Description
Linguini is tossed with a creamy mushroom sauce with crisp bacon. An easy and fast weeknight pasta dish.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces, weight Linguini
- 6 ounces, weight Bacon, Chopped
- 8 ounces, weight White Mushrooms, Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Flour
- ½ teaspoons Salt, Or To Taste
- ⅛ teaspoons Pepper Or To Taste
- ¾ cups Milk
- ¼ cups Half-and-half
Preparation
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium low heat until browned and crisp. Remove bacon and reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet.
Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Remove and keep warm.
Melt butter with drippings. Add flour, salt, and pepper. Whisk and cook 1 minute. Gradually add milk, whisking after each addition to ensure no lumps remain. Cook and stir 1–2 minutes until thickened. Add half-and-half, mushrooms and bacon. Stir to heat through. Adjust seasonings as needed.
Toss pasta with sauce and serve immediately.
