Pancetta Pasta

YOU WILL NEED:

1 stick butter

Chili flakes

6 cloves garlic (chopped)

2 packs Nestle All Purpose Cream

1 whole onion (chopped)

12 strips of bacon, sliced in 1” pieces

Fresh shiitake mushroom, cleaned and sliced into strips

Fresh button mushrooms

Parmeggiano reggiano, grated

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Pasta of your choice, cooked according to procedure

STEPS

1. Sauté the bacon in olive oil until slightly crispy. Add garlic and onion in butter until onions are translucent and the garlic releases its smell. Add a pinch of chili flakes, if you prefer it spicy.

2. Add button and shiitake mushrooms and mix well.

3. Add Nestle All Purpose Cream, simmer.

4. Strain the water from the mushroom and add to the mixture.

5. Add parmeggiano reggiano and salt and pepper to taste.

NOTE: Minimize on salt addition as bacon is already salty.