Mushroom Ricotta Pasta
Mushroom ricotta pasta is a super quick and terrific pasta dish that you can easily add to your weeknight menu rotation.
Originally published June 18, 2015
I cooked this mushroom ricotta pasta for dinner one day last week because I had some oyster mushrooms which my mother had bought; I also had a 3 lb tub of ricotta, and cream is a given–I always have cream in my refrigerator.
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Another pasta recipe using ricotta: ricotta and spinach stuffed shells.
Since fettuccine with mushroom and ricotta cream sauce is another one of those “recipes” that truly doesn’t need a recipe, amounts are not critical. Please feel comfortable in using whichever type of mushroom you like, or have on hand.
For a superb enhancement, you could add some truffle salt or this truffle zest seasoning that I love! You may also adjust the ricotta and cream so that the consistency of the sauce is to your liking. You really can’t make a mistake.
As you may already know, I think that less is more, so I didn’t put exorbitant amounts of either the ricotta or cream. While the pasta is cooking, simply sauté the mushrooms, because the ricotta and cream are just added at the end, with only 5 steps in total–it’s so easy!
Fettuccine with Mushroom
and Ricotta Cream Sauce
recipe by Christina Conte. serves 3-4
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Ingredients
- 8 oz fresh oyster mushrooms, crimini, or your choice of mushrooms, sliced
- (optional: truffle flavoring such as shavings, or zest)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or truffle oil)
- 8 oz egg fettuccine (you can use non-egg pasta, but for this dish, I recommend egg)
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups (8 to 12 oz) good quality ricotta
- 1/4 cup (2 oz) fresh whipping cream
- Kosher or sea salt
- freshly ground black or white pepper for the sauce, and to finish the dish
Begin by sautéing the mushrooms in the oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
Cook the pasta according to directions on the package, however make sure to salt the water.
While the pasta is cooking, finish sautéing the mushrooms and sprinkle with salt.
Place the ricotta and cream in a large pan, over medium heat; add some ground black or white pepper and stir to combine, then add the cooked mushrooms and stir.
When the pasta is ready, drain it and add it to the mushroom and ricotta cream sauce; stir to combine.
Add freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve the fettuccine with mushroom and ricotta cream sauce immediately, while it is hot.
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Fettuccine with Mushroom and Ricotta Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 8 oz oyster mushrooms (or crimini, or your choice of fresh mushrooms, sliced)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz egg fettuccine (you can use non-egg pasta, but for this dish, I recommend egg)
- 1 ¼ cups ricotta (good quality)
- ¼ cup fresh whipping cream
- ⅛ tsp Kosher salt (or sea salt to taste)
- ⅛ tsp pepper (freshly ground black or white pepper for the sauce and to finish the dish)
Instructions
- Begin by sauteeing the mushrooms in the olive oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
- Cook the pasta according to directions on the package, however make sure to salt the water.
- While the pasta is cooking, finish sauteeing the mushrooms and sprinkle with salt.
- Place the ricotta and cream in a large pan, over medium heat; add some ground black or white pepper and stir to combine, then add the cooked mushrooms and stir.
- When the pasta is ready, drain it and add it to the mushroom and ricotta cream sauce; stir to combine. Add pepper to taste and serve immediately.
Notes
- You can use your favorite type of mushrooms in this dish.
Nutrition
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that sauce looks so creamy and yummy!! It’s been a while since we made pasta at home, and we usually just do red sauces instead of white, but this looks deeelicious!
I do hope you’ll try this, Esther, especially since it’s so simple and quick to make. Let me know if you do! CC
This looks like quite the crowd pleaser – rich and lovely. Yum!
Absolutely, Kelly! ;)
Oh my, this looks rich, decadent and utterly fantastic.
It is both of those, Michelle!
I have come to adore oyster mushrooms, especially as we now have a couple of local growers at our farmers market. The flavor is quite amazing. And add cream and ricotta? Yum!
Oh, that’s even better! How can you go wrong with anything at the farmers market? CC
Mushrooms and alfredo sounds like a perfect combination to me! Love that it is so easy too–yum!
SOOOO easy!! Thanks, Brenda!
Yummy! It looks so creamy and delicious.. :)
Very much so, Medeja! :)
I am fixing this dish for dinner tonight. It just so happens that I made my own fresh ricotta cheese just the other day. I just love the recipes that you post on your blog, and I have especially enjoyed your authentic Italian dishes, especially the traditional dishes that you share from your childhood.
Thank you so much for letting me know, Karen! I really appreciate your note! Hope you enjoyed it! CC
Oh my Christina that looks so creamy and deliious. I am going to make it tomorrow I have some fresh homemade ricotta that would be wonderful in this.
Ooh! Homemade ricotta is so good, I never actually cook with it! Haha! Wonderful, Suzanne! Enjoy!!