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Pasta Max Cafe's Mushroom and Leek Cream Sauce
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From the Menu of ... Pasta Max Cafe,
50 Griffin St., McDonough, 770-320-9311
The cafe pairs this sauce with Marinated Grilled Chicken and Black Pepper Pappardelle (see separate recipe listings for those).
Q: We have a wonderful family-owned restaurant just off the town square here in McDonough called Pasta Max. I love their Black Pepper Pappardelle and was wondering if you might be able to get them to share the recipe. It has chicken, leeks and mushrooms in a cream sauce.
Shannon Byrd, McDonough
A: This French-inspired sauce with rustic pasta has been on the Pasta Max menu since the restaurant opened in Stockbridge 12 years ago, says chef/owner Douglas Zitz. When Pasta Max moved to McDonough a year and a half ago, the recipe came, too — because customers love it so much. “It’s probably the rich cream sauce,” says Zitz, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.
-- Deborah Geering
Hands on time: 15 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 8
Ingredients:
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1/4 cup olive oil
4 cups sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced leeks, white part only
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 cup dry white wine
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup chicken (or vegetable) stock
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add oil. Add the mushrooms and cook, without stirring, until golden on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn the mushrooms, add the leeks and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and increase heat to high; cook until almost all the liquid is gone. Add the cream and stock and cook until sauce is reduced by about a third and slightly thickened. Add the parsley and basil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the cooked pasta, then divide among eight plates. Top each serving with one-eighth of the chicken slices.
Nutrition:
Per serving: 407 calories (percent of calories from fat, 90), 4 grams protein, 6 grams carbohydrates, trace fiber, 40 grams fat (22 grams saturated), 126 milligrams cholesterol, 103 milligrams sodium.
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