Recipe: Appetizing Bacon, Mushroom & Chicken Pasta

Bacon, Mushroom & Chicken Pasta. Garlicky bacon and mushrooms go just as well on top of a perfectly seared steak as they do beside a big salad and some pan-fried halibut. These mushrooms will team up well with pretty much whatever you serve them with. I've used a bunch of different mushrooms in this recipe as I like seeing them mingle together.

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Ingredients of Bacon, Mushroom & Chicken Pasta

Prepare 1 box of rigatoni pasta or similar.
You need 3 piece of bacon, chopped.
You need 1/2 of yellow onion, finely chopped.
It's 3 tbsp of garlic, minced.
It's 1 of chicken bouillon cube.
Prepare 1 cup of half and half.
You need 1 cup of ricotta cheese.
You need 4 cup of fresh sliced baby Bella mushrooms.
You need 2 cup of diced cooked chicken.
You need 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
Prepare 1 of salt, pepper, dried thyme, Italian herbs to taste.
You need 1 of optional - green onion sliced to garnish.

Easy to make and positively addictive! The mushroom bacon is done when it feels like it's getting dry and toasted on both sides. Let the mushroom bacon cool completely, for maximum crispness. This Creamy Bacon Mushroom Pasta is a perfect date night at home meal, or even just an average weeknight!

Bacon, Mushroom & Chicken Pasta step by step

Make pasta according to box directions, reserve a little water for thinning sauce if needed.
In large skillet/saute pan, fry bacon bits and render as much fat as possible.
Scoop out bacon and drain on paper towel and add chopped onion and garlic to bacon fat.
After garlic and onions have softened, add mushrooms and season with thyme, salt and seasonings.
After mushrooms have softened a bit add ricotta cheese, half and half, and bouillion cube and stir to incorporate.
If sauce too thick, ladle some pasta water to thin it out.
Add cooked pasta, chicken, and bacon bits to sauce and toss together Parmesan and Italian herbs.
Garnish with green onion or fresh parsley, optional - serve hot.

Savory bacon and mushrooms in a creamy sauce, all tossed together with pasta will have you coming back for seconds! Bacon mushroom pasta begs for garlic and it is up to you to add as much or as little of it as you like. Most importantly, don't skip this ingredient. In my opinion, garlic is a must in this recipe. So, keep it lively and interesting!