Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: angel hair pasta, pasta creamy tomato sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 791kcal
Author: Laureen King
Angel hair pasta tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with bacon, peas mushrooms and Romano cheese.
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- 4 oz thick cut bacon or prosciutto
- 12 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup grated Romano cheese
- 1 cup peas cooked
- 1 lb angel hair pasta spaghettini or spaghetti will also work
- fresh ground pepper
- shredded Romano cheese for garnish
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped for garnish (optional)
Heat a large skillet and cook the bacon until slightly crisp. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Using the same pan sauté the mushrooms, onion and garlic until tender and golden.
Drain off any excess bacon grease.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes and heat until simmering.
Whisk in the cream and chicken stock.
Stir in the Romano cheese and continue to stir until the cheese in melted and combined
Add the bacon back into the sauce.
Season with fresh ground pepper.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until sauce thickens a bit.
While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta.
When the pasta is almost done stir the peas into the sauce.
Drain the angel hair pasta and toss together with the sauce.
Garnish with shredded Romano cheese, fresh ground pepper and parsley.
Calories: 791kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 587mg | Potassium: 887mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1719IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 300mg | Iron: 3mg