Pasta With Mushroom Cheese Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

350 g pasta (fusilli or penne)
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1 medium sized onion, diced
1 minced garlic clove
250 g mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 cups cream
1/2 bunch fresh basil, chopped
150 g mersey valley cheese spread
salt and pepper
40 g grated parmesan cheese

Preparation

heat the oil in a saucepan, add onions, garlic and mushrooms and saute until soft.
Add cream and simmer until sauce starts to thicken,.
With a wooden spoon, stir in the mersey Valley, reduce heat.
Season with salt and pepper, add basil.
Cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water, drain and toss with the sauce.
Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and serve in a pasta dish.
Serve with some crusty bread and a tomato and onion salad.