Farfalle with Creamy Wild Mushroom Sauce

This farfalle recipe is amazingly quick to make and really restaurant quality. The exotic mushroom blend, a combination of shiitake, cremini, and oyster mushrooms – each bite brings a slightly different burst of hearty, rich flavor, is sold in eight-ounce packages. If unavailable, you can use all cremini mushrooms. The best part of this simple dish is it low in fat!

(Make 8 serves)

Amount Per Serving (1 1/4 cups): 336 Calories, 12.1 g. Protein, 47.5 g. Carbohydrates, 2.3 g. Dietary Fiber, 11.4 g. Fat (6.9 g. sat fat, 3.1 g. mono fat, 0.4 g. poly fat), 36 mg. Cholesterol, 2.3 mg. Iron, 577 mg. Sodium, 124 mg. Calcium

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta)
• 1 Tbsp. of butter
• 12 oz. of presliced exotic mushroom blend (or cremini mushrooms)
• 1/2 cup of chopped onion
• 1/3 cup of finely chopped shallots
• 1 Tbsp. of minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp. of salt, divided
• 1/4 tsp. of freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup of dry white wine
• 2/3 cup of whipping cream
• 1/2 cup of grated fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (about 2 oz.)
• 2 Tbsp. of chopped fresh parsley
• Minced fresh parsley (optional)

Preparation:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat, drain well.
• Melt butter in large-sized non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, shallots, garlic, 1 tsp. of salt, and pepper, cook until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 mins.
• Add wine, cook until liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally, about 2 mins. Remove from heat.
• Add cooked pasta, whipping cream, cheese, and 2 Tbsp. of parsley, tossing gently to coat. Stir in remaining 1/2 tsp. of salt.
• Garnish with minced fresh parsley, if desired. Serve immediately.

Source : CookingLight

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