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Fettuccine boscaiola (fettuccine with ham and mushrooms)

Name: Fettuccine boscaiola (fettuccine with ham and mushrooms)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 7 oz mushrooms (thinly sliced); 7 oz ham (thinly sliced); 2 clove garlic (minced); 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1 1/4 cup cream (300 ml); 1 1/8 lb fettuccine; 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh chives; Parmesan cheese shavings to garnish

4 (1) 15 min Serves 4 Italian

A classic Italian recipe, fettuccine boscaiola is fettuccine pasta served with a creamy sauce made with garlic, mushrooms, ham and dry white wine. Serve topped with shavings of parmesan cheese, freshly made garlic bread and a simple green salad for a complete meal.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
7 oz mushrooms (thinly sliced)
7 oz ham (thinly sliced)
2 clove garlic (minced)
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 1/4 cup cream (300 ml)
1 1/8 lb fettuccine
2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh chives
Parmesan cheese shavings to garnish

Method

Heat the oil in a skillet or saucepan, add the mushrooms, ham and garlic and cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until soft. Pour in the wine and cook uncovered until the liquid is reduced by half.

Stir in the cream, reduce heat to minimum and simmer uncovered until the sauce starts to thicken.

Meanwhile, cook the fettuccine in a pot with lots of boiling, salted water, al dente (check instructions on the package). Drain and return to the cooking pot. Pour over the sauce, add the chives and toss until all ingredients are well combined.

Serve in individual dishes, topped with parmesan shavings.

Cook's notes

The recipe contains 32g of fat per serving. You can make it lighter by replacing some of the cream used with milk; the result will not be the same though.

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Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total: 15 min
Serves: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Category: Italian recipes

Comments (10)

michelle Oct 28, 2008

WHERE in the INGREDIENTS list does it mention wine??? you have not even mentioned how much wine sorry, but a pittyful recipe -not very helpful! *** Editor's note Michelle, you were right about the wine. The recipe has been corrected - you can use 1/2 cup of dry white wine. Thanks for the note!

lea Jan 12, 2010

not very nice michelle. i tried this recipe and loved it. thanks for posting it.

charmaine Feb 5, 2010

loved it. But i added a brown onion - I'm a waitress that has worked with a lot of chefs and they all say they add a brown onion. But is a nice recipe.

yvette paterson May 1, 2010

yummy! thank you!

relax michelle Jul 23, 2010

my god relax michelle, the world isnt going to end! *********

Amanda Jun 28, 2011

Pretty 'pittyful' spelling Michelle. Thanks for the great recipe :)

Ciara Jul 6, 2011

Loved this! But I changed a few things around which were great- I added brown onion like Charmaine suggested, replaced ham with lean bacon, added chicken breast strips and salt. Amazing!!

ands Aug 27, 2011

Going to try this recipe tonight, just a comment about the cream - it says 1/4 cup (310mm). One cup (US I assume) is roughly 250 ml, so 310ml would amount to just above 1 1/4 cup. So the q is, which of them is correct? ;) (I'll wing it, no worries ^^ ) **** Admin note You are right about the cream. It should be 1 1/4 cups of cream not 1/4 of it. The recipe has been fixed. Thanks!

Donna Oct 23, 2011

Beautiful recipe! Loved it to bits. Made it without the wine for the kids (they ate bowlfulls of it) and with the wine for myself and the hubby. Will deffinetly be making it again :)

Kiera North Nov 11, 2011

I am sixteen years old and I make this for my family all the time. It's quick and easy and the whole family loves it. Great recipe, thankyou.

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