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Almost Instant Mushroom Sauce W/fettucci

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Ingredients:

  • 8 oz Fettuccine (uncooked)
  • 2 tb Olive oil
  • 1 lb Fresh white mushrooms; sliced (about 5 cups)
  • 1/2 c Sliced green onions
  • 1 ts Minced garlic
  • 1 c Diced tomato
  • 1/4 c Chopped fresh basil or
  • 1 tb Dried basil; crushed
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 1/2 c Lowfat ricotta cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid; return pasta to pot. Meanwhile, in large skillet heat oil until hot.
 
Add mushrooms, green onions and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in tomato, basil and salt; cook until tomato is just warm, about 1 minute. To pasta in pot stir in ricotta cheese and enough cooking liquid to make a creamy sauce. Add mushroom mixture; toss. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and ground black pepper, if desired.
 
Courtesy The Mushroom Council. From: Diane Lazarus
 
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:19:09 -0400
 
From: BobbieB1@aol.com
 
MM-Recipes Digest V3 #178
 
From the MealMaster recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.