Creamy Mustard Pasta with Mushrooms

A mushroom lovers pasta! Golden mushrooms, combined with pasta and tossed in a grainy mustard sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 15 oz mixed mushrooms ((such as crimini, shiitake or button (about 2 standard grocery store trays))
• 1 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (for pan frying)
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 Tablepoon grainy mustard
• 1 teaspoon dried tarragon ((or 2 tsp. fresh chopped or 1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves or 1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves))
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• Tagliatelle or similar pasta (enough for 2-3 servings)
• 1/2 cup Freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmesan cheese
• Fresh parsley, for garnish

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Saute the mushrooms: Add oil to a large skillet to make a thin coat over the entire bottom of the skillet. Heat oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add 1/2 of your mushrooms and arrange in a single layer (they should all lay flat with a bit of space in between.) Allow to cook until the underside is nice and golden. Flip over and brown the other side. Once golden brown on both sides, remove mushrooms to a bowl and repeat with remainder of the mushrooms.
2. 2Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to boil for your pasta. When water is boiling, salt well and add pasta. Cook according to cooking instructions.
3. 3When all the mushrooms are browned and as the pasta boils, wipe out your skillet and return all the mushrooms to the pan. Re-heat over medium heat until warmed through. Add wine and allow to simmer until the wine reduces by half. Add grainy mustard and dried tarragon or thyme. Stir well to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the cream, half of the grated Parmesan, a bit of salt and freshly ground pepper and stir well to combine (pasta should be just about cooked by now. If not, remove the pan from the heat until pasta is ready).
4. 4Remove/reserve 1 cup of pasta boiling water from pot then drain pasta and add to skillet with mushrooms and sauce. Add about 1/3 of a cup of the reserved pasta water. Over medium heat, cook, tossing the pasta in the sauce, until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the pasta. Add more pasta water if necessary. Add the freshly chopped parsley and toss with pasta.
5. 5Remove pasta to serving plates or bowls. Serve garnished with the additional grated Parmesan and a finishing sprinkling of salt and freshly ground pepper as needed.