Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins
Quantity | Ingredient |
---|---|
6 slices | Thick cut bacon, thinly sliced |
1 pound | Fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced |
1 | Onion, thinly sliced |
1 head | Garlic, roasted and chopped fine (or 5 cloves raw, minced) |
1 teaspoon | Thyme, dried |
28 ounce | Can peeled whole tomatoes and their juices, puréed |
3/4 cup | Dry white wine |
1/2 teaspoon | Kosher salt |
1/2 teaspoon | Black pepper |
1 pound | Fettuccine |
1 cup | Heavy cream |
1/2 cup | Peas |
Parmesan cheese, grated, for garnish | |
Fresh Italian parsley, chopped, for garnish |
- In a Dutch oven or large sauté pan on the stove, cook the bacon over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned, about 5-7 minutes. Set aside to a paper-lined plate/bowl.
- Add the mushrooms to the pan with the bacon fat and return to medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until browned, about 8 minutes.
- Add the onion, garlic, and thyme to the pan and sauté for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the puréed tomatoes, white wine, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to maintain a bare simmer. Cook 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add fettuccine and cook until al dente.
- Reserving about one cup of the pasta-cooking water, drain pasta.
- Add the cream to the pasta sauce along with the peas, drained pasta, and cooked bacon.
- Bring to a simmer, adding reserved pasta-cooking water as needed to thin the sauce, until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- Serve, garnish with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
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The BEST Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Italian Pasta alla Boscaiola
Pasta alla boscaiola, aka “Woodman’s Pasta”, is a classic Tuscan Italian sauce made with smoky bacon, earthy mushrooms, tomatoes and cream, creating the ultimate Italian comfort food!
