Portobello Marsala Cream Sauce

This sauce is super cheap and easy to make BUT tastes like you spent hours and big bucks to make :) Works great to serve over any kind of pasta, or as a gravy for meat.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Course: Side Dish

Servings: 4 people

Cost: under $5

Ingredients

1 small onion
8 oz portobello mushrooms Babybellas work too
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup Marsala wine You may need more depending on the pan size. If you can't find Marsala wine, any red cooking wine can be substituted.
2 tbsp tomato paste You may need more to thicken sauce.
¼ cup water
¼ cup heavy cream ½ and ½, or milk can be substituted.
salt
pepper

Instructions

Slice onion as thinly as possible.
Cut mushrooms into bite-size pieces
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add mushrooms and onion. Cook on med-high heat until soft. (About 1 minute)
Pour marsala wine into skillet until the bottom is coated with about a centimeter of wine. Cook until it is almost gone.
Put 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, and 1/4 cup of cream (or milk or 1/2 and 1/2) into skillet. Mix well.
Bring to a bubble then reduce heat. Add more wine, or more tomato paste to either thin or thicken the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.