FALL in love with this Creamy Marsala Farfalle recipe made with mushrooms, caramelized onions, and creamy marsala wine sauce. This is an inspired recipe from a popular restaurant dish, and I am loving this version I can easily make at home. Top this with your favorite meat of choice (I prefer meatless) and enjoy the beautifully creamy, sweet, and earthy umami flavors of my Marsala Farfalle pasta!
What is Marsala?
Marsala is a type of Italian wine that is fortified with brandy! This can have an either dry or sweet taste to it, making it suggested for cooking purposes just like most other dry wines.
Also, beware that while most marsala cooking wines are stocked in the food section of a store rather than where the alcohol is kept, the product still contains a higher alcohol content. With that, you might still get carded! Just an FYI for your ingredient-purchasing experience.
What is Marsala Cream Sauce Made Out of?
Now, with our marsala, we will be creating a gorgeous cream sauce that incorporates a combinations of onions, garlic, butter, flour, marsala wine (of course), heavy cream, and herbs.
This is a simple yet powerfully delicious pasta sauce that’ll take you from the restaurant and right into your own kitchen. There’s a hint of sweetness coming from the caramelized onions, and note that the more they’re cooked, the sweeter they get! This is something to keep in mind while creating your sauce.
Quick Tips to Making Marsala Farfalle
- Buy sliced onions for a quick and easy meal prepping.
- Chop up your onions finely if you’ve got picky eaters OR leave them roughly chopped like I did for a better enjoyment of flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, unsalted
- 1 medium onion (about 5-6oz), diced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup marsala wine
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 1/4 cup broth
- pinch of black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz farfalle pasta
- 1/4 cup saved pasta water
How to Make Creamy Marsala Farfalle
- Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions. Remember to some of the pasta water for later!
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt the butter. Then add the onions and garlic. Cook for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked down and slightly browned.
4. Add the salt and flour and mix well.
5. Add the wine and let it absorb into the veggies. Then, add the broth and thyme. Bring to a low simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Make sure to mix often so that the sauce doesn’t burn on the bottom.
6. Add in the heavy cream and mix, mix, mix!
7. Now, add in the cooked pasta and reserved pasta water to your skillet. Mix well and you’re ready to serve!
Recipe Notes and What to Serve this Creamy Marsala Farfalle With
I prefer my dish meatless, but keep in mind that all recipes can be topped with your meat of choice! In this case, enjoy my Creamy Marsala Farfalle recipe with some shredded or grilled chicken!
Here are also some side dish and soup recipes I recommend to eat with this delicious, quick and easy Marsala Farfalle:
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Creamy Marsala Farfalle
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter unsalted
- 1 medium onion about 5-6oz, diced
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup marsala wine
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 1/4 cup broth
- pinch of black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz farfalle pasta
- 1/4 cup saved pasta water
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions. Remember to some of the pasta water for later!
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt the butter. Then add the onions and garlic. Cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked down and slightly browned.
- Add the salt and flour and mix well.
- Add the wine and let it absorb into the veggies. Then, add the broth and thyme. Bring to a low simmer and cook for about 10 minutes. Make sure to mix often so that the sauce doesn't burn on the bottom.
- Add in the heavy cream and mix, mix, mix!
- Now, add in the cooked pasta and reserved pasta water to your skillet. Mix well and you're ready to serve!
Notes
Quick Tips to Making Marsala Farfalle
- Buy sliced onions for a quick and easy meal prepping.
- Chop up your onions finely if you’ve got picky eaters, OR leave them roughly chopped like I did for a better enjoyment of flavors.
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