Name: Creamy Garlic Mushroom Spaghetti
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: a generous handful per person Spaghetti; 2 big handfuls Cremini or baby bella mushrooms, sliced; a few good knobs Butter; a glug Olive oil; as many as you like (start with 4–6) Garlic cloves, minced; a generous pour Heavy cream; a splash White wine or pasta water; a handful, plus more to serve Parmesan, finely grated; a pinch Dried thyme; a pinch Red chili flakes; a handful Fresh parsley, chopped; to taste Salt and black pepper

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

20 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

Silky, golden spaghetti tossed with buttery sautéed mushrooms in a rich garlic parmesan cream sauce — weeknight comfort that looks like a restaurant dish.

Ingredients

Spaghettia generous handful per person
Cremini or baby bella mushrooms, sliced2 big handfuls
Buttera few good knobs
Olive oila glug
Garlic cloves, mincedas many as you like (start with 4–6)
Heavy creama generous pour
White wine or pasta watera splash
Parmesan, finely grateda handful, plus more to serve
Dried thymea pinch
Red chili flakesa pinch
Fresh parsley, choppeda handful
Salt and black pepperto taste

Method

1
Salt your water like the sea. Cook spaghetti al dente — it'll finish in the sauce.
2
Screaming hot pan with a glug of oil. Lay mushrooms flat and leave them alone until golden. Flip, season with thyme and chili flakes, done. Set aside.
3
Same pan, lower heat. Melt butter, add garlic for a minute, then deglaze with wine or pasta water. Pour in cream, stir in parmesan until silky. Loosen with pasta water as needed.
4
Toss pasta and mushrooms into the sauce. Keep tossing until everything's glossy and clinging. Taste, adjust.
5
Pile it high. Finish with parsley, more parmesan, a pinch of chili flakes. Eat immediately.

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