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Home » Recipes » Dinner Recipes » Spaghetti with creamy bacon & mushroom sauce

Spaghetti with creamy bacon & mushroom sauce

October 30, 2014 by Alida Ryder 15 Comments

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Bacon & mushroom pasta

In life, there are times when lavish meals are necessary. Meals that take you hours to prepare and cook and present beautifully. But there are also times where all you need is to sit on the couch with a big bowl of pasta while watching talk shows. That is what I needed a few nights ago when after a day of driving the kids around, trying to make deadlines, cooking, shooting and editing, I was just exhausted. Physically and emotionally. And let me tell you, there are few things that remedy an exhausted mind as quickly as a bowl of creamy pasta.

Bacon & mushroom pasta

This also happens to be the only thing C ever wants to eat. He loves most of the food I cook but he’s a pretty simple guy when it comes to food. Cream? Good! Pasta? Good! Bacon? Goooooood! Whenever I want to treat him, this is what I cook and the fact that is pretty much the easiest thing you can knock together just makes it so much better.

Bacon & mushroom pasta
I start off with a big pot of salted water which I bring to the boil. While I’m waiting for that to happen, I fry off the bacon until it’s crisp and has rendered off all its delicious fat. I then sauté the mushrooms in a bit of that bacon fat with garlic and then add the bacon back in before I add the cream. I love how the sizzling pan comes to an abrupt halt when the cream is added. It’s almost like the cream is gently shooshing it as it makes it way through the mushrooms and bacon. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and a generous sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley and you have comfort in a bowl. Perfect for any time when your soul needs a little soothing. 44

Bacon & mushroom pasta

Spaghetti with creamy bacon & mushroom sauce

4.36 from 59 votes
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Course: Dinner, Pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

for the sauce

  • 250 g streaky bacon chopped
  • 250 g mushrooms sliced
  • 1 garlic clove sliced
  • 100-150 ml cream
  • lemon juice to taste
  • salt & pepper to taste

to serve

  • 500 g spaghetti cooked
  • freshly chopped parsley
  • grated Parmesn cheese

Instructions

  • Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over high heat then fry the bacon until crisp.
  • Remove the bacon and set aside. Pour off the bacon fat, reserving 2 tablespoons in the pan for frying the mushrooms.
  • Sauté the mushrooms until golden brown then add the garlic.
  • Add the bacon and cream and allow to simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • Season with lemon juice, salt & pepper then pour over the pasta and toss.
  • Serve with parsley and Parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.

 

Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Lunch, Pasta, Recipes Tagged With: bacon pasta, bacon recipe, creamy pasta, dinner, easy dinner recipe, easy recipe, mushroom pasta, Pasta, pasta recipe

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Comments

  1. Lihle

    February 23, 2021 at 5:07 PM

    Love it!!

    Reply
  2. Bek

    February 17, 2021 at 10:33 AM

    Delicious ! Added onion and baby spinach.

    Reply
  3. Valerie

    September 30, 2020 at 9:15 PM

    Totally delicious ?. I used crime fraiche rather than cream and plenty of garlic. It was big hit with my hubby.

    Reply
  4. Karl Gailer

    May 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM

    Lovely dish, family love it ?

    Reply
  5. Peter Rolland

    August 30, 2019 at 8:32 PM

    I find bacon and onion add a great flavour to pasta dishes and I used full cream plain yoghurt instead of cream. Not quite so rich but still delicious.

    Reply
  6. Kathryn E Green

    June 13, 2019 at 8:07 PM

    What kind of cream

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 17, 2019 at 6:29 PM

      Heavy or whipping cream.

      Reply
  7. Helen

    April 2, 2019 at 3:59 PM

    Does it work with cream cheese rather than cream?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      April 3, 2019 at 8:06 AM

      I’m sure you could use cream cheese, Just be careful to not allow it to boil as that can cause it to split.

      Reply
  8. Sarah Broadfield

    September 23, 2018 at 5:14 PM

    Delicious and quick and simple

    Reply
  9. Steve

    July 20, 2018 at 3:27 PM

    Can this be done with penne pasta and after it’s tossed in the sauce placed in baking dish with shredded mozzarella on top and baked?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 23, 2018 at 8:41 AM

      Absolutely.

      Reply
  10. Colleen Pastoor

    November 8, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    This looks amazing! Added to my meal plan for next week 🙂

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 10, 2014 at 3:17 PM

      Let me know what you think once you’ve tried it!

      Reply

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