Bacon And Mushroom Pasta Food

PASTA WITH BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bacon pieces and cook until light brown but not crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Do not clean pan.Add mushrooms and garlic to pan. Toss/stir around and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes; increase heat to high if needed to help mushrooms begin to turn golden brown.Pour in chicken broth. Stir, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any bits. Cook over medium-high heat for several minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by half. Reduce heat and pour in half and half and cream. Stir and allow to bubble and thicken for a couple of minutes. Add sliced green onions and parsley, then cook for one more minute. Finally, add Parmesan and stir, allowing cheese to melt and incorporate into the sauce. Turn off heat.Add cooked pasta to a large bowl. Add half the sauce from the pan. Toss with tongs. ***Add 1/2 cup hot pasta water at this point if the pasta mixture is too thick and gunky. Toss and add more water until it reaches the consistency you need.***Serve pasta in individual bowls, topping each helping with the rest of the sauce. Sprinkle with extra parsley and extra Parmesan.Enjoy!

BACON AND MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add penne pasta and a pinch of salt and cook until just shy of al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 a cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Add onion, garlic and bacon to the pan and sauté until onion is softened, approx. 2-3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms to the pan, and sauté for another 2-3 mins, or until the mushrooms have softened.
• Add tinned tomatoes, red chilli flakes, dried Italian herbs and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
• Add cooked penne and 1/4 cup reserved pasta water to the frying pan. Cook, tossing, until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta, approx. 1-2 minutes.
• Serve with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese on top.

MUSHROOM-BACON PASTA

Steps:

• Note: use any type of mushrooms you like, or a combination; try button, cremini or shiitake.
• Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot of boiling salted water; cook until al dente then drain well; place in a serving bowl and reserve.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over low heat, heat one tbsp of the olive oil.
• Add bacon and mushrooms to skillet and cook, stirring, until browned.
• Add remaining oil to skillet, then the capers, garlic, salt and hot pepper flakes.
• Cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes or until garlic is just slightly golden.
• Stir in basil (you can also substitute fresh parsley, for a different taste) and toss with cooked pasta.
• Serve with parmesan cheese on the side.

BACON & MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling water in a large non-stick saucepan according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, slice the mushrooms and snip the bacon into bite-size pieces with scissors or a sharp knife.
• Reserve a few drops of the cooking water in a cup or bowl, then drain the pasta and set aside. Fry the bacon and mushrooms in the same pan until golden, about 5 mins. Keep the heat high so the mushrooms fry in the bacon fat, rather than sweat.
• Tip the pasta and reserved water back into the pan and stir over the heat for 1 min. Take the pan off the heat, spoon in the pesto and crème fraîche and most of the basil and stir to combine. Sprinkle with the remaining basil to serve.

SIMPLE BACON AND MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Saute the onion, garlic and bacon in the olive oil over a low heat until soft for around 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the tagliatelle in a large pan of slightly salted water according to the instructions on the packet.
• Drain the pasta in a colander and pour over some boiling water to wash away the starch and prevent the pasta from sticking together.
• Stir the mushrooms into the onion and bacon mixture and Saute for five minutes. Stir in the creme fraiche, season to taste and heat through. Remove from the heat and stir in the cooked tagliatelle. Serve immediately.

BACON AND MUSHROOM PASTA WITH TRUFFLE OIL

Steps:

• chop up bacon, mushrooms and onions. and put a frying pan on high heat and add the bacon, mushrooms and onions and cook till the bacons crispy add the pasta to salted boiling water while everything else is cooking. once cooked add the pasta to the frying with the bacon mixture in toss together add the cream cheese and parmesan and smoked cheese and mix till melted and add the truffle oil the serve straight away.
• serve in bowls.