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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine the dried porcini mushrooms and water in a small microwave safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, cut several steam vents, and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Let stand until the mushrooms soften, about 5 minutes. Lift the mushrooms from the liquid with a fork and mince. Pour the liquid through a small strainer lined with a single sheet of paper towel into a measuring cup. | 2. Meanwhile, combine the white mushrooms, shallot, 1 tbls. of the oil, and 1/2 teaspoons salt together in a 12" nonstick skillet. Cover and cook over medium low heat until the mushrooms release their juice, about 7 minutes. | 3. Uncover, increase the heat to medium high, and stir in the garlic and thyme. Continue to cook, uncovered, until the mushrooms are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the strained porcini water, scraping up any browned bits. | 4. Process the sauteed mushroom mixture, minced porcini, Parmesan, ricotta, parsley, and remaining 1 tbls. oil in a food processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. | 5. When tossing the pesto with pasta, add some of the pasta cooking water as needed to loosen the consistency of the pesto. | 6. Note:. | 7. The pesto can be covered with a sheet of plastic wrap pressed flush against its surface and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Do not freeze this pesto. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
porcini mushroom	1/2	ounce	dried	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
white button mushroom	10	ounces	trimmed sliced	12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
shallot	1		minced	115.2	26.88	4.0	0.16
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		12.6083	0.0	2.805	0.0708
salt				-	-	-	-
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
thyme	1	tablespoon	minced	2.424	0.5868	0.1334	0.0403
parmesan cheese	1	ounce	grated	104.8931	11.3398	11.3398	1.4175
part ricotta cheese	1/4	cup	part-skim	85.56	3.1868	7.0618	4.9042
parsley	1/4	cup		5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
pepper				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.