Sherried Mushrooms & Onion Penne

First off I have to say if you haven't made Doc's Chili & you plan on it I advise you to use beef. I completely forgot that if you freeze ground turkey & then thaw it out it tastes very gamey & it completely ruined my chili tonight:(  Dave even admited it to me so you know it wasn't very good. I think the extra calories are worth the taste:)

We tried this recipe the other night and it was good. It is out of Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade cookbook. I think I'm going to add some chopped up garlic & herb marinated chicken to mine next time but it was delicious without it too. Dave ate the rest of it for lunch the next day so it must have been good:) It is just another way to eat pasta. I know my family loves pasta but I get tired of just spagetti & pasta salad. I was very excited to try something new & like it.

Start to Finish: 25 min / Makes 6 servings

12 ounces penne pasta
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
2 packages (8 ounces each) sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup sherry
2 teaspoons fines herbes
1/2 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
1/3 cup light sour cream

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well; return pasta to hot pot. Cover; keep warm

2. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir for 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked down and translucent. Add mushrooms; cook and stir for 10 minutes more. Stir in sherry and fines herbs. Cook until liquid is evaporated.

3. In a small bowl, combine beef broth and sour cream. Stir into mixture in skillet; cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until heated through. Toss mixture with hot cooked pasta. garnish with parsley (optional)

Anyone know what fines herbes are? I'm defintiely not a cooking expert & I have NO idea what they are and couldn't find them anywhere. I put some Italian seasoning & garlic powder in mine & it came out great. Would love to know what they are if anyone else knows:)

I have a lot more recipes that I'm going to be trying and will put them on here if I think they were good enough to share:) The recipes will probably slow down when Dave is gone on a mission (because I don't cook big meals for just Jackson & I) but I will try my hardest to put some tips I've learned on here and anything that anyone else wants me to post too. Thank you, Andrea