Easy Garlic Bacon Pasta Recipe

I spilled my pasta water in the sink 😔. I'm definitely going to try again. Tasted good, but needed that sauce. I cook my bacon in the oven until soft because I cook a whole package at a time, and then cut up what recipe needs with kitchen shears and throw in pan with some of the grease that baked. I don't use olive oil. There was plenty of bacon grease.

I added 1 cup finely diced mushrooms, 3T butter and 1/4c cream.

Really simple and delicious. I added a splash of cream and chicken stock to go with half the recommended amount of pasta water and stirred vigorously over the heat to emulsify everything, then squeezed a lemon over it to taste (something about the creaminess of the sauce just needed a little acid to brighten it up). This would also be good with some cherry tomatoes thrown in with the garlic or some white wine for that same bright flavor.

Combined this recipe with elements of this one: https://julieblanner.com/white-wine-sauce/ Used base recipe with pancetta, then added garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil and a tbsp butter to grease. Added pasta water, 1/4 C white wine, and a bit of cornstarch and chicken broth to thicken. Boiled and added to pasta- tossed with pancetta and grated parmesan. Served with lemon chicken breast