5 from 21 votes
Wafu Pasta (Japanese-Style Pasta)
Wafu Pasta combines cooked spaghetti or linguine with sautéed bacon, onions, garlic, and mushrooms, tossed in a soy and mirin sauce. This Japanese-style pasta offers a savory, umami-rich flavor profile with a mix of tender vegetables and smoky bacon. It's garnished with green onions, nori, and optional bonito flakes for additional texture and taste.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
550 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian, Japanese
Ingredients
Pasta:
- 1 lb pasta your choice of spaghetti, angel hair, or linguine
- ¼ white onion sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 4 lices Bacon cut into pieces
- 300 g mushrooms cut into pieces
Wafu sauce:
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- ¾ C - 1 C pasta cooking water reserved
Garnish:
- 1 talk green onions chopped
- nori seaweed cut into thin pieces
- bonito flakes optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the package directions, minus 1 minute (to ensure al dente texture).
- Reserve about 1 C of pasta cooking liquid and drain the pasta. Set aside.
- Heat a large pot or frying pan over medium heat and add in the bacon. Cook until the bacon renders.
- Add in onions and garlic, and saute, cooking until onions are slightly softened and aromatic.
- Add in the mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring every so often.
- Reduce the heat.
- In a small bowl, combine soy sauce and mirin.
- Add in the pasta, along with the soy sauce and mirin mixture.
- Use a pair of tongs to coat the pasta with the sauce.
- Pour in enough reserved pasta cooking liquid to loosen.
- Remove from heat and garnish with chopped green onions, nori and bonito flakes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
550kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
0.03g
(2%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
955mg
(40%)
Potassium
590mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
38IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 550kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 955mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 590mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 38IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.