Pasta With Porcini Mushroom Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms (about 2/3 cup)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped dried rosemary
• 1/4 cup marsala
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon choppped fresh parsley
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 lb whole wheat pasta
• 1/4-1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 break each mushroom into 2 or 3 pieces.
• 2 soak them in 1 cup of hot water for at least 20 minutes.
• 3 melt the butter in a saucepan large enogh to hold the cooked pasta.
• 4 saute the onions and rosemary in the butter for several minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• 5 mix in the marsala and cook for 2 more minutes.
• 6 drain the mushrooms through a coffee filter or several paper towels and reserve the liquid.
• 7 add 1/2 cup of the mushroom water, all of the mushrooms, and the tomato paste to the sauteed onions. simmer.
• 8 mix the cream and parsley into the mushroom sauce and lower the heat to a simmer.
• 9 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 11 when pasta is el dente, drain and add it to the mushroom sauce in the saucepan.
• 12 add the cheese and toss everything to coat the pasta evenly.