Ingredients

Eight to 10 large mushrooms, sliced (or smaller).

One jalapeno pepper

1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta

1/2 cup dry, red wine

1/4 cup heavy cream or yogurt.

1 tsp. thyme

1/2 tsp ground pepper

1/4+ tsp kosher salt

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan

Preparation

  • Prepare mushrooms and saute’ in olive oil and butter over medium high heat.
  • Start salted water to a boil for pasta. Add pasta when boiling (try to do this just a couple minutes prior to mushrooms being fully cooked - but before adding spices and jalapeno).
  • Seed and finely chop the jalapeno
  • As mushrooms become soft and release their liquid, add thyme, jalapeno, salt and pepper. Continue heating over medium heat.
  • Add red wine to mushrooms, and continue over medium heat until wine partially condensed.
  • Add cream/yogurt *Plate and top with shredded Parmesan

Serve as either main course (for vegetarian) or side dish.

Consider white beans as an optional ingredient to replace the orzo.