I love weeks where there is a holiday. It makes the week go by either fast or extremely slow. This week is going by quickly! When I used to have a 9-5 job, those weeks are the toughest, as they dragged on and it took the weekends forever to arrive. Now that I’m a homemaker/food blogger, every day goes by fast!
I may have told you this before but I’m a mushroom lover. I always try to incorporate them into my dishes whenever I can. I find that people tend to lean towards a lover or a hater of mushrooms. In this household, we’re lovers! And if you love mushrooms, you’ll certainly love this dish. Especially when there is bacon involved. It’s quick, flavorful and tasty! Who doesn’t love that? Happy Hump Day!
Ingredients:
- 2 – 2 1/2 pounds of fresh wild mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (I used a mix of fresh shiitake, crimini and chanterelle)
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to season
- 6 slices of good quality bacon, cubed (I used Black Pig)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup of white wine (I used a Chardonnay)
- 1 (16 ounce) package of fusilli, cooked to al dente and drizzled with olive oil so it doesn’t stick
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons of fresh tarragon, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon of fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped + extra to sprinkle on top
Preparation:
In a large skillet over medium high heat add olive oil and mushrooms. Sauté mushrooms until brown then season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl; set aside.
In the same skillet, add bacon, chopped onions and garlic. Cook bacon until brown and onions are soft, about 7-10 minutes. Pour wine into the skillet and let it bubble and reduce, about 2-3 minutes. Then add cooked fusilli, mushrooms and heavy cream. Toss to combine. Then stir in tarragon and parsley until everything is incorporated. At this point the pasta is ready. Check for seasoning before serving. Garnish pasta with extra chopped parsley.
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This looks amazing!
That bacon looks incredible! This looks like a proper bowl of mid week comfort food, bacon always makes me feel like the weekend is on it’s way!
Bacon makes almost everything taste BETTER! The pasta looks super!
A bowl of heaven !! Looks soooo good !!!
Love mushrooms, too…and how it soaks up all the bacon, white wine, cream, etc. : ) Yum! This pasta looks delicious!
The mixture of mushrooms sound divine! The first time I had fresh shiitake mushrooms, I couldn’t believe how good they taste, and how different from dried. These photos definitely helped me get over hump day!
I love mushrooms too! This looks delicious. Is it normal that I want it 9:30 in the morning?!
I love mushrooms so much as well! They’re great on just about everything! 😉 Can’t wait to try this xx
Nice combination Anne,are u served the fusilli al dente??
Hi Massi, I cooked it al dente then the fusilli absorbs all the wine and cream so it doesn’t get too soggy when eating.
Absolutely perfect comfort food, Anne! I want to grab a big bowl, a big fork, and stuff my belly. Such a delicious looking dinner!
Thank you so much Georgia! 🙂
I always liked mushrooms. As a kid I was only exposed to the white button kind in the form of a pizza topping. Anne introduced me to all kinds of different types of mushrooms and I couldnt believe how many different varieties there were.
Why does everyone love the mushroom?
Because he’s a real fungi. 😀
You’re so fusilli fungi! 😉
I am an absolutely mushroom lover – this pasta is screaming my name!
Absolutely genius flavor, i love mushrooms.
This totally describes my perfect meal! I’m in love with this pasta dish!
The combination of mushrooms and bacon are perfect and I really love that the mushrooms out-number the pasta. A lovely dish through and through made even more interesting with the variety of mushrooms you’ve incorporated.
This looks amazing, Anne. I adore mushrooms and know that I would absolutely love this dish!
I love the “short” holiday weeks too! However, I always get confused as to what day it is. This looks awesome! I could live on pasta dishes like this 🙂
We are definitely mushroom lovers in this house!! Big time. And I just bought a bag of fusilli pasta today …. I think this dish and I were meant to be : )
I’m a huge mushroom lover too! Love the ingredients in this pasta. So comforting 🙂
Pinned!
Oh…I’m crazy for mushrooms too…any kind of mushrooms. 🙂 This Fusilli with Wild Mushrooms and Bacon looks scrumptious and definitely my kind of comfort food. The bacon pieces are looking gorgeous too.
This looks right up my alley! I love pasta and mushrooms-especially when cream and bacon are involved!
Anne, your pasta dishes always look extraordinary, and this one is no different. Love all that bacon and mushrooms! I’m a huge mushroom lover, too, so this is for me!
I too love the mushrooms combination and the fact that there is more mushrooms than pasta. My kids will enjoy this dish, am book marking for when they visit.
Lovely dish. I love mushroom pasta dishes and the addition of bacon makes it even more delicious!
This looks SO good – the perfect simple, fresh dinner in my book. YUM!
I’m a mushroom lover too. My days go by fairly quick at work daytime, but after lunch omg. This recipe looks so delish.
I love mushrooms too, with pasta. And who doesn’t go for bacon? So this dish totally speaks to me. What a lovely combo of flavors – thanks so much.
Those photos would turn anyone into a mushroom lover! What a beautiful pasta dish Anne. And love that bacon…
I used to have days like that at my old job. Now my current job just flies by and the weekend is here before I know it! Oh how I would love to be a stay at home food blogger. Now that would be great! 🙂
Loving this recipe, Anne. I have a pack of mushrooms that need to be used. You’ve inspired me to make something great with them! Pinned!
Mushrooms and bacon are such a great pairing for pasta, Anne, and your dish does it very well. I’ll certainly be giving this a try. Now where did I put that fusilli? 🙂
Wow, what a great pasta dish, love that is loaded with bacon and mushrooms…yum!
Hope you are enjoying your week Anne 😀
This looks so good, Anne! Pasta, mushroom, and bacon are some of my favorite things.
This week is going by way too fast for me. I have so much to do, and I’m running out of time to get it done!
That gorgeous pile of mushrooms and bacon. Just calling out to me!
lovely dish…bliss in every bite,perfectly balanced flavors 🙂
Yum Yum Yum, love it.
Such a tasty meal (that’s also quick and easy). My family would love this; they love bacon and mushrooms!
Your first photo is so good…it looks like I could take a fork and sneak one of those mushrooms out of your dish. 🙂 My husband and I agree with you about how good mushrooms are.
Ooooooo yum! What kind of mushrooms do you typically use? I’m in love with morels.
I usually use whatever looks good at the market that day. When I made this, shiitake, crimini and chanterelle looked the best.
Mushrooms, bacon, garlic, wine, cream…oh my goodness, how can you go wrong? And I bet the tarragon is a great complement to those flavors. This sounds completely delicious, and your photos are beautiful! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Beautifully done and perfect for hump day, or any other!! Great post!
Everything about this dish looks delicious! Definite comfort food in a bowl. And yay for short weeks, this is a 3-day week for me!
I’m totally the same way- I always add mushrooms to any dish! I love their taste and can always use another veggie in my meal 🙂 This sounds so so good. My husband is in his marathon training now so I can always use another tasty pasta recipe! I like how this has rich ingredients but still seems sort of light.
You are so right, Anne! Time seems to go by so fast now that we don’t have the real jobs any more. But, I love the long holiday weekends because I have no specific agendas and can just go with the flow.
I love this mushroom dish…and with bacon! My boys (and Justin) is going to love this dish for dinner! I’m putting it on the menu this weekend. Love how simple and easy it is to whip up. Have a great weekend…go get your lazy on! Because I will…after I finish canning all of the rest of tomatoes! (=
This looks so good. I absolutely love mushrooms and tarragon is my favorite herb to use with them. You’ve reminded me that I haven’t cooked enough pasta recently!
Any great pasta dish, I love mushrooms and this is a fabulous combination.
This pasta has all the things I love! ~ mushroom and bacon! Yummmm!
I am chuckling to myself about your account of a holiday week changing time, because this week has been both insanely slow and breakneck fast! It’s been hard to find time to make decent meals, so this pasta is perfect for a week like this.
What an amazing combination of ingredients! Pinning! Yum-yum!
this is so me! I love bacon and mushrooms 🙂
What a lovely and hearty sauce!!