Italian Pasta Recipes - Walnut, Mushroom and Cheese Pasta (Tagliarini con Noci, Funghi e Formaggio) Recipe

Ingredients                 

• 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 1 garlic clove, chopped

• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, thinly sliced

• 75 g/3 oz/3/4 cup walnut pieces

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 400 g/1lb tagliarini

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup goats' cheese, crumbled

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh sage

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan (skillet), cook the onion and garlic and add the mushrooms.

2. Cook until the mushrooms are soft and add the walnuts, salt and pepper. Cook for a further 3 minutes.

3. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the tagliarini for 5 minutes until the pasta is firm but tender. Drain.

4. Spoon the sauce over the pasta. Crumble the goats' cheese with the chopped sage and sprinkle over the pasta.