Truffle Pasta with Mushrooms has less than 10 ingredients and lots of veggies for a budget-friendly, fancy pasta dinner
Yes, you need truffle butter. But you only use a little bit to get a whole lot of flavor. And every other ingredient is very budget-friendly.
Plus, there are only 9 ingredients. And it's quick to make.
Your time is worth money, so not only is this recipe budget-friendly thanks to the vegetarian ingredients, but it also saves you time.
One little thing to note: once you add truffle butter to your pasta, you're never going to want to eat pasta without it again. So that truffle butter definitely won't go to waste.
Truffle Pasta with Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 6 ounces pasta uncooked
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons truffle butter divided
- 1 large onion diced (2 cups)
- 16 ounces mushrooms diced (6 cups)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- ยผ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 ounces Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water, and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving pasta water. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add one tablespoon of truffle butter and the onions. Saute for 5 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms to the onions, and cook until mushrooms release their juices, about 7 minutes.
- Toss in the cooked pasta with remaining tablespoon of truffle butter and ยผ cup reserved pasta cooking water. Stir until pasta is coated. Add more pasta cooking water as needed to make a sauce.
- Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Season with salt and pepper. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt, and/or pepper.
- Serve, sprinkling with grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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