Pappardelle With Portabella Mushrooms Arugula Pine Nuts Food

PAPPARDELLE WITH PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS, ARUGULA, PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Roast the mushroom with the butter, garlic and salt and pepper to taste until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and slice thinly.
• Cook the fresh pasta in boiling, salted water until as dente, about 3 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large akillet over high heat. Add the roasted mushrooms and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the arugula and more oil, if necessary, and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of pasta water to the skillet to create a sauce. Transfer the pasta to warm pasta bowls or serving plates, sprinkle with the pine nuts and cheese shavings and serve at once.

PAPPARDELLE WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and dry mushrooms thoroughly and slice thin.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• Add garlic and sauté over medium heat about 1 minute.
• When garlic begins to color, add sliced mushrooms.
• Sauté mushrooms over high heat until lightly colored.
• Add wine.
• Cook until wine is reduced by half, stirring constantly.
• Add parsley and cook 1 minute longer.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill a very large saucepan two-thirds full with salted water.
• Bring water to a boil.
• Add pasta.
• Bring water back to a boil and cook pasta uncovered until 'al dente'.
• Drain pasta and place in skillet with sauce; add butter.
• Toss pasta, sauce and butter over medium heat until sauce coats pasta, 20 to 30 seconds.
• Serve immediately.

PAPPARDELLE WITH PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS, SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and sauté until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• Bring large pot of water to boil. Add spinach and cook until just wilted, about 20 seconds. Using tongs, transfer to bowl of ice water. Return water in pot to boil. Add garlic and boil 1 minutes. Drain and cool. Peel garlic and slice thinly. Drain spinach. Squeeze out any excess moisture from spinach. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store pine nuts in airtight container at room temperature. Cover and refrigerate spinach and garlic separately.)
• Preheat broiler. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta; boil until tender but firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, place mushrooms on baking sheet. Brush with 4 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil mushrooms until lightly charred and tender, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board. Cut each mushroom into 4 wedges. Set aside.
• Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add blanched garlic and sauté until golden, about 2 minutes. Add spinach and mushrooms; sauté until heated through, about 2 minutes. Add pasta and 1/2 cup cheese to spinach mixture; toss will. Add enough reserved pasta cooking liquid to moisten pasta, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing additional cheese separately.

WILTED ARUGULA AND PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in red pepper flakes and chopped mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are coated with oil and begin to soften.
• Pour in sherry and chicken broth. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Add arugula and cook until wilted, about one minute. Season with black pepper. Serve immediately.