One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe
One Pot Creamy Tuscan Mushroom Linguine Recipe is a lightened up comfort food classic bursting with fresh flavors and tons of rich and creamy deliciousness! Perfect easy restaurant quality pasta dinner in less than 20 minutes.
Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- ¼ cup garlic diced
- 8 oz shiitake or cremini mushrooms sliced, stems removed
- 1 tsp celtic sea salt
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- 2 tsp italian herbs
- 1 ½ cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 lemon sliced into wedges
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 8 oz neufchatel cheese
- 1 cup half and half
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 lb fresh pasta
Instructions
- In a large, heavy pan, heat olive oil on medium high until shimmery.
- Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and tomatoes, and sautee until soft and fragrant and slightly browned - about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Season vegetables with salt, pepper, and Italian herbs and continue to cook until tomatoes start to pop and vegetables are browned and soft, about 4 minutes more.
- Add lemon juice and stir - scrape any browned bits from bottom of pan.
- Stir in neufchatel cheese and melt.
- Turn off heat.
- With a whisk, stir in half and half and parmesan cheese to pan, whisking vigorously.
- Return heat to pan and add in pasta and lemon wedges.
- Toss pasta and continue to cook over high heat until pasta is soft (about 3 minutes) and coated evenly.
- When pasta is al dente, plate and top with parmesan cheese and serve immediately!