Fettuccine Alfredo with Mushrooms is an indulgent creamy pasta dish loaded with caramelized mushrooms. It's elegant enough for guests yet easy enough for a weeknight meal. This satisfying dish is perfect as a meatless main course.
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Fettuccine Alfredo is a classic. Perfectly indulgent for the pasta lover, this dish is rich, creamy, and cheesy. It is certainly delicious on its own, but it is even better with caramelized mushrooms.
I love the aroma of fresh mushrooms sauteing in butter with fresh thyme. Delicious! Buttery mushrooms and creamy pasta are a match made in heaven. This dish is elegant yet easy to prepare.
Serve with a house salad and ciabatta garlic bread. If you love Alfredo, try my Alfredo sauce made with evaporated milk.
Ingredients
- fettuccine pasta
- heavy cream
- cream cheese
- parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- butter
- mushrooms such as shiitake and baby Bellas
Preparation Tips
- Be patient - Allow time for the mushrooms to brown and caramelize. The caramelization adds so much flavor and great color, too! A wide-bottomed pan has more surface area to help the mushrooms caramelize faster.
- Salt the pasta water. Salted pasta water seasons the pasta itself.
- Cook the pasta slightly less than al dente. The pasta will continue to cook when added to the sauce.
- Reserve some pasta water before draining. Pasta water helps the sauce come together and will thin out the sauce if the cream gets too thick.
Serving options
- For the purist, omit the mushrooms and serve as classic fettuccine alfredo.
- Add chicken or shrimp for a hearty option.
- Add other vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, or peas to make pasta primavera.
- Serve this dish as a meatless entree or as a side dish for chicken or beef.
This recipe is easy enough for a weeknight meal and elegant for guests. With plenty of serving options, it will please everyone.
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Fettuccine Alfredo with Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter ((1 stick))
- 16 ounces baby portobello mushrooms (sliced)
- 7 ounces shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 pound fettuccine
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt (to season pasta water)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt (or to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium - medium-high heat. Add the butter. When melted, add the sliced mushrooms, stirring to coat them with the butter. Add the fresh thyme and a pinch of pepper.
- Saute, stirring occasionally, until brown and caramelized. This can take 15-20 minutes depending on the size of the pan.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 2 teaspoons of salt and the fettuccine. Cook for one minute less than al dente as noted on package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining pasta. (Do not rinse pasta).
- While the pasta cooks, when the mushrooms are caramelized, reduce the heat to medium. Add the heavy cream and the cream cheese. Stir until the cream cheese is melted and the cream has thickened slightly. Add the parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to combine. Add pasta water as necessary to bring the sauce together to fully coat the pasta and thin out the cream if needed.
- Garnish with extra thyme and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary depending on the exact amounts and specific ingredients used.
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