date: 2020-12-21T00:27:39.089Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5579267051094016/751x532cq70/four-cheese-penne-with-mushrooms-pancetta-and-toasted-walnuts-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5579267051094016/751x532cq70/four-cheese-penne-with-mushrooms-pancetta-and-toasted-walnuts-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5579267051094016/751x532cq70/four-cheese-penne-with-mushrooms-pancetta-and-toasted-walnuts-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Charlie Ramsey ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 38878 recipeingredient: - "1/2 lb penne or your choice of pasta" - "1 boiling water" - "1 handful of chopped walnuts" - "2 tbsp olive oil" - "1/2 cup pancetta or bacon" - "1/2 lb mushrooms I used portabella" - "5 garlic cloves minced" - "1 tsp dried thyme" - "1/4 cup dry white wine" - "1 salt and pepper to taste" - "3 tbsp cream cheese" - "1 cup of shredded cheeses I used parmiggiano pecorino and asiago" recipeinstructions: - "Fill a large pan with water, bring to a boil and follow the directions on the pasta package for the cooking time." - "In a medium sized pan toast the chopped walnuts. Remove from pan and set aside." - "Next add the olive oil and pancetta. Let it brown. Then add the mushrooms. Once the mushrooms have cooked add the garlic, the thyme and freshly cracked pepper. Stir a few times, next add the wine." - "Before draining the pasta reserve 1/2 cup of the boiling pasta water. (If you are going to use more cheese that indicated above, reserve more water, about 1 cup.)" - "Once you drain the pasta, add it to the pan, together with the cheeses, the reserved pasta water and salt. Stir quickly so that the cheeses will melt and become creamy. Next add the walnuts. Stir to combine. Serve immediately and enjoy!" categories: - Recipe tags: - four - cheese - penne katakunci: four cheese penne nutrition: 107 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT17M" cooktime: "PT48M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts is something that I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic. I threw this dish of penne pasta, pancetta bacon, and mushrooms together one afternoon for lunch. It was definitely a restaurant quality dish. I substituted evaporated milk for the cream and added some Parmesan cheese to the sauce during cooking. Four different kind of cheese (Philadelphia cream cheese, blue cheese, cheddar, and Parmesan cheese) mixed with pancetta and penne rigate. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts: 1. Make ready 1/2 lb penne (or your choice of pasta) 1. Get 1 boiling water 1. Make ready 1 handful of chopped walnuts 1. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil 1. Take 1/2 cup pancetta (or bacon) 1. Take 1/2 lb mushrooms (I used portabella) 1. Make ready 5 garlic cloves, minced 1. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme 1. Take 1/4 cup dry white wine 1. Prepare 1 salt and pepper to taste 1. Take 3 tbsp cream cheese 1. Get 1 cup of shredded cheeses (I used parmiggiano, pecorino and asiago) Will you give this creamy pancetta pasta recipe a go? Known in Italy as 'Penne alla boscaiola', this is a traditional dish made of porcini mushrooms, pancetta and olives in a tomato or cream sauce. I've made pesto with walnuts, hazelnuts and pine nuts alike. I've made amazing spinach and kale pestos, too. ##### Instructions to make Four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts: 1. Fill a large pan with water, bring to a boil and follow the directions on the pasta package for the cooking time. 1. In a medium sized pan toast the chopped walnuts. Remove from pan and set aside. 1. Next add the olive oil and pancetta. Let it brown. Then add the mushrooms. Once the mushrooms have cooked add the garlic, the thyme and freshly cracked pepper. Stir a few times, next add the wine. 1. Before draining the pasta reserve 1/2 cup of the boiling pasta water. (If you are going to use more cheese that indicated above, reserve more water, about 1 cup.) 1. Once you drain the pasta, add it to the pan, together with the cheeses, the reserved pasta water and salt. Stir quickly so that the cheeses will melt and become creamy. Next add the walnuts. Stir to combine. Serve immediately and enjoy! I've made pesto with walnuts, hazelnuts and pine nuts alike. I've made amazing spinach and kale pestos, too. Each are different, to be sure, but wonderful in their own way. So feel free to experiment with the greens and the nuts as you see fit — or as needs be depending on what you have at home. Creamy salmon penne pasta with parmesan cheese green peas in blue bowl on gray background. So that's going to wrap this up with this special food four cheese penne with mushrooms, pancetta and toasted walnuts recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm confident that you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!