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Best Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Pasta
This creamy mushroom pasta with bacon is SO GOOD. Sautéed mushrooms, savory bacon, and tender pasta noodles tossed in a creamy garlic sauce in just 30 minutes – it doesn't get much better than this!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 728 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta noodles I used rigatoni noodles
- 8 ounces mushrooms thinly sliced
- 6 bacon strips roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter (optional, see note)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk or heavy cream
- 1-2 teaspoons salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon coarsely cracked black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
- grated Parmesan cheese optional topping
- chopped fresh parsley optional garnish
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, and set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat until just crisp (don't overcook it). Use tongs to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to cool slightly before roughly chopping. *Keep bacon drippings in the pan* (See note for alternate method)
- Over medium-high heat, add garlic and mushrooms to the pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes until garlic is fragrant and mushrooms are tender. Stir in bacon pieces.
- Sprinkle flour over the garlic, mushrooms, and bacon and stir for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in chicken broth, then heavy cream, and milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a high simmer.
- Simmer for 5-10 minutes until sauce becomes thickened and creamy.
- Season with salt and pepper. Stir in pasta noodles.
- Taste, add salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with parmesan and parsley if desired and serve. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Cooking the bacon: if you don't want the splatter mess of the bacon, use my oven-baked bacon method and then sauté your garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter instead of the bacon drippings. Alternately, you can use a paper towel to sop up most of the bacon grease from the pan and then melt 1-2 tablespoons butter in the pan before adding the mushrooms and garlic.
- Pasta noodles: you can use any Italian pasta noodle in this recipe. Fettuccine, bowtie, ziti, penne, use your favorite or whatever you have on hand!
Nutrition Information
Calories
728kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
74g
(25%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
1072mg
(45%)
Potassium
620mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
987IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
137mg
(14%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 728
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 728kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1072mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 620mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 987IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 137mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.