Pasta In Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Pasta In Creamy Mushroom sauce is the pasta cooked in a creamy white sauce made with fresh mushrooms and cheese.
Servings 4 people
Calories 324kcal
Ingredients
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 garlic clove chopped finely
- 1 small onion chopped finely
- 1 cup white mushroom washed and chopped finely
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour maida
- 1 cup milk I have used the low fat milk
- 1 cheddar cheese slice or 1/4 cup any cheese grated
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- salt as per taste
Pasta
- 2 cup penne pasta cooked
- 1 tbsp butter
- mushroom sauce
- salt as per taste
- 1 tsp dried parsley for garnishing
- 1 tbsp parmesan cheese for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat butter in a pan.
- When the butter is melted, add chopped garlic and saute it for a minute.
- Add the chopped onions and saute till translucent.
- Add the chopped mushrooms.
- Saute till they are cooked and they shrink.
- Add the all-purpose flour (maida ) and saute till fragrant.
- Add milk and mix well. Cook stirring in between and cook the mixture on medium heat.
- Add the cheddar cheese slice. (If you do not have cheddar cheese, you can use grated processed or mozzarella cheese around 1/4 th cup). Mix well and let the cheese melt. Cook on medium heat.
- When the mixture starts to thicken add salt and pepper.
- Cook till the mixture is thickened.
- Remove the mixture in a bowl.
- With the help of a stick blender or mixer blend the mixture into a smooth paste. If you want the sauce to have chunks of mushroom then do not blend the mixture.
- The creamy mushroom sauce is ready.
- Heat butter in a pan.
- Add cooked pasta and salt to it. Mix well.
- Add the prepared mushroom sauce and toss the pasta well.
- Simmer for a minute and the pasta in a creamy mushroom sauce is ready to serve.
- Sprinkle some dried or fresh parsley and grated parmesan cheese over the pasta and serve it hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 2.1mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg