Pasta with Bacon, Cream and Mushrooms

Pasta with bacon, cream and mushrooms: a comforting recipe for the whole family

By Marilyn

I call them my “heart attack” pasta since they contain a lot of fat, but they are 100% comforting and good for your morale ;). The whole family will love this recipe.

🔍 Information	Details
⏱️ Preparation time	30 minutes
🍳 Cooking time	20 minutes
⏲️ Total time	50 minutes
🔧 Difficulty level	Moderate
🍽️ Servings	2-4
🔥 Calories per serving	Around 400-600

An easy recipe to personalize according to your tastes

Here I used penne, but you can use fettuccine or any other pasta you have in the pantry. You can also use 15% cream or milk to reduce the fat content of the recipe.

For dried mushrooms, I had those from Morilles Québec, crab mushrooms in a 14g box. You could take fresh mushrooms and sauté them with the bacon, or any dried mushrooms will work.

Makes 2 to 4 servings depending on appetite (you can make the recipe larger if your family is larger)

Ingredients

• 1 packet of dried mushrooms
• ½ package of smoked bacon
• 2 cups penne
• 1 French shallot
• 1 ½ tsp. tablespoon of all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp. tablespoon of butter
• 1 ½ c. 35% cooking cream (or 15% or milk)
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of grated parmesan

Preparation

1. Rehydrate dried mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes; drain, reserve.
2. Cut half a package of smoked bacon into small pieces.
3. Chop the French shallot.
4. Boil water, add salt and cook pasta according to instructions.
5. Prepare the béchamel: melt the butter, add the flour, whisk, add the cream and leave to simmer.
6. Brown the shallot, add the bacon and cook to your liking.
7. Drain the pasta; to book.
8. Add the mushrooms to the pan, cook for a few minutes.
9. Mix the pasta, béchamel, bacon, mushrooms and shallot.
10. Add the parmesan, mix well, add pepper and salt if necessary.

Accompany the pasta with a good crunchy green salad to balance it all out ;)

Enjoy your food!