Mushroom Cream Sauce For Two!

There is something incredibly delicious about a simple cream sauce.  Tonight, my husband and I took time for our late night dinner together.  No kids and no rushing.  I wasn't getting up every 2 minutes to refill milk or to cool down our middle child's meal. It wasn't a bland meal to appease all palates.  Instead, it was a simple, delicious meal, full of some of our favorite bites.  Salad, crusty french bread, sriracha turkey burger (for my omnivore husband), and rigatoni pasta with a mushroom cream sauce. 

Mushroom Cream Sauce for Two

• 2 Tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 1 cup whole cream
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh pepper
• salt to taste 
• fresh Parmesan to taste

Cook 2 cups Rigatoni al dente, keep warm, and don't rinse.  Meanwhile, saute onions and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons olive oil until soft, not browned.  Add garlic, saute for 1-2 minutes.  Sprinkle flour, stir and cook for 1 minute.  Add cream salt and pepper, turning heat to low.  Simmer stirring every couple of minutes for 5-7 minutes until reduced to nearly 1/2.  Add cooked pasta and stir.  Warm together until combined.  Garnish with fresh Parmesan and serve immediately.