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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