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Penne with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Penne with Mushroom Cream Sauce is a traditional Italian recipe for a classic dish of penne pasta with a creamy mushroom and ham sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian version of: Penne with Mushroom Cream Sauce.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesPork RecipesItaly Recipes


Ingredients:

75g well-textured mushrooms (oyster or porcini) cut into strips
350g penne pasta
40g butter
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
200ml water
150ml double cream
75g chopped parma ham

Method:

Cut 75g of the mushroom cut into strips. Cook 350g penne until just al-dente and then drain. Meanwhile melt 40g butter in a pan, add the mushrooms and two finely-chopped cloves of garlic, cooking for two minutes. Add 200ml water and simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by half.

Stir-in 150ml double cream and add the pasta, cooking for a further 2 minutes. Finally add 75g chopped Parma ham.

Serve with grated parmesan cheese.