Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Ragu Recipe

Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Ragu Recipe

Our Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Ragu recipe is a great tasting vegetarian dish. The mushrooms break down and form the base for a light creamy pasta.

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Ingredients:
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
Kosher salt
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/3 cup tomato paste
12 ounces mushrooms, coarsely chopped The type of mushrooms you want to use is entirely up to you.
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup water
12 ounces rigatoni
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add onion with a big pinch of salt and sauté until onion is soft (6-8 minutes.)
3. Add garlic and sauté (4-minutes.)
4. Add tomato paste and cook for 1-minute.
5. Add mushrooms and season with salt. Cook for 6-8 minutes.
6. Add cream and water, increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat and simmer until ragu thickens (15-17 minutes.)
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.
9. Add rigatoni to a pot of boiling salt water and cook according to package instructions.
10. About 1 minute before the timer goes off, use heatproof measuring cup to scoop 2 cups pasta cooking liquid.
11. Drain pasta, then add to mushroom ragu.
12. Add butter, 1 cup pasta cooking liquid and Parmesan.
13. Toss to combine, adding more cooking liquid if needed.

Wine Pairings:
We preface all of our wine pairing suggestions by letting you know that it’s really a matter of personal taste. While we do offer our opinions and why we selected a specific varietal, there is no right or wrong answer when pairing a wine with your dinner.

Pinot Noir Wine
This Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Ragu recipe goes great with the cherry notes of a Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir wines are generally lighter red wines without much oak. I feel that the dark cherry, unoaked flavors of a Pinot Noir would compliment the meat’s flavors. Follow the link to our wine review site to find our favorite Pinot Noir wines-LetsHaveWine.com

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