Recipe - Pasta With Mushroom And Bacon Sauce

250 g Pasta; (fettuccine, medium
; bow ties, spiral
; twists)
2 Rashers bacon; rind removed
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Olive oil
250 g Button mushrooms; cut or sliced up
1 bn Green shallots; (white
shanks only)
1 Stick celery; finely chopped
One fourth cup Cream or 1 heaped tablespoon
sour cream
One half cup Water
One half cup Grated tasty mature cheddar
cheese
1 tablespoon Pinenuts; toasted
Chopped parsley

Cook pasta in the usual way in plenty of boiling salted water.

Meanwhile, put chopped bacon into a large frying pan with butter and oil
and fry gently until fat sizzles, then push bacon to one side of the pan
and add mushrooms and shallots. Cook gently for a few minutes, stirring
often, then add celery, cream and water and bring to the boil. Simmer for a
minute or so, then add the drained and cooked pasta. Heat gently in the
sauce. Serve sprinkled with the cheese, toasted pinenuts and parsley.

Serves 3 to 4.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1215 Calories (kcal); 30g Total Fat; (21% calories from fat);
37g Protein; 201g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 183mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 12 One half Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 One half Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.