Mushroom Garlic Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 whole garlic heads, wrapped in foil (use the entire bulbs, not the little cloves)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet onion
• 4 cups thinly sliced assorted mushrooms
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2/3 cup fresh parmesan cheese or 2/3 cup pecorino romano cheese or 2/3 cup gruyere cheese, grated
• 12 ounces fettuccine pasta, boiled and drained.

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 and roast the garlic 1 1/4 hours.
• 2 cook the mushrooms and onions in the butter, on medium heat, for three minutes.
• 3 add the broth, thyme and bay leaves.
• 4 turn to low heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half.
• 5 squeeze out the garlic into a small bowl- be careful, it's hot, so release the steam first.
• 6 mash garlic with a fork until smooth, then add it to the sauce.
• 7 simmer one minute, remove the bay leaves, add the cream and the cheese and stir a couple more minutes until the cheese has blended.
• 8 taste it and add salt to your liking.
• 9 add a dash or two of hot sauce.
• 10 serve immediately over cooked fettucine.