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"Life is either a great adventure or nothing." This quote by Helen Keller is how I feel about life! Most of my adventures happen in the walls of my own home. I have one son, two beautiful daughters, and a husband that makes me smile! We explore and have fun together. My blog is meant to document our family's adventures and share them with our friends and family.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Ryan's Mushroom Cream Sauce with Penne

Ryan's Mushroom Cream Sauce with Penne
Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
4 or 5 cloves of garlic finely chopped or smashed
3 tbsp flour
0.5 – 1.0 lbs mushrooms (I like Portobello mushrooms) cut up in ½ inch pieces
1 ½ cup heavy cream
1 ½ cup chicken broth

1 lb penne pasta (preferably Barilla or DeCecco)
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (preferably the real stuff, Parmiggiano/Reggiano cheese)
Pepper to taste
A dash of nutmeg

Sauce:
In a skillet, melt butter, add garlic and mushrooms and cook them over medium heat for 5 or 10 minutes (until mushrooms release moisture and liquid evaporates). Add flour and mix it in thoroughly. Add broth a little at a time, stirring constantly, so that there are no lumps from the flour. Add cream the same way. Continue to cook over medium heat for another 5 or 10 minutes—to give the sauce a chance to thicken. If you think the sauce needs to be thicker, you can add some Parmesan cheese. If you think it is too thick, add some milk. Add pepper to taste, and a dash of nutmeg.

Cook pasta according to the package instructions. When the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the sauce. Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.
!DELICIOSO!

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