Truffle Mushroom Pasta
Truffle mushroom pasta is an easy pasta dish that you can make with a few simple ingredients. The sauce is made with truffle cheese which is an affordable way to enjoy the flavor of truffle without breaking the bank. The pasta is creamy, rich and earthy and very easy to make in about 30 minutes, but you’d never guess. It tastes like a restaurant dish and is a cozy dinner for two.
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The only thing standing between me and this truffle mushroom pasta for the past 18 months was my complete lack of desire (aka laziness) to seek out truffle cheese at a fancy grocery store. Add in the fact that all of the specialty stores that might have truffle cheese are at least an hour’s drive away from where I live and, well… that’s not happening.
So, I thought it was a lost cause until recently, on a whim, I did a search at my regular grocery store and – surprise! – they carry truffle cheese. Who would have thought the grocery store in my smallish town located in a “fly-over” state would have truffle cheese? Not me, which is why I didn’t even bother to check until last month. So, jokes on me. I could have made this last year.
But I’ll let all that go because we’re here now! With truffle mushroom pasta! It’s fancy-ish, but not complicated. You can get all the ingredients at a regular grocery store. And it takes all of 30 minutes to make.
This pasta dish is sort of a mash-up of two of my favorite dishes on this site: balsamic mushroom pasta and fettuccine Alfredo. The mushrooms are meaty and pair nicely with the truffle cheese and you make the sauce just like you would an Alfredo sauce with butter, cream and cheese.
Add some bread or a salad along with glasses of crisp white wine and you get a fancy but low-maintenance dinner for two.
About the Truffle Cheese
Truffles are a type of fungi that grows underground. They’re earthy, a little funky and wildly expensive so lucky for us there is truffle cheese that is a whole lot more affordable.
There are all kinds of truffle cheese and I found parrano truffle cheese at King Soopers (a Kroger-owned store – do they own all the grocery stores now?). Parrano cheese is from the Netherlands and is very similar to Parmesan, but they can’t call it that because Parmesan is protected and can only be made in Italy. It tastes very similar.
The cheese is flecked with truffles and runs about $25 a pound, but you only need 2 ounces for this recipe so a little wedge is plenty. Look for it in the specialty cheese department near the deli.
Recipe Highlights
Once you have your fancy cheese this truffle mushroom pasta is only a few steps away.
- Cook the mushrooms and chopped garlic in some butter until they’ve released their moisture. I used baby portabello mushrooms, but any kind of mushroom will work.
- While the mushrooms cook get your pasta water going. I used fettuccine but any long pasta will work.
- Take the mushrooms out of the pan and melt a little more butter before adding some cream. Once the cream is heated add the shredded truffle cheese and stir until it’s melted and the sauce comes together.
- Once the pasta is cooked, add it to the sauce along with a few tablespoons of the starchy pasta water which will help thin the sauce. Stir it all around, garnish with fresh parsley and a little more grated cheese and serve.
This truffle mushroom pasta is so rich and creamy – the truffle cheese adds a delicious earthiness that’s savory and satisfying. It looks and tastes like it came from a restaurant but it didn’t – you can make it at home! In 30 minutes! You don’t have to get dressed up but you can still be fancy! This is the kind of dinner that makes me so, so happy.
So, don’t be like me – believe you can find truffle cheese wherever you are and make this pasta! It’s a treat.
Happy cooking,
More Dinner Recipes for Two
I love creating recipes for one or two so much I wrote a whole cookbook about it! I also share lots of small-batch recipes here on the site, so here are a few more to check out ❤
- Shrimp Penne with Vodka Sauce
- Pan-Seared Salmon with White Bean Salad
- Sheet Pan Pork Chops with Honey Mustard Parsnips
Truffle Mushroom Pasta
This truffle mushroom pasta looks and sounds fancy but it’s an easy pasta dish that takes about 30 minutes to make. The pasta is coated in a creamy truffle cheese sauce and tossed with meaty mushrooms. It feels fancy but is so low maintence to make.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 5 ounces fettuccine
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 8 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 ounces Parrano truffle cheese, shredded (see note)
Garnishes
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon grated truffle cheese
Instructions
- Boil the pasta according to package instructions. Reserve a few tablespoons of the starchy water before you drain the pasta once it’s cooked.
- In a 10-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and stir to coat them in the butter. Add the salt and cook the mushrooms for 10 minutes or until they’ve released their moisture and they are deep brown in color.
- Transfer the cooked mushrooms and garlic to a bowl or plate. In the same pan, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the cream and stir to combine it with the butter. Once the cream is heated through add the shredded cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted. Add one or two tablespoons of the pasta water to thin the sauce.
- Add the mushrooms and pasta to the pan and stir to coat them evenly in the sauce. Garnish with the chopped parsley and grated cheese and serve.
Notes
- I never thought I’d find truffle cheese at my regular grocery store but I did. It’s called parrano truffle cheese and it’s very similar to Parmesan cheese. Look for it in the speciality cheese department near the deli.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe
- Calories: 623
- Sugar: 4.9g
- Sodium: 831.5mg
- Fat: 32.6g
- Saturated Fat: 19.8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10.9g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 58.7g
- Fiber: 3.5g
- Protein: 25.2g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
They carry truffle cheese at Trader Joes too!
That’s great – Thanks for the info!
Can I use Parmesan and add truffle oil to the recipe?
Yes, I think it would work! Just add the same amount of cheese, but I’d use a light hand with oil because a little goes a long way. Let me know how it works for you!
I found truffle goat cheese at Aldi’s, will that work?
It depends on what the texture of the cheese is – is it a hard or soft type?
I just came here to ask the same question. Aldi truffle goat cheese is definitely on the soft side like any goat cheese
A soft cheese may work – but I would try and cut it up into small pieces. Sometimes goat cheese can be crumbled and it may melt into the sauce well.
This recipe is over and above wonderful. I thought it would be really good but it is excellent. Easy prep and cook. I doubled it.
Living in WI cheese isn’t hard to find. I used Woodriver black truffle cheese.
Thanks for letting me know! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Will this work with mixed mushrooms?
I can’t find the cheese in your recipe, what kind of cheese texture is ideal for this? (I’ve seen Manchego and Gouda in the grocery so far)
Thank you~ Looking forward to try this recipe!!
Any hard cheese similar to Parmesan will work. The manchego and gouda might be okay – you just may need to really mix it well to get the creamy sauce. Hope that helps!
Yes, it helped a lot! Thank you <3
Wonderful, dreamy, exquisite!
Has anyone had any issue what their sauce separating? Any recommendations on how to prevent this
I haven’t had this problem – you may need to stir pretty vigorously to get the sauce to come together. If you chilled the sauce or had leftovers it can split when you reheat it.
Instead of heavy cream do you have a non-dairy substitute? Thanks!
I’m sorry but I’m not sure what sub would work.
I am vegan, and whenever a recipe calls for heavy cream, I make my own non-dairy cream. I soak a cup of raw cashews in hot water for 20-30 minutes (or you can soak in tap water for 6-8 hours), drain, and then blend in a high-speed blender (BlendTec or Vitamix) with 1/2 to 2/3 cup filtered water until very creamy and smooth. This will thicken as it heats, so you can thin it further once it is blended for the consistency you would like.
Thanks so much for sharing that!
This recipe was perfection!
Thank you so much! So glad you loved it.
Made this several times and loved it. I think I know what’s for dinner tomorrow!
Hi I don’t have unsalted butter, can I use salted and if so how much?
You can use the same amount of salted butter but you might want to omit the added salt in the recipe – you can always add a little salt at the end before you serve it if you think it needs it. Hope that helps!