Description
Creamy Mushroom Ricotta Pasta is a comforting dish featuring silky ricotta sauce clinging to tender pasta with savory, golden mushrooms.
Ingredients
- Fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
- Ricotta cheese
- Cremini or button mushrooms
- Parmesan cheese
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Minced garlic
- Salt & black pepper
- Pasta cooking water
- Fresh parsley
- Optional: lemon zest or red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook pasta in well-salted water until al dente; reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- Sauté mushrooms in olive oil and butter until golden and moisture evaporates.
- Add garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Lower heat and stir in ricotta until creamy.
- Add a splash of pasta water to loosen the sauce.
- Toss in pasta and Parmesan, coating evenly.
- Season to taste, finish with parsley, and serve hot.
Notes
- For a bit of zest, consider adding lemon zest or red pepper flakes.
- Ensure to reserve pasta water to adjust the sauce consistency.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 40mg