyme to mine when I’m cooking the mushrooms. So so good!
Best Creamy Mushroom Pasta ever!!! I’ve been trying to find the right recipe for a while. My whole family loved it! Thank you ^^
Can’t wait to try your other recipes!!!
I have made creamy mushroom pasta a couple of times and was beautiful made it last night but added chicken was lovely as well great these recipes so easy to follow
I have tried this recipe twice. First time I thought I just screwed up. But second time I follow the recipe to a “T” and
the sauce was water. The end of the recipe says ” if to thick….” not a chance of that happening. Had to add double the cream just to make it not a soup. Recipe needs a lot of work
Hello Nagi! I love to cook and love to experiment altering recipes or just making them up. Yesterday, i decided to take your recipe and follow it exactly. It was OUTSTANDING. Thank you very much. Will be trying your other recipes as well.
This is the best pasta ever!!!
This is seriously one of the best mushroom pasta I have ever made!! Thanks so much for this recipe!!
Absolutely 5* delicious!
I made this last week and it was amazing!! Thank you so much, Nagi:) I made it for my Food and Nutrition class and the girls I gave some to were practically begging for more:) I’ll be feeding this to my family next time:))) Thanks again!
I was making my own mushroom sauce and decided to check on your version. Very close. Instead of butter, I used duck fat along with olive oil. Also added red pepper flakes, red onion, basil, oregano, and bay. I chose bucatini because I ordered 2 cases of it! Very tasty.
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Thanks, Nagi