Mushrooms – Page 2 – Seven Plates

Ingredients:

1 prepared pizza dough (from the grocer’s bakery department)

1- 12 oz can of tomato sauce

1- 16 oz package of sliced white mushrooms

2 links for Italian sausage, crumbled and removed from skin

1/2 yellow onion, diced

2 cups of mozzarella cheese

Olive oil

Oregano and salt for garnish

Pre-heat grill.

Begin by browning sausage links. When the sausage is cooked, set aside in a bowl for later. In the same skillet with the sausage drippings, add onion and mushrooms. Cook until tender. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to broil.

Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface. Baste both sides with olive oil and place over medium heat on the grill. Cook only 1-2 minutes, or until the crust begins to char. Flip and repeat.

Remove from the grill and place on a cookie sheet. Top with tomato sauce, sausage, mushrooms, onions and mozzarella. Place in oven and allow to broil for 3-5 minutes, or until the cheese bubbles and begins to brown.

Sprinkle with sea salt and garnish with oregano before serving.

Orecchiette means “small ears” in Italian and it describes the shape of this pasta. I love it with a cheese sauce because it holds the sauce so well in its tiny little pockets… it’s like getting a bite of melted cheese in every spoonful.

Ingredients:

1 box of Orecchiette Pasta

8 cups of boiling water

1 Tbsp of salt

1 Tbsp of olive oil

2 cups of sliced mushrooms (I used Baby Bella Mushrooms)

3 Tbsp of butter

3 Tbsp of flour

1/2 of heavy cream

1 1/2 cups of milk

1 tsp of nutmeg

Salt and Pepper to taste

2 Cups of Fontina Cheese, shredded

1 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

1 Tbsp of truffle oil

Begin by boiling water for pasta. Add salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente.

In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and stir into a roux, cooking for just a minute or two until it becomes a paste. Add cream. Use a whisk to combine. Once cream is absorbed, add milk and whisk continuously over heat until all lumps are gone.

Add nutmeg and season. (This will need a lot of salt!) Add cheeses and stir until the cheese is melted, reserving some parmesan cheese for the topping.

Add in 1 cup of pasta water to thin the sauce a bit. Then add drained pasta and stir. Transfer to a well-greased baking pan. Top with breadcrumbs, reserved parmesan cheese, 3 dabs of butter and truffle oil.

Place in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Grilled Sausage & Mushroom Pizza

Orechiette Pasta and Cheese with Mushrooms and Truffle Oil