Chef Chuck's Farfalle with Mushroom Gravy



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Farfalle means butterfly, in Italian, due to this pasta shape. Some people refer to this pasta as bow ties. Tonight I just wanted a quick pasta dish that was easy to prepare. I had these lovely baby bella mushrooms waiting to be sauted. So I combined vegetable broth a small amount of heavy cream and parmigiano cheese to make a creamy light gravy. To add color and texture I added sweet green peas and fresh picked parsley. The combination of all these flavors had a mellow fresh taste yet quite satisfying.

Chef Chucks Farfalle with Mushroom Gravy

1/2 pound farfalle pasta

1/2 pound bella mushrooms sliced
3 tablespoons parmigiano cheese grated

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup heavy cream

2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup peas

2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon parsley chopped

salt and pepper


In a large fry pan on medium high, heat butter and olive oil add mushrooms cook for 3 minutes each side. Remove mushrooms and set aside de glaze pan with vegetable broth then add heavy cream and garlic reduce to a 1/3. Add 2 tablespoons parmigiano, peas, salt and pepper. In a separate pot cook pasta till al dente and add to sauce mix all ingredients and top with parsley and 1 tablespoon parmigiano cheese.

10 comments:

  1. You had my heart at "Gravy"... Janet

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  2. Love the farfalle, love the mushrooms, love the peas. pretty to look at AND delicious.

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  3. Hello La due, Yes this is what my mom would say!
    It had rubbed off on me!!
    Thanks

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  4. Hello Ciao Chow Linda, I feel the same!!
    It's good! Thanks

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  5. Anything with mushrooms will be an instant favorite with me. I can just imagine how divine this dish was. Looks wonderful as usual, Chef Chuck!

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  6. Hi Bridgett, Mine too! Yes, I had it for lunch today and it was even better then last night!
    Thanks Chuck

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  7. Of course, this is delicious :)

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  8. I will be adding this to my weeknight pasta rotation for sure. Simply yet delicious.

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  9. Hello Food hunter, I knew you would like this one ! Thanks

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