Ziti with Portobello Mushrooms

By hugginst

Mushrooms, and caramelized onions with goat cheese make this a delicious meatless or meat dinner.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 onions chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 pound portobello mushrooms halved and cut crosswise
• 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 pound the ziti pasta
• 3 ounces soft goat cheese
• 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese and additional for serving

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pan melt 1 tablespoon of butter with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over moderate heat. Add onions, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, sugar and cook... frequently stirring until the onions are well browned for about 20 minutes. Remove from the pan.

In the same pan, melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter with 1 tablespoon of olive oil over moderate heat. Add the mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook stirring until tender and brown for about eight minutes.

In a large pot of boiling salted water cook the Ziti pasta about 13 minutes. Save about 3/4 cup of pasta water and drain off the rest. Toss the pasta and half a cup of the reserved pasta water with the mushroom mixture, 1 tablespoon olive oil, the goat cheese and Parmesan.
Serve with the extra Parmesan.