CREAMY GARLIC PASTA WITH MUSHROOMS AND PROSCIUTTO

Creamy Garlic Pasta with Mushrooms and Prosciutto image

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup whipping cream
3 large garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon butter
12 ounces crimini or button mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inches pieces
12 ounces penne or other tubular pasta
1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
8 thin prosciutto slices, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips
Additional freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Bring broth, cream, garlic, and crushed red pepper to boil in medium saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; cover and keep warm.
Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until brown and tender, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
Drain pasta and return to pot. Add cream mixture, mushrooms and peas and stir over low heat until well coated with sauce, about 3 minutes. Mix in prosciutto. Cover and let stand 1 minute. Transfer to bowl. Serve, passing additional Parmesan cheese separately.