Bacon & mushroom pasta

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Recipe by Jane Hornby

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1. Video tutorial: Making pasta

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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

MAKE IT DIFFERENT

Swap the basil pesto for red or sun-dried tomato pesto.

567 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 78g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 4g, salt 1.41 g

'I have already cooked this great, tasty dish again. The flavours of the basil and bacon work well together, and the whole thing was lovely and creamy.'

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• Fluffy

  26 November 2008

  Fluffy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The kids absolutely devoured this! As suggested, best to use a good quality, fresh pesto. Will definitely be making again.

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• Little Miss Cupcake

  03 December 2008

  Little Miss Cupcake commented on this recipe

  A lovely, tasty mid-week meal that is very quick and easy! Will definitley be making again!

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• Jah_Mon

  05 January 2009

  Jah_Mon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mine looked a lot creamier than the dish pictured so perhaps i used a bit too much creme fraiche but it was very tasty nonetheless & so quick! Will definitely make it again.

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• Tacha

  08 January 2009

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• Liezel

  22 January 2009

  Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We really liked this, but it is a bit simple. It is really quick and easy to make and my hubby loved it the next day for left overs, but not really the type of thing you need a recipe for

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• Aerion

  25 January 2009

  Aerion rated and commented on this recipe

  

  An excellent example of how a simple recipe results in a wonderful meal! Instead of chestnut mushrooms I used portobello mushrooms because of their incredible flavour, a variation I can heartily recommend!

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• Jean

  28 January 2009

  Jean rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mxed revues from the family with this one. Main one is needs a lot less pasta and more bacon. I used low fat pesto which may have been a mistake. I liked it but the blokes in the family not sure.

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• cookaholic

  21 February 2009

  cookaholic rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this pasta dish, So easy and quick. This has become a regular meal in our house and is a hit with everyone! This the best pasta recipie I have ever tasted. Definitely one to try if you already haven't!!

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• Jayne

  12 March 2009

  Jayne commented on this recipe

  This was a lovely recipe, really quick to make and very tasty! I used garlic & herb cream cheese instead of the creme fraiche and it tasted great! Had some left over so took it work and had it cold for lunch. Made a nice change to the usual sandwich. Will definitely make this again :-)

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• beckyv

  15 April 2009

  beckyv rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipie. Made it low fat by using weight watchers creme fraiche (From Tesco) and Tesco healthy living smoked bacon rashers. So this cut out a lot of the fat content. To bulk it up i added chicken as well. For extra flavour i crushed up gralic cloves and put it into the creme fraich. My partner loved this! Make sure you use the basil as well.

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• Tony

  21 April 2009

  Tony rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great pasta midweeker again from GF! Used the village butchers dry cured smoked bacon, best I've ever tasted, and the two times I've made this I used red pesto, Roast Pepper the first time and Aubergine the second. Very good on both occasions very quick and super tasty.

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• Lisa

  04 May 2009

  Lisa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Awesome dish. cooked it for the whole family and even the fussy eaters ate it all. has become a weekly regular as the leftovers (if there are any) are great for lunch the following day. quick, easy and cooked in one dish; saved on washing up.

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• Jess

  09 May 2009

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• Badcompany3004

  24 May 2009

  Badcompany3004 commented on this recipe

  I don't like Creme Fraiche is there an alternative for this ingredient?

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• Badcompany3004

  24 May 2009

  Badcompany3004 commented on this recipe

  I don't like Creme Fraiche is there an alternative for this ingredient?

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• Jess

  31 May 2009

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• koalafishy

  25 June 2009

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  25 June 2009

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• middle_pin2

  09 July 2009

  middle_pin2 commented on this recipe

  Very tasty meal. I added a clove of garlic and an onion which worked. Craime fraiche gave it quite a sharp flavour - nice, but i may try single cream next time.

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• Judith Broom

  10 August 2009

  Judith Broom rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Excellent - something the whole family likes (a miracle!) Easy and quick to cook - I've been told to serve it with ciabatta, so next time will probably increase quantities of pesto and creme fraiche.

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Ingredients

• 400g penne (or other tube shape) pasta
• 250g pack chestnut or button mushrooms , wiped clean
• 8 rashers streaky bacon
• 4 tbsp pesto (fresh from the chiller cabinet if possible)
• 200ml carton 50% fat crème fraîche
• handful basil leaves

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 5 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 400g penne (or other tube shape) pasta
• 250g pack chestnut or button mushrooms , wiped clean
• 8 rashers streaky bacon
• 4 tbsp pesto (fresh from the chiller cabinet if possible)
• 200ml carton 50% fat crème fraîche
• handful basil leaves

567 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 78g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 4g, salt 1.41 g

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