Zucchini Pasta with Bacon Cream Sauce
Zucchini Pasta with Bacon Cream Sauce takes around 40 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. For 96 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 4. 113 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Musings of a House Wife requires salt, butter, heavy cream, and garlic. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. With a spoonacular score of 30%, this dish is rather bad. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Zucchini Pastan in a Lemon Cream Sauce, Zucchini pasta with avocado cream sauce, and Quick Zucchini Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
4 slices bacon, large diced
4 Tbsp butter, divided
8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup heavy cream
½ red onion, sliced
salt to taste
Equipment:
paper towels
colander
frying pan
pot
Cooking instruction summary:
First, shred the zucchini into a large colander.Sprinkle with salt and allow it to sit in the sink and drain while you prepare the cream sauce.In a saute pan, brown the bacon over medium heat, then remove from the pan to a paper towel to cool.Place the red onion into the bacon grease, add a couple tablespoons of butter and saute over med-low heat till onions are tender and beginning to brown.Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for 3-5 more minutes.Pour in the heavy cream, return the bacon to the pan, and stir until combined.Taste and add salt if necessary.In a separate saute pan or stock pot, melt 2 Tbsp butter over medium heat.Rinse the zucchini, drain, and then add it to the butter in the pot.Cook the zucchini, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until it is cooked through and soft.Plate the zucchini and top it with the mushroom sauce.ENJOY!
Step by step:
1. First, shred the zucchini into a large colander.Sprinkle with salt and allow it to sit in the sink and drain while you prepare the cream sauce.In a saute pan, brown the bacon over medium heat, then remove from the pan to a paper towel to cool.
2. Place the red onion into the bacon grease, add a couple tablespoons of butter and saute over med-low heat till onions are tender and beginning to brown.
3. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for 3-5 more minutes.
4. Pour in the heavy cream, return the bacon to the pan, and stir until combined.Taste and add salt if necessary.In a separate saute pan or stock pot, melt 2 Tbsp butter over medium heat.Rinse the zucchini, drain, and then add it to the butter in the pot.Cook the zucchini, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until it is cooked through and soft.Plate the zucchini and top it with the mushroom sauce.ENJOY!
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