Creamy Pasta with Bacon, Tomato and Peas

Ingredients

• Salt
• 1 pound pasta of your choice
  
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 5 slices center cut bacon, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 to 3 grated garlic cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 white mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 28 oz can San Marzano tomatoes or regular whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 (10-ounce) box frozen peas
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, soy cream cheese or 60z plain coconut yogurt

Directions

Heat a pot of water to a boil, salt the water and cook pasta to al dente.

Heat a deep large skillet with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bacon and crisp 3 to 4 minutes. Add onions, garlic, bay leaf and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook until tender but not browned, 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, crush them up with a wooden spoon and simmer 15 minutes on low heat.

stir peas into sauce, return to bubble and stir in mascarpone cheese. Adjust seasoning.

Drain pasta and toss with sauce

Serves 6

Posted by Lia Freeman