Bacon & mushroom pasta

Bacon & mushroom pastan is a main course that serves 4. For $2.3 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 723 calories, 22g of protein, and 35g of fat. This recipe from BBC Good Food has 577 fans. A mixture of penne pasta, pesto, crème fraîche, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 73%. This score is solid. Similar recipes include Spinach, Mushroom and Turkey Bacon Pasta (Zucchini Pasta), Mushroom-Bacon Pasta, and Mushroom, Bacon & Spinach Whole Wheat Pasta.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

8 rashers streaky bacon

250g pack chestnut or button mushrooms, wiped clean

200ml carton 50% fat crème fraîche

handful basil leaves

400g penne (or other tube shape) pasta

4 tbsp pesto (fresh from the chiller cabinet if possible)

Equipment:

sauce pan

kitchen scissors

knife

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

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.

 

Step by step:


1. 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.


Nutrition Information:

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722k Calories
22g Protein
34g Total Fat
79g Carbs
12% Health Score
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Calories
722k
36%

Fat
34g
53%

  Saturated Fat
12g
80%

Carbohydrates
79g
27%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
56mg
19%

Sodium
480mg
21%

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Protein
22g
45%

Selenium
79µg
113%

Manganese
0.96mg
48%

Phosphorus
363mg
36%

Vitamin B3
5mg
29%

Copper
0.52mg
26%

Vitamin B2
0.43mg
25%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
19%

Vitamin B5
1mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.35mg
18%

Magnesium
69mg
17%

Potassium
580mg
17%

Zinc
2mg
16%

Fiber
4g
16%

Vitamin A
656IU
13%

Iron
1mg
11%

Calcium
105mg
11%

Folate
32µg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.39µg
6%

Vitamin E
0.53mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.5µg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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