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Mushroom Cream Pasta

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Mushroom Cream Pasta

Mushroom Cream Pasta

An easy cream spaghetti that cooks shimeji with onion and bacon before drawing their savory aroma into a gentle milk sauce.

15 min · Difficulty ●○○○○ · 2videos

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Watch the creators’ original videos for the method and finish.

Tomomi Oguraイタリアンシェフが教えるワンランク上の「キノコのクリームスパゲッティー」【イタリアンプロ養成講座 vol.174】Watch on YouTube ↗

Keita YugeMushroom cream pastaWatch on YouTube ↗

Meet the dish

A contemporary variation documented in Japanese-language recipe material; no specific regional origin has been verified

Drive off mushroom moisture first so their toasted aroma remains clear in the mild milk sauce.

Pasta shapes to use

  • Spaghetti

Key ingredients

  • Shimeji mushrooms
  • Onion
  • Bacon
  • Milk
  • Olive oil

Follow the cooking scenes

  1. Mushroom Cream Pasta: Prepare the ingredients.

    Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

    Separate the mushrooms, slice the onion thinly, and cut the bacon into even pieces for consistent cooking.

  2. Mushroom Cream Pasta: Sauté the mushrooms.

    Step 2: Sauté the mushrooms

    Cook bacon, onion and mushrooms in olive oil, leaving them undisturbed at intervals so the mushrooms lightly brown.

  3. Mushroom Cream Pasta: Add the milk.

    Step 3: Add the milk

    Remove the pan from the heat, mix in milk and the cream seasoning, then return it to low heat until evenly warm.

  4. Mushroom Cream Pasta: Coat the pasta.

    Step 4: Coat the pasta

    Add cooked spaghetti and plate once a thin white sauce coats the strands. Use pepper or cheese sparingly.

What to watch for

  • Avoid crowding the mushrooms so they brown rather than steam.
  • Add milk only after sautéing and keep it away from fierce heat.

What sets it apart

Unlike salmon or chicken cream pasta, this dish places the aroma and springy texture of shimeji at the center of the white sauce.