"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week -Porcini Pasta

This week's "Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week is a recipe for Porcini Pasta. Spaghetti, Fresh Porcini Mushrooms, and Parmigiano-Reggiano make up this recipe. Several sites has versiuons of this recipe but I went with the one from the PBS/Recipes website. Check out the PBS site for some fantastic recipes! Enjoy and Make 2019 a Healthy One!  http://www.pbs.org/food/

 Porcini Pasta

Ingredients
6 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

150 grams spaghetti
1 tablespoon olive oil
180 grams fresh porcini mushrooms (cleaned and sliced)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
30 grams Parmigiano-Reggiano

Directions
1 - Bring the water and salt to a boil and then add the spaghetti. Boil the spaghetti until it is just shy of al dente (about 7 minutes).
2 - While the pasta is boiling, add the olive oil and porcini mushrooms to a frying pan and saute over medium-high heat until browned around the edges and cooked through. Transfer the porcinis to a clean bowl and set aside.
3 - When the pasta is done, pour 1/4 cup of the boiling liquid into the pan that you sauteed the mushrooms in and then drain the pasta.
4 - Add the butter to the pan with the pasta water and whisk together to emulsify over medium-high heat.
5 - Add the pasta and toss to coat. Turn off the heat, add the cheese a bit at a time until it's fully incorporated into a creamy sauce.
6 - Return the sauteed porcinis to the pan and toss to distribute evenly.
http://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/porcini-pasta/