Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Carbonara
- Serves 4
- Prep time: 10 mins | Cooking time: 25 mins
This recipe uses the ready to cook Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Carbonara Simply Dinner meal kit available online and in store from PAK'nSAVE. Browse all recipes here.
A rich and creamy pasta dish with crispy bacon, savoury mushrooms, and a ready-made onion and garlic sauce. Simple, satisfying, and perfect for an easy weeknight dinner!
Recipe by: Annabel Langbein
Ingredients
200g bacon
200g mushrooms
Water
Salt
1 tbsp cooking oil
400g spaghetti
350g Annabel’s Go To Creamy Onion & Garlic Sauce
½ - 3/4 cup milk
50g parmesan
Each meal kit include all the main ingredients, including a unique sauce and an easy-to-follow recipe for a quick, easy, and convenient weeknight dinner solution.
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Method
- Finely dice the bacon and slice the mushrooms. Put to one side.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
- Start making the sauce before you put the pasta on to cook. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry bacon over a medium-high heat until starting to brown (4-5 minutes). Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook stirring frequently until starting to brown (3-4 minutes). Take off the heat.
- Cook pasta uncovered for 1 minute less than the packet directions. When pasta is just about cooked, place bacon pan back on the heat. Add Annabel’s Go To Creamy Onion & Garlic sauce to bacon pan with ½ cup milk and bring to a simmer stirring to incorporate pan brownings.
- Drain cooked pasta into a colander then return it to the cooking pot.
- Add the sauce and drained pasta along with parmesan. Season with pepper and stir to combine and fully heat through. Add a little more milk as desired to get the sauce to the creamy consistency you like.