Mushroom Mint Pasta Salad

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This mushroom mint pasta salad recipe features farfalle (bow tie) pasta, sliced button mushrooms, onions, mint, and heavy cream. Serve it cold or warm.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
1/4 cup olive oil, divided
4 onions, sliced
2 (8 ounce) packages button mushrooms, sliced
1 quart heavy cream
10 sprigs fresh mint
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook farfalle pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, then cool. Transfer to a large bowl; toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil.
2 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and mushrooms; cook and stir until lightly brown. Gradually add heavy cream, stirring continuously. Add mint sprigs; cook and stir for 5 minutes.
3 Stir sugar into cream sauce; season with salt and black pepper. Remove mint sprigs with a slotted spoon or tongs. Stir in farfalle; toss to coat.