Name: Mushrooms in a cream sauce recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 2
Ingredients: 25g butter; 200g mushrooms, wiped, trimmed and sliced; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1½tsp flour; 150ml single cream; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1-2tbsp freshly chopped flat leaf parsley; Tagliatelle, cooked and drained

By GoodtoKnow

published 25 September 2016

in Recipes

This simple mushroom cream sauce tastes gorgeous served on top of a freshly cooked plate of pasta such as the tagliatelle or penne. It makes a lovely light lunch or a quick and easy starter for a supper party with friends. It’s also great to serve on top of toasted muffins for a different spin. Single cream and warm mushroom make up the base of this sauce. This recipe serves 2 people and will take 15 mins to prepare and cook. This sauce would also work perfectly with steak or chicken for a meaty, main course that the whole family can enjoy.

Ingredients

25g butter
200g mushrooms, wiped, trimmed and sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1½tsp flour
150ml single cream
Salt and pepper, to taste
1-2tbsp freshly chopped flat leaf parsley
Tagliatelle, cooked and drained

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Method

Melt the butter in a large non-stick frying pan, until foaming, then add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for about 5 mins. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
Gradually add the cream, stirring constantly. Heat the sauce very gently until thickened and season with a little salt and pepper and flatleaf parsley.
Serve on top of the cooked pasta with a fresh salad.

Top Tip for making Mushrooms in a cream sauce

This sauce also goes really well served with steak and chips.

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