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Pasta Farfalle with Mushroom & Bacon Garnish

Written by Published on Updated on May 25, 2019 in Main dishes

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!  Well, the Bailey’s Irish Cheese Cake I made the other day was a success. Everyone loved it, and it disappeared rather quickly. 🙂  I was a bit worried that it might not be liked because I had never made it before so glad everyone enjoyed it!! 

My weekend was quiet, I had planned on making something different yesterday but plans changed rather quickly. Hubby is not feeling well, sore throat, coughing, etc. so I made chicken soup for him and a Pasta dish for me.  I love eating smaller versions of pasta, than the usual long pasta like Spaghetti, don’t get me wrong, I do love Linguini topped with a lovely tomato sauce and Parmesan Cheese or my favorite Greek Cheese for pasta topping Kefalotyri.  

I have made this pasta dish many times before by using cubed chicken instead of bacon which tastes just as good. I usually put in just a dash of Olive Oil when frying the chicken, but this time  I decided to use margarine an Italian brand named Bertolli, (they originally started  out with Olive Oil) unsalted margarine which I find to be so tasty in my opinion.  I sometimes  use this to make homemade doughs for my pies for example Spinach pie, or Cheese pie. The olive oil within the butter just gives the dough a smoother texture, which is much easier to work with when kneading by hand, and when baked it has a delicious taste to it. 🙂 

If your local supermarket carries the Bertolli Brand Butter with Olive Oil give it a try and let me know what you think. 🙂

Wishing everyone a good week!! 🙂

PASTA FARFALLE WITH MUSHROOM & BACON GARNISH

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 package Pasta Farfalle
  • 1 1/2 cups of Mushrooms diced
  • 1/2 cup grams of Bacon or Chicken
  • 1/2 cup of dry White Wine
  • 3 tablespoons of Butter or Margarine
  • 1 1/2 cup of Vegetable Broth
  • Fresh Parsley
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Boil pasta in salted water…(you can use which ever pasta you prefer)
  • Dice mushrooms
  • Cut bacon or chicken into cubes. (I was able to find cubed bacon in the local supermarket)
  • Add bacon into frying pan along with just a teaspoon of butter, and stir just until golden brown.
  • Continue by adding in the mushrooms.
  • Add in wine and vegetable broth and simmer for 5 minutes, then add in the rest of the ingredients except for the butter.
  • Once the wine and broth have evaporated add in the butter & parsley, simmer for 15 minutes or until butter has been absorbed.
  • Add as a topping on pasta with Parmesan Cheese or Kefalotyri or your personal favorite cheese.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

15 Comments

  1. Ritu
    March 12, 2018 at 7:37 am  ·  Reply
    Sounds like my kinda pasta!
  2. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    March 12, 2018 at 8:28 am  ·  Reply
    Very delicious pasta, Sophie! :-) Definitely one, we would love to eat here! <3
  3. Perdita Tinsel
    March 12, 2018 at 3:27 pm  ·  Reply
    My kind of recipe! I love farfale and mushrooms.
  4. mistimaan
    March 12, 2018 at 5:10 pm  ·  Reply
    Nice recipe
  5. dtills
    March 12, 2018 at 6:15 pm  ·  Reply
    I think it might be time for some serious carb loading 😊
  6. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    March 12, 2018 at 7:19 pm  ·  Reply
    Delicious recipe, but I'll have to substitute the bacon. 😄
  7. foodzesty
    March 13, 2018 at 8:41 pm  ·  Reply
    It is a nice combination :)

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