Creamy Herbed Parmesan Pasta Sauce With Bacon And Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and set aside.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease in the skillet. Add butter and melt over medium heat. Stir in onions and saute until soft and translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and toss to thoroughly coat with the butter-onion-garlic mixture. Season with nutmeg and pepper and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Combine chicken broth, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and cornstarch in a bowl and whisk until well combined. Stir into mushroom mixture, pour in heavy cream, stir in reserved bacon, and simmer until sauce is bubbly and thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning and serve immediately garnished with chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In a small saucepan, combine the heavy cream, sage, thyme, rosemary, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium and cook until the cream has thickened slightly and is reduced to about 1 cup, 12 to 15 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a gentle simmer. Remove from heat until the pasta's ready.
• When the cream is at the halfway point, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until a minute or 2 shy of al dente. About 3 minutes before draining the pasta, add the greens to the water. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain the pasta and greens with a colander and return to the pot.
• Place the just-used colander over the pot of pasta, then strain the infused cream through the colander into the noodles. (Discard or compost the herbs and cinnamon stick.) Add the 1/2 cup pasta water to the pasta, set over medium-high heat, and cook, tossing, until the sauce glosses the noodles, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Place bacon pieces in a large frying pan and fry until about halfway cooked. (or you can do this step in the microwave).
• Drain (but don't blot off all the fat) and add chopped onions, mushrooms, and garlic. Fry until onion is soft.
• Add flour and seasonings and stir until you can't see the flour. Gradually add milk while stirring.
• Simmer until thickened. (This probably won't take more than a minute or two, depending on what kind of pan you're using.) Add parmesan cheese and stir until cheese is melted.
• Add to cooked pasta, toss to coat and serve.

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion in butter 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden. Add mushrooms, chopped sage and thyme; cook until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in whipping cream, cheese, salt and pepper.
• Pour sauce over cooked pasta; toss gently to coat. Garnish with herbs.