Woodsy Mushroom Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 slices bacon, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lb fresh shiitake mushrooms or 1/2 lb button mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon truffle oil (optional)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook spaghetti to al dente per package instructions, in salted water.
• 2 while spaghetti is cooking, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; add bacon.
• 3 cook, stirring often, until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes.
• 4 add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• 5 add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.
• 6 drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water; transfer pasta to a large bowl.
• 7 pour enough of the pasta water into the mushroom mixture to make a sauce; cook, stirring, to dislodge any flavorful browned bits from the pan, about 1 minute.
• 8 stir in the butter.
• 9 add mushroom mixture to the pasta; toss.
• 10 sprinkle with parsley and pine nuts.
• 11 drizzle truffle oil over the pasta; toss.
• 12 pass the grated cheese at the table.