Bacon 'n mushroom pasta

Bacon really does make everything taste better...

Thick cut bacon...


Fresh from the success of last night's dinner, I made another creamy pasta dish for tonight, Thin Spaghetti with mushroom cream sauce and bacon...

Now here it is with parsley...

Yessssss......

Drool...

Thin Spaghetti with Mushrooms and Bacon

Ingredients:
1 lb. of thin spaghetti
1 lb of thick cut bacon (I cut these in half)
1 small onion, chopped
5-6 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
1 container of mushrooms, sliced
heavy whipping cream
parmesan cheese (1 cup or more)
freshly cracked black pepper
parsley (for garnish)

Directions:

• Boil the pasta in a separate pot
• Fry the bacon in a large pan
• Pour the bacon fat in a separate container and keep the bacon on a towel lined plate
• Use about 2-3 tbsp of bacon fat to saute the onions and mushrooms (yes, I used the fat!)
• Saute until onions and mushrooms are soft
• Add the garlic and saute until garlic is fragrant
• Add the heavy whipping cream
• Add the parmesan cheese
• Stir until sauce is smooth and cooked through
• Pour sauce over pasta
• Crumble or tear the bacon into pieces over the dish (I used only half of the bacon and saved the other half for extra toppings)
• Garnish with parsley

Inhale and devour!