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One Pot Pasta with Mushroom White Wine Sauce

This simple dish is full of flavour with simple ingredients. Use fresh cheese and lemon and herbs if possible.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 565kcal
Author: Carolyn Hetke

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbps olive oil
  • 2 lbs cremini mushrooms or mushrooms of your choice, trimmed and sliced
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 leeks thinly sliced white part only; about 1 ½ cups
  • 4 cloves garlic sliced thin
  • 2 ½ tsps coarse sea salt divided 1 + 1 ½
  • 1 lb rigatone or other short pasta such as penne, or casarecce
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 ⅓ cup chicken broth use vegetable broth for vegetarian
  • ⅔ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • ½ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for garnish grated, fresh preferred
  • 2 Tbsps fresh dill, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried dill
  • 2 Tbsps parsley, chopped or microgreens
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
  • 1 ½ tsps fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large pot (large enough to hold finished dish) over medium high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until liquid has evaporated. This make take 12 minutes or more.
  • Add butter and stir to melt. Add the leeks, garlic and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook 4-5 minutes until leeks are tender.
  • Stir in pasta, water, broth, wine and remaining 1 ½ tsps salt. Increase heat to high an bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook according to package instructions less about 3 minutes. Stir to ensure pasta gets submerged in the sauce. Test for al dente before preceding to the next step. Timing will vary a bit depending on the type of pasta you use.
  • Stir in the cream and mix well. Add the cheese herbs, lemon zest and juice and the pepper. Cook another 3 minutes or so and test for doneness. Not all the pasta is submerged in the sauce at all times so it is important to stir often and add time if necessary to get the desired doneness.
  • Serve in shallow bowls with additional cheese for garnish if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 565kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1182mg | Potassium: 1012mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1092IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 3mg