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Creamy Garlic Mushroom Tagliatelle
Deeply browned mushrooms in a garlic cream sauce tossed through tagliatelle.
- Total
- 25 min
- Hands on
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- Italian
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 885 kcal
- Protein
- 25 g
- Fat
- 55 g
- Carbs
- 72 g

Method
Step 1 of 11
Bring a large pan of well-salted water to the boil.
Salt

Step 2 of 11
Slice the mushrooms about 5 mm thick.
Chestnut mushrooms

Step 3 of 11
Finely chop the shallot, then mince the garlic and strip the thyme leaves.
Shallot
Garlic
Fresh thyme sprigs

Step 4 of 11
Heat the olive oil with half the butter in a wide frying pan over high heat.
Olive oil
Butter

Step 5 of 11
Add the mushrooms in one layer and fry, stirring rarely, until deep brown and dry.
Chestnut mushrooms

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 6 of 11
Stir in the shallot, garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant.
Shallot
Garlic
Fresh thyme sprigs

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 7 of 11
Drop the tagliatelle into the boiling water and cook until al dente.
Tagliatelle

Step 8 of 11
Pour the cream into the mushrooms and let it simmer gently.
Double cream

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 11
Scoop out 100 ml of pasta water, then drain the pasta.
Tagliatelle

Step 10 of 11
Toss the pasta into the sauce with the grated parmesan, remaining butter and a splash of pasta water until glossy.
Tagliatelle
Parmesan
Butter

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 11 of 11
Finish with a squeeze of lemon, chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
Lemon
Flat-leaf parsley
Salt
Black pepper
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