Award-winning chef. Successful restaurateur. Iron Chef judge. Social media star. Donatella Arpaia has done it all. Still her favorite thing to do is working in the kitchen, creating inspiring dishes using the freshest, most authentic ingredients—including Galbani® cheese. Explore her latest menu ideas and learn tricks of the trade from this inspirational entrepreneur.

Galbani® Mafaldine, Mushrooms & Mascarpone

INGREDIENTS

4 tbsp. Unsalted butter
5-6 Fresh sage leaves
1 lb. Bronze die cut pasta (like Mafaldine)
1 lb. Assorted stemmed mushrooms, such as cremini, shiitakes, and chanterelles, thickly sliced
¼ cup Heavy cream
1 cup Galbani Mascarpone (approximately ½ lb.), room temperature
½ cup Galbani Parmesan, grated
2 cups Pasta cooking water, reserved
⅓ cup Green onions, diced
  Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
   

METHOD

  1. Melt ½ tbsp. of butter in a large, deep skillet. When the foam subsides, add the sage leaves and fry until just crisp and golden. Remove to drain on a paper towel and set aside.

  2. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until just barely al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 2 cups of the pasta cooking water.

  3. Meanwhile, melt the remaining 3½ tbsp. butter in the skillet. Add the mushroom slices, season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

  4. Lower heat and add heavy cream. Cook over moderate heat, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes.

  5. Stir in the Mascarpone, half of the grated Parmesan,1¾ cups of the reserved pasta cooking water, and cook until a creamy sauce forms.

  6. Add the pasta to the sauce. Toss gently over moderate heat until fully coated and cooked through, about 2–3 minutes. Add the remaining ¼ cup of pasta water, Parmesan, and several grinds of fresh black pepper.

  7. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with fried sage, green onions, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.

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