Farfalle with bacon and cream sauce

Cookinero 9 Mar 2025

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Farfalle is the familiar bow-shaped pasta. In Italy, this type of pasta is usually served with creamy sauces. In this recipe, we offer you a little life hack on how to cook pasta quickly and easily! Fry the mushrooms and bacon, add water, pour in the pasta and cook it along with the rest of the ingredients. The pasta will be soaked in the taste of bacon and mushrooms, which will make it tastier. Finally, add cream. The most important thing is not to add too much water so that the sauce is not runny.

How to cook Farfalle with bacon and cream sauce

Step 1

Cut the bacon into small slices 1.5-2 cm wide.

Step 2

Cut the mushrooms into slices.

Step 3

Heat a frying pan, pour in vegetable oil and fry the bacon slices for 2 minutes until golden brown.

Step 4

Add the mushrooms to the pan. Fry everything together for another 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

Pour in 1.5 cups of water, add a little salt and wait until it boils.

Step 6

Add farfalle pasta to boiling water and cook everything on low heat until the pasta is cooked according to the instructions on the package. On average, this takes 7 minutes. It is better not to overcook the pasta, but to bring it to the state of "al dente".

Step 7

When the pasta is ready and the water has almost evaporated, pour in the cream and add the butter. Simmer the dish for 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens. Add ground black pepper.

Step 8

Farfalle pasta with bacon in creamy sauce is ready. Garnish the dish with cherry tomatoes and a sprig of dill.