This creamy linguine pasta with mushrooms is meatless, light, and an easy dinner to make any day of the week. 

Mushrooms and Linguine Pasta in bowl

Light and creamy linguine pasta is delicious on its own.

But when mushrooms sautéed in wine, garlic, butter and thyme are added, it’s even better.

The flavors and textures in this pasta dish taste wonderful together.

And although this recipe is meatless, you would hardly know it because the mushrooms add such a light heartiness to the dish.

Linguine Pasta with Mushrooms in Bowl

About this Recipe

This recipe is made with sautéed mushrooms, linguine pasta and an easy homemade cream sauce.

Sautéed Mushrooms

Sliced mushrooms are sautéed with onions, garlic, white wine, butter and thyme.

Although fresh thyme is used in this recipe, if preferred dried thyme can be used instead.

A good choice for wine when cooking the mushrooms is a dry, crisp white wine such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay (unoaked).

Creamy pasta with mushrooms on fork

Linguine Pasta

Once the pasta is cooked al-dente (firm but not hard), it’s removed from the pot and set aside for a moment until it’s added to the cream sauce.

Easy Homemade Cream Sauce

The cream sauce is made with butter, half-and-half and grated Parmesan cheese.

I use half-and-half rather than heavy cream so the dish is on the lighter side.

Half-and-half has less fat than heavy cream because it’s made with equal parts of whole milk and cream.

Garlic Bread in Foil

Serving Suggestions

Serve this creamy pasta and mushrooms by itself, with garlic bread, and/or a salad.

Below are some links to easy garlic bread recipes that you may like (just after the step-by-step instructions and pictures).

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Linguine and Mushrooms Ingredients

Mushrooms – White mushrooms, onion, olive oil, garlic, white wine (a dry crisp white wine such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay), butter, crushed red pepper flakes, fresh thyme (or dried thyme), salt and pepper

Pasta and Cream Sauce – Linguine pasta, butter, half-and-half, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, fresh parsley

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Mushrooms:

Stir chopped onions in pan

Heat a large skillet on medium heat.

Add olive oil and chopped onions.  

Stir.

Add olive oil to mushrroms

Add sliced mushrooms to the pan and top them with drizzles of olive oil.

Stir mushrooms in skillet

Stir the mushrooms as they cook for about 2 minutes.

Stir garlic and mushrooms in skillet

To the pan, add minced garlic and stir.

Continue to stir the mushrooms as they cook until the liquid in the pan (from the mushrooms) reduces (about 2 minutes).

Add white wine to mushrooms

Turn the heat off and add white wine to the pan.

Then turn the heat back on and stir as the wine reduces.

Add salt to mushrooms in pan

To the pan, add salt

Add pepper to mushrooms in pan

pepper

Add butter to mushrooms in pan

butter

Add thyme to mushrooms in pan

thyme and…

Add red pepper flakes to skillet

crushed red pepper flakes.

Stir mushrooms in skillet

Stir.

Stir mushrooms in pan

Once the wine reduces, transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.

TIP – The skillet used to cook the mushrooms can also be used to make the cream sauce.

FOR THE PASTA:

Pot of Boiling Water on Stove Top

In a medium-size pot…

Pot of Boiling Water on Stove Top

…bring water to a boil.

Add Salt to Boiling Water in Pot

To the pot, add salt and linguine pasta.

Linguine in Boiling Water

Cook until the pasta is al-dente (firm but not hard) (about 4 minutes or according to package instructions).

Using tongs, transfer the cooked (al-dente) pasta from the pot into a large bowl and set aside.

TIP – Don’t rinse the pasta.  Rinsing removes the starch on the pasta.  The starch on the pasta is what helps the sauce stick to the pasta. 

TIP – Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water from the pot that the linguine was cooked in.  Some of this pasta water may be used when making the creamy pasta.

FOR THE CREAM SAUCE:

The skillet used to cook the mushrooms can also be used to make the cream sauce.

Stir melted butter in skillet

Heat a large skillet on low to medium heat, add butter and stir.

Pour cream into skillet with butter

When the butter melts, slowly add half-and-half to the pan and stir.

Add Parmesan cheese into cream mixture

Then add grated Parmesan cheese and…

Stir white cream sauce in skillet

…stir.

FOR THE CREAMY PASTA:

Add linguine pasta into pan with sauce

To the pan, add the cooked (al-dente) linquine and…

Add pasta water into pasta pan

1/4 cup of pasta water.

Stir linguine pasta in cream sauce

Gently stir together to coat the pasta with the cream sauce.

TIP – If the sauce is too thick, add a little more pasta water to the pan for the desired consistency.

CREAMY PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS:

Mushrooms and Parmesan Cheese on Pasta

To the pan, add the cooked mushroom mixture, additional grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.

Gently stir together.

SERVE:

Bowl of Linguine with Mushrooms

This dish is best when served right away while its warm.

Linguine Pasta with Mushrooms and Wine

Serve with a salad and, or garlic bread

Creamy Linguine Pasta on Fork

here are some garlic bread recipes you may like…”Easy Homemade Garlic Bread“, “Easy Italian Seasoned Garlic Bread” and “Cream Cheese Garlic Bread”.

Linguine Pasta and Mushrooms

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Linguine Pasta and Mushrooms

Creamy Linguine Pasta with Mushrooms and Wine

This creamy linguine pasta with mushrooms is meatless, light, and an easy dinner to make any day of the week.
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Ingredients

For the Mushrooms:

  • 16 ounces fresh white mushrooms cleaned and thickly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion (yellow or white onions)
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil for the onions
  • 3 teaspoons olive oil for the mushrooms
  • 4 large cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 1/2 cup white wine Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay (unoaked).
  • 1 tablespoon butter (salted)
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or add to taste
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 dashes salt
  • 2 dashes ground black pepper

For the Pasta:

  • 4 servings linguine pasta
  • 3 - 4 teaspoons salt (for the pasta water)

For the Cream Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons butter (salted)
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 dashes salt or add to taste
  • 2 dashes ground black pepper or add to taste

For Assembly and Serving:

  • Cream sauce
  • Cooked (al-dente) linguine pasta cooked firm, but not hard
  • 1/4 cup of the cooked pasta water or a little more if needed for the desired consistency
  • Cooked mushroom mixture
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese or add to taste
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (curly or Italian parsley)

Instructions

For the Mushrooms:

  • Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Add olive oil and chopped onions. Stir.
  • Add sliced mushrooms to the pan and top them with drizzles of olive oil. Stir the mushrooms as they cook for about 2 minutes.
  • To the pan, add minced garlic and stir. Continue to stir the mushrooms as they cook until the liquid in the pan (from the mushrooms) reduces (about 2 minutes).
  • Turn the heat off and add white wine to the pan. Then turn the heat back on and stir as the wine reduces. Add salt, pepper, butter, thyme and red pepper flakes. Stir.
  • Once the wine reduces, transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.
    The skillet used to cook the mushrooms can also be used to make the cream sauce.

For the Pasta:

  • In a medium size pot, bring water to a boil and add salt. To the pot, add the linguine pasta.
  • Cook until the pasta is al-dente (firm but not hard) (about 4 minutes or according to package instructions).
    Using tongs, transfer the cooked (al-dente) pasta from the pot into a large bowl and set aside.
  • Don't rinse the pasta.  Rinsing removes the starch on the pasta.  The starch on the pasta is what helps the sauce stick to the pasta. 
    Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water from the pot that the linguine was cooked in. Some of this pasta water may be used when making the creamy pasta.

For the Cream Sauce:

  • Heat a large skillet on low to medium heat, add butter and stir. When the butter melts, slowly add half-and-half to the pan and stir.
  • Then add grated Parmesan cheese and stir.

For the Creamy Pasta:

  • To the pan, add the cooked (al-dente) linguine and 1/4 cup of pasta water.
  • Gently stir together to coat the pasta with the cream sauce.
    If the sauce is too thick, add a little more pasta water to the pan until the desired consistency is reached.

Creamy Pasta with Mushrooms:

  • To the pan, add the cooked mushroom mixture, additional grated Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Gently stir together.

Serve:

  • Serve right away while warm.

Notes

TIPS:

  1. The skillet used to cook the mushrooms can also be used to make the cream sauce.
  2. Mushrooms - A good choice for wine when cooking the mushrooms is a dry, crisp white wine such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay (unoaked).
  3. Linguine Pasta - cook the pasta until it's al-dente (firm but not hard), according to package instructions.
  4. Don't rinse the pasta.  Rinsing removes the starch on the pasta.  The starch on the pasta is what helps the sauce stick to the pasta. 
  5. Pasta Water - Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water from the pot that the linguine was cooked in.  Some of this pasta water may be used when making the creamy pasta.
  6. Cream Sauce - 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh thyme is used in this recipe.  If preferred 1 teaspoon of dried thyme can be used instead.  (note - although the conversion of fresh to dried thyme is generally more than 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, I've found that just 1 teaspoon of dried thyme tastes best in this recipe).
  7. For the Creamy Pasta - If the sauce is too thick, add a little more pasta water to the pan until the desired consistency is reached.

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