Creamy Dreamy Steak & Mushroom Cavatappi

🥘 Ingredients

• bavette steak
  10 oz
• butter
  2 tbsp
• button mushrooms
  4 oz
• cavatappi pasta
  4 oz
• cream cheese
  2 tbsp
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic herb butter
  2 tbsp
• milk
  ¼ cup
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  2 tbsp
• scallions
  2 pieces

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

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   bavette steak cavatappi pasta cream cheese milk parmesan cheese garlic herb butter scallions flour button mushrooms olive oil butter

   bavette steak: 10 oz, cavatappi pasta: 4 oz, cream cheese: 2 tbsp, milk: ¼ cup, parmesan cheese: 2 tbsp, garlic herb butter: 2 tbsp, scallions: 2 pieces, flour: 2 tbsp, button mushrooms: 4 oz, olive oil: 2 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp
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   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce.
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   Trim and slice button mushrooms into ¼-inch-thick pieces (skip if pre-sliced). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
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   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy ⏱️ 5 minutes .
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   Turn off heat and transfer mushrooms to a paper-towel-lined plate. Wash out the pan.
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   Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes .
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   Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water, then drain.
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   While pasta cooks, melt 2%tbsp butter in the pan used for mushrooms over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook until just softened ⏱️ 1 minute .
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   Add flour and cook, stirring, until lightly browned ⏱️ 1 minute .
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    Whisk in milk and 1/3 cup reserved pasta cooking water, breaking up any flour clumps. Simmer until slightly thickened ⏱️ 3 minutes .
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    Stir cream cheese into the pan with sauce until melted and combined.
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    Stir in mushrooms, drained cavatappi pasta, and garlic herb butter. Season with salt and pepper. If needed, stir in more reserved cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.
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    Divide pasta between bowls and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and scallion greens. Serve alongside sliced bavette steak.