Mushroom Alfredo Pasta

I have a habit where if I try a dish I really love, I have to recreate it as soon as I can from scratch. I went to an Italian restaurant a few years ago where I had this delicious penne pasta with a garlicky alfredo sauce and mushrooms. You could always buy a jar of alfredo sauce, but it always tastes better once you put effort into making it!

Ingredients:
1/2 a pound of dry penne pasta, or about two cups
2 cups of sliced button mushrooms
1/2 a cup of heavy cream
1/2 a cup of milk
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons of butter
3/4 tablespoon of flour
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
water to boil pasta in

Start by adding 5 cups of water in a pot, and heat until it boils. Once it boils, add the pasta, and cook until al dente, about 11 minutes. Drain and set aside.

While the pasta is cooking, get a sauce pan, and turn the heat on to medium. Add the butter and let it melt, then add the flour and mix. Cook while mixing for about a minute.

Then add the cream, the milk, and the parmesan cheese, and mix.

Then ad the garlic powder.

Mix this using a whisk until it thickens, about 5 minutes. Once its done, set is aside.

Get the pan you cooked and drained the pasta in, and add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil, and heat to medium. Add the 2 cups of mushrooms, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for about five minutes, mixing every few minutes, then transfer to a plate.

In the pot, add back in the pasta and mushrooms. Then add in the sauce, mix on medium heat.

Cook for about 2 minutes on the stove to throughly mix and heat everything up to the same temperature, then plate and enjoy!