Creamy Tomato And Mushroom Pasta Dinner For Two Food

TOMATO MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan on medium heat, then add 1/2 onion and garlic and sauté until softened. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian herbs, chilli flakes, salt and pepper, and mix well to combine. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add penne pasta and a pinch of salt and cook until just shy of al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 a cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Approximately 5 minutes before the penne pasta has cooked heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. Add remaining onion and sauté until softened. Add mushrooms to the pan and sauté until cooked and tender.
• Pour prepared tomato sauce into the frying pan, as well heavy cream and reserved pasta water. Drain the penne pasta and quickly add it to the frying pan too. Stir to combine, then cook, tossing regularly, until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta, approx. 1-2 minutes.
• Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese on top.

CREAMY MUSHROOM PASTA WITH TOMATOES - TASTY DINNER IDEAS

Steps:

• Chop the mushrooms and shallot, leave aside.
• Scoop out the liquid part with seeds of tomato and discard it. Chop the tomato.
• Heat pan with olive oil. Add chopped tomato and basil, cook for 5 minutes, stirring until softens.
• Meanwhile set a pot with salt and water to boil.
• Remove cooked tomatoes and leave aside in a bowl.
• Add more olive oil to the pan, if needed. Add chopped mushrooms, shallot and cook on medium heat, stirring, until browned, for about 10 minutes. Add salt, pepper, tarragon, while cooking.
• When your water is boiling, add a teaspoon of salt, then adjust the heat to medium and cook pasta for 8 minutes or as instructed on the package.
• After mushrooms are cooked, add a cup of milk and stir in flour. Cook on small heat, stirring for 4 minutes, until slightly thickened and bubbling. Taste and add more salt or pepper, if needed.
• When your pasta is cooked, drain it in colander and add to a pan. Stir the pasta with sauce for about 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and serve pasta with mushroom sauce. Stir in cooked tomatoes, add grated cheese, chopped dills and Italian seasoning on top.
• Enjoy the comfort dinner!

TOMATO MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in large skillet.
• Add onion and carrot.
• Cook 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms, cook 4 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, cook 4 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste,and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; rduce heat and simmer, stirring to break up tomatoes, 30 min.
• Add cream, salt, and pepper.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Toss with cooked penne, Sprinkle with parsley and parmesan.