Baby Portobella Alfredo Sauce
Description
Pureed mushrooms, onion, and garlic are cooked into a roux to make this creamy pasta sauce.
Ingredients
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10 cremini mushrooms, trimmed
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1/2 onion, cut into chunks
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4 cloves garlic
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4 tablespoons butter, divided
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2 tablespoons flour
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1 cup half-and-half
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3/4 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
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salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1
Process mushrooms, onion, and garlic in a blender until mixture is pureed. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushroom paste in the melted butter until smooth.
2
Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan over medium heat; gradually sprinkle flour into the melted butter, stirring continually. Whisk half-and-half into the flour paste; cook and stir until the sauce is thick and smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Whisk mushroom mixture into sauce and cook until sauce has thickened a bit more, about 10 minutes. Stir cheese into the sauce; cook until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.