Creamy Dreamy Mushroom Gemelli

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  to taste
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cream cheese
  2 oz
• cremini mushrooms
  8 oz
• flour
  1 tbsp
• garlic herb butter
  1 tbsp
• gemelli pasta
  4 oz
• milk
  ½ cup
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  ⅓ cup
• salt
  to taste
• scallions
  2 pieces

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Trim and thinly slice cremini mushrooms into ¼-inch-thick pieces.

   scallions: 2 pieces, cremini mushrooms: 8 oz
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; season with salt and black pepper . Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Rinse and wipe out pan.

   olive oil: 1 tbsp, salt: to taste, black pepper: to taste
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add gemelli pasta to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.

   gemelli pasta: 4 oz
4. 

   4

   Meanwhile, melt 2 TBSP butter in pan used for mushrooms over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook until just softened, ⏱️ 45 seconds . Add flour and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 1 minute . Whisk in milk and ⅓ cup pasta cooking water, making sure to eliminate any flour clumps. Let simmer until slightly thickened, ⏱️ 3 minutes .

   butter: 2 tbsp, flour: 1 tbsp, milk: ½ cup
5. 

   5

   Stir cream cheese into pan with sauce until melted. Stir in mushrooms, gemelli, and garlic herb butter . Season with salt and pepper. TIP: If needed, stir in reserved cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.

   cream cheese: 2 oz, garlic herb butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and scallion greens. Serve.

   parmesan cheese: ⅓ cup