Pasta Gratin With Boursin And Mushrooms Food

CREAMY BOURSIN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. Keep about a cup of pasta water just in case you need to thin out the sauce later. Meanwhile melt butter in a large saucepan and cook the garlic for a minute or two until fragrant, but not brown. Add heavy cream and bring the sauce to a simmer, about 5-7 minutes, until nice and thick. The spoon should leave a line/trail as you run it through the sauce.
• Turn the heat to low and add Boursin cheese, stirring until melted and fully incorporated. Taste the sauce and add any kosher salt or fresh black pepper as needed. Add drained pasta and toss everything to combine. Top with parsley for garnish

PASTA GRATIN WITH BOURSIN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook penne pasta according to package instruction to al dente stage. Drain and set aside.
• Whisk milk, flour, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil, whisking often. Add half of Boursin cheese, and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Coat six 10 oz. gratin dishes with butter. Set on a rimmed baking sheet at least 1" apart.
• Toss mushroom, pasta and cheese sauce mixture in a large bowl. Divide among prepared gratin dishes. Sprinkle each with bread crumbs and dot with remaining Boursin cheese.
• Cover each dish with foil. Bake until mushrooms are tender, 25-30 minutes. Remove foil. Bake until breadcrumbs are browned, about 7 minutes more. Transfer to wire rack. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.

PASTA SHELLS WITH PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS AND BOURSIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Snap the tough ends off the asparagus and discard them. Cut the spears into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Melt butter with the oil over medium heat in a large frying pan.
• Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until the mushrooms are tender and well browned, about 6 minutes. Add salt, pepper and garlic. Stir and reduce heat to medium/medium low.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat chicken broth. Once lightly boiling, add in Boursin cheese and white wine, stirring with a fork to help melt cheese. Lower heat and simmer to thicken. If not using pepper Boursin, add 1/4 tsp black pepper. Once the cheese is fully incorporated to the liquids, add sauce to mushrooms, stir and simmer.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until almost done, about 6 minutes.
• Add the asparagus and cook until it and the pasta are just done, about 3-4 minutes longer. (If using broccoli add with 2 minutes left to go, snap peas about 1 1/2 min).
• Drain the pasta. Toss with the mushrooms and sauce. Season to taste.
• Serve with Parmesan cheese on side. Enjoy!