Description
This gorgonzola truffle cream sauce with mushrooms is the perfect rich and creamy addition to your pasta dishes! Made with tangy gorgonzola cheese, hearty mushrooms, and rich white truffle oil, this sauce is like a warm and cozy blanket for your favorite pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup milk or cream
- 1/4 cup gorgonzola cheese
- 1 tbsp white truffle oil
- ground sage (or freshly chopped)
- ground oregano (or freshly chopped)
- ground thyme (or freshly chopped)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- grated parmesan cheese (to top)
Instructions
- Sauté: Heat the olive oil/butter in a large saucepan on medium/low heat, then add in the mushrooms.
- Season: Sauté the mushrooms for about 5 minutes, adding some salt and pepper about 4 minutes in.
- Melt: Add in your milk/cream and gorgonzola, stirring until the cheese is melted.
- Flavor: Remove from heat, then add your truffle oil, herbs, and some more salt and pepper. If you want to thicken the sauce at all, add another small handful of gorgonzola or parmesan until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Combine: Add cooked pasta to the saucepan and coat evenly.
- Finish: Top with grated parmesan and enjoy!
Notes
Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe. Ground herbs are totally fine to use for this sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Keywords: gorgonzola, truffle oil, cream sauce, mushrooms, pasta sauce, Italian