Mushrooms are one of my all time favorite foods and one of my favorite ways to enjoy mushrooms is in a quick and tasty pasta with bacon, cream and cheese. I had not had this dish in a while and I was recently reminded of it by a post on Butter and Sugar for spaghetti with mushrooms and bacon . I stopped by the market on the weekend to pick up the ingredients and I came home with a combination of shiitake, cremini and oyster mushrooms. While I was walking by the butchers shop I noticed that they were selling bacon that they had made and I wondered how it would compare to the store bought vacuum sealed packages that I normally use. They had a few different types and I thought that I would start by trying the double smoked variety. This meal comes together in under 20 minutes and the results are always good. You just can’t go wrong with creamy sauteed mushrooms, salty bacon and cheese! The double smoked bacon was pretty good. It was thicker and not nearly as fatty as the vacuum sealed and it did have a nice hint of smokiness which went nicely with the mushrooms and pasta.
Wild Mushroom and Double Smoked Bacon Linguine
ingredients
- 4 strips bacon (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 8 ounces wild mushrooms (sliced, your favorite mushrooms)
- 1/2 pound linguine (I used whole wheat) (gluten free for gluten free)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/4 cup white wine (or dry sherry, or chicken stock)
- 1 splash heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped, optional)
- parmigiano reggiano (grated)
directions
- Cook the bacon in a pan and set aside retaining 1 tablespoon of the grease.
- Add the mushrooms and saute until golden brown and just starting to caramelize, about 7-15 minutes.
- When the mushrooms are halfway done start cooking the pasta as directed on the package.
- Add the garlic and thyme to the mushrooms and saute for a minute.
- Add the wine, deglaze the pan and simmer to reduce a bit.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the heavy cream, bacon and parsley.
- Season with pepper. (It should already be salty enough from the bacon.)
- Toss the mushrooms with the pasta.
- Serve topped with the parmigiano reggiano.
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I just got a bunch of various mushrooms and I think I know what I am going to do with them! This looks amazing! Would you say the double smoked bacon is necessary or can I substitute?
Double smoked bacon linguine? Um, you had me at that. Actually, you had me at wild mushrooms, but that bacon just sealed the deal. YUM!!
Sues
Kevin,
I don’t know what it is, but everything you cook is always inspire me. The other day, I made pasta dish with dried porcini (I couldn’t find the fresh one), but I didn’t put bacon, and thyme. I should remember this next time.
Cheers,
Elra
What? No ham?
Just kidding! This looks great. : )
Your version looks absolutely wonderful. I agree you can never go wrong with mushrooms, bacon and cheese!
Comfort food at its finest! I’ve never seen a double smoked bacon before; it sounds tasty. I love mushrooms and so I know I’d enjoy this. YUM!
For a while there you got me imagining what linguine made out of bacon would be like! Oh, yum 😉 But this looks deelicious too!
That sounds freaking amazing, you are soo creative!
My fiancee would love this! Mushrooms and bacon are his fave!
What an awesome combo! This linguine dish looks terrific!
Cheers,
Rosa
That bacon sounds so good. I am going to keep my eye out for homemade bacon…until I get the courage to make my own.
Those ingredients are absolutely on the top of my list of favourite savoury flavours! Looks fantastic!
I am sorry Kevin, but every post, every dish looks better than the last! If I every move to Canada can I come over for dinner?
I love mushrooms! This sounds amazing!
I love pasta and the bacon sounds good! The pasta looks really delicious with all my favourite ingredients!
My husband’s name is Kevin. : ) This looks amazing!
Wild mushrooms and fresh bacon, that sounds like a great combination. I must try this.
Erika: Regular bacon works just as well.
Smoked bacon and mushrooms? YUM!! This looks so great!
Wow Kevin that looks lovely!
This looks tasty! How do you like whole wheat pasta? I’ve only tried it once and I wasn’t digging it. Are all whole wheat pastas not the same? Is one better than the other? I’m thinking this would always be great served over brown rice.
Mushrooms and pasta are my idea of heaven!
this pasta looks and sounds great! the bacon i bet really made the flavor!
Now that looks delicious. Cream with mushrooms sound soo good!
Mushrooms and pasta, double yum!
Super delicious, i am sure gonna make this for sure.
looks devine!
Wow, this is something I would pay a lot of money to eat. I love this type of combo. Kevin how do you stay so thin? LOL
As the new Tony, I applaud the use of bacon in this recipe.
This looks AMAZING! I wish my husband liked mushrooms more – maybe I will just make this when he is out for the night!
just wanted to say that i love your blog! the food is amazing (i made the cinnamon bread and even with substitutions.. it was deliiiiicious) and the pictures make them look even better. bacon is my favorite food group and i will be trying this one very soon!
Add me to the list who are shamelessly inviting themselves over for dinner 🙂
It certainly looks like a satisfying pasta dish!
Wow, this looks so yummy. I wish I had a bowl right now!
I am literally drooling on my keyboard. Kevin, you never cease to amaze me. Excellent recipe.
The shrimp dish down below looks tasty too.
The ingredient list looks deceptively simple but that photo has me drooling. I’ll have to see what mushrooms I can get my hands on this weekend (very hit or miss here) because I want this now!
Kevin, I can just about imagine all the fantastic flavours coming together in this dish.
j & j dish it out: I have been enjoying the whole wheat pasta. I like that it has a bit more of a bite or chewiness to it.
Gosh that looks good — mushrooms, bacon… all my favorite food groups! And whole wheat pasta for good measure! Kevin, you’ve won me over.
This looks amazing, and I love mushrooms and bacon. I actually have some fantastic bacon in the fridge from the butcher, so I might make this on Saturday!
this pasta must taste gooood with bacon!
Uh-huh!
your pasta creations never fail to make me crave for some ;p
Wow! That sounds superb. I can’t read any further, Kevin, my tastebuds are exploding, and I’m on a liquid/no chew diet for 2 weeks. Oh hum. 🙁
Oops, I cannot remember now if I have already commented. This is a spectacular meal, Kevin. You just raise the bar with double smoked bacon and the variety of mushrooms.Perfect, just Perfect!
Kevin what a perfect dish for the big Presto Pasta Night 100 bash. Thanks for sharing.
Eeeeeowmahgawd, this looks fantastic. Wild mushrooms are so delicious in combination. This is pure luxury.
Oh Wow – I am in love! Mushrooms, Bacon AND Pasta! You can’t get any better than that. This looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it.
Looks divine and a great dish for Valentine’s day coming up.
Rosie x
Mushrooms and bacon are 2 of my favorite foods. This looks amazing.
This looks so good and I’m even full (of pizza) right now!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen double smoked bacon – but for sure the combo of mushroom and bacon is one that makes me do a happy dance without the lotto 6/49 connected to it.
Kevin, I just have to tell you that when I go to tastespotting to randomly glean through recipes that I might like, time after time I always pick one of yours. I’m not surprised anymore, you continually make the kind of meals I love.
Italian food is amazing. Anything with mushrooms and bacon in it sounds good to me.
Wild mushrooms are the best – and I think I may now be addicted to fresh shitake mushrooms. Isn’t it amazing the difference good artisanal bacon makes? This sauce looks soooo good!
Your food just keeps getting more and more beautiful! This sounds fantastic… it sounds like the bacon is the star here?
Hi Kevin! You inspired me and my friends to make this 🙂 I made it tonight and it was great! I substituted white wine for red (we aren’t wine drinkers and that’s all we had, lol) and I also added chicken and spinach (I didn’t have thyme). And to reduce fat I went with turkey bacon. Oh, and Mozzarella substituted for fresh Parm (forgot to buy parm at the grocery store). ANYWAY, lol, it was still amazing! The whole wheat pasta does have more bite and I like that! Also, this was extra easy to make so its being added to my quick meals recipe book 🙂
Just curious…do I take the bacon OUT of the pan before adding the mushrooms? It seems like the bacon would burn if cooked, and then sauteed for another 15 min.
Devan: Good catch! I have updated the recipe.
It was so good that I can't breathe right now after eating too many.