Baked Mushroom and Cheese Penne

Submitted by iewe7726

"Another web find -- looks yummy!! My husband is not a huge fan of marinara, so I am always on the lookout for something a little different! This looks easy enough to adapt to various types of pasta as well..."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g mushroom, cleaned and thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, peeled, whole
• 59.16 ml butter, divided
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 283.49 g penne (about 2 1/2 cups dry pasta)
• 85.04 g bel paese cheese, cubed (or any creamy, mild cheese such as Havarti, Fontina)
• 78.78 ml parmesan cheese, grated
• 177.44 ml heavy cream

directions

1. Saute the mushrooms and whole garlic clove in 2 tablespoons of the butter over a high heat.
2. Add salt and pepper, lower the heat and cook for about 3 minutes. Discard the garlic.
3. Cook the pasta according to package directions and individual taste. Drain, and mix with remaining 2 tbs butter.
4. In a large casserole dish that has been greased, add a layer of cooked penne.
5. Top layer of penne with about a quarter of the mushrooms and the sliced cheese and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Parmesan.
6. Repeat layers until you have used all the ingredients, finishing with a layer of sliced cheeses.
7. Pur over the cream, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake, covered with foil, in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.
8. Bake uncovered for a further 10 minutes, or until a light crust has formed on the top.
9. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[mommyluvs2cook]

Although this was delicious, I thought it could use something, maybe a few grates of fresh nutmeg? Yummy though :)

 

[Shuzbud]

I have been craving mushrooms and this hit the spot! I'm afraid I'm a bit of a garlic addict, so I crushed the garlic and obviously left it in! A really easy comfort food dish that I'll definitely repeat! Thanks!

 

[duonyte]

I am not going to rate this until I make it right. Even with my mistakes it was tasty, but not quite satisfying enough as an entree. I forgot the cream. Instead of fresh mushrooms (which went bad) I used a combination of rehydrated dried mushrooms and about half a jar of mushrooms in a vinegar solution, which I rinsed to remove some of the acidity. I used a combination of white cheeses. Because I was running out of time, I just mixed everything together and spooned it into a casserole dish. I liked this but would have liked it a bit creamier, which the cream would have provided.

 

[CookingONTheSide]

This was a big hit in my house! My DH raved about it and says that I should definitely keep it on my "make again and again" list. You know how silly I am, though, I completely forgot to add the heavy cream and the salt and pepper but it still had great flavor! Next time, though, I'll be sure to not miss that step. I used Havarti cheese, one of my favorites. Delish!

 

[MarraMamba]

yum yum yum! sorry its late, my mushrooms kept going bad before i made the dish..sighs. This was fantastic.