Pasta Carbonara With Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces Barilla wide egg noodles or other egg pasta

two large portabella and several shiitake mushrooms sliced thinly

1 medium sweet onion cut in half crosswise and sliced thinly

1 large clove garlic chopped

extra virgin olive oil

2-3 tbps unsalted butter

1/2 tsp thyme

1/2 tsp oregano

pinch nutmeg

fresh ground black pepper to taste

1/4 cup light cream

4 slices thick-cut bacon, preferably Niman Ranch, chopped

1/2 cup freshly grated Romano cheese

Preparation

While cooking noodle to al dente texture, saute bacon until crisp. In separate skillet, sauté mushrooms, onion & garlic in enough extra virgin olive oil to keep moist. Add butter and herbs and continue sauté. Sprinkle with pepper. Add cream and slightly reduce. Add cooked bacon.

Drain pasta and toss with the Romano cheese. Add the mushroom/bacon mixture, toss & serve.