Truffle Oil Pasta with Mushrooms
This Truffle Oil Pasta with Porcini Mushrooms is one of my favorite indulgent pasta recipes. It's rich, creamy, truffle-y and cheesy. And although it seems rather decadent, the whole this is super easy to make and comes together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 oz dried porcini mushrooms
- ½ lb rigatoni
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 oz shitake mushrooms roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic finely sliced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup parmigiano grated (plus more for serving)
- 1 tablespoon truffle oil or less if your oil is super strong - add to taste!
- kosher salt
- balsamic reduction for serving
- fresh cracked pepper for serving
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over dried porcini mushrooms to rehydrate. Let them sit for about 10 minutes while you prep everything else. Once hydrated, roughly chop into small pieces.
- Next, prepare the pasta al dente in salted boiling water. Once it's done, strain and save pasta water for later on.
- In a sauce pan, add olive oil, shitake mushrooms, and a hefty pinch of salt over medium high heat. Stir and cook this mixture down for a few minutes until the mushrooms are beginning to get some color.
- Add the rehydrated porcini mushrooms, garlic and another sprinkle of salt and cook this mixture down for another 5 minutes or until the garlic is fragrant and soft.
- Add the heavy creamy and let the sauce simmer and reduce for 5-10 minutes.
- Once it's thickened, add the parmigiano cheese and the truffle oil and stir. If your truffle oil isn't strong enough, feel free to add more until it tastes good to you. Taste and season with more salt if necessary.
- Now add the al dente pasta on top of the sauce and stir. If the pasta isn’t creamy enough, add a little pasta water to loosen it up.
- Plate the pasta and top with a little bit more parmigiano, a drizzle of truffle oil, a drizzle of balsamic glaze and some fresh cracked pepper. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Not all truffle oil is created equal - be sure to add a little bit at a time to ensure that it's not too overpowering or underwhelming.