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Pasta alla Boscaiola

Ingredients

Thick Cut Bacon
6 slices Thick Cut Bacon
diced
Fresh Mushrooms
1 pound Fresh Mushrooms
thinly sliced
Onion
1 cup Onion
thinly sliced
Garlic
3 cloves Garlic
minced
Fresh Thyme Leaves
1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves
or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
Peeled Whole Tomatoes And Their Juices
28 ounce Peeled Whole Tomatoes And Their Juices
puréed in a blender or food processor
Dry White Wine
0.75 cup Dry White Wine
Kosher Salt
0.5 teaspoon Kosher Salt
Black Pepper
0.5 teaspoon Black Pepper
Pasta Noodles
1 pound Pasta Noodles
pappardelle, fettuccine or tagliatelle
Heavy Cream
1 cup Heavy Cream
Peas
0.5 cup Peas
Fresh Italian Parsley
0.25 cup Fresh Italian Parsley
chopped
Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
grated

Pasta alla Boscaiola

WhitneyBond.com (Whitney Bond)

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645 min45 min4

Pasta alla boscaiola, aka "Woodman's Pasta", is a classic Tuscan Italian sauce made with smoky bacon, earthy mushrooms, tomatoes and cream, creating the ultimate Italian comfort food!

main course
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Equipment

Colander

Colander

Slotted spoon

Slotted spoon

Paper towel

Paper towel

Blender or food processor

Blender or food processor

Instructions

In a Dutch oven or large sauté pan on the stove, cook the chopped bacon over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate or bowl and set aside.
Add the mushrooms to the pan with the bacon fat and return to medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are browned, about 8 minutes
Add the onion, garlic, and thyme to the pan and sauté for 5-6 minutes
Add the puréed tomatoes and white wine.
Season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to maintain a bare simmer.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook until al dente.
Drain pasta, reserving about one cup of the pasta-cooking water.
Add the cream to the pasta sauce along with the peas, drained pasta and cooked bacon.
Bring to a simmer, adding reserved pasta-cooking water as needed to thin the sauce, until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
I recommend adding no more than 1-2 tablespoons of cooking water at a time.
After the sauce reaches your desired consistency, remove the pasta and sauce from the heat and stir in the parsley and cheese.
Serve additional parmesan cheese on the side for grating over the plated pasta.
Pasta alla Boscaiola

Pasta alla Boscaiola

WhitneyBond.com (Whitney Bond)

ServesPrepTotalShares
645 min45 min4

Pasta alla boscaiola, aka "Woodman's Pasta", is a classic Tuscan Italian sauce made with smoky bacon, earthy mushrooms, tomatoes and cream, creating the ultimate Italian comfort food!

main course
Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.
Login to Continue

Equipment

Colander

Colander

Slotted spoon

Slotted spoon

Paper towel

Paper towel

Blender or food processor

Blender or food processor


Ingredients

Thick Cut Bacon
6 slices Thick Cut Bacon
diced
Fresh Mushrooms
1 pound Fresh Mushrooms
thinly sliced
Onion
1 cup Onion
thinly sliced
Garlic
3 cloves Garlic
minced
Fresh Thyme Leaves
1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves
or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
Peeled Whole Tomatoes And Their Juices
28 ounce Peeled Whole Tomatoes And Their Juices
puréed in a blender or food processor
Dry White Wine
0.75 cup Dry White Wine
Kosher Salt
0.5 teaspoon Kosher Salt
Black Pepper
0.5 teaspoon Black Pepper
Pasta Noodles
1 pound Pasta Noodles
pappardelle, fettuccine or tagliatelle
Heavy Cream
1 cup Heavy Cream
Peas
0.5 cup Peas
Fresh Italian Parsley
0.25 cup Fresh Italian Parsley
chopped
Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
grated

Instructions

In a Dutch oven or large sauté pan on the stove, cook the chopped bacon over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate or bowl and set aside.
Add the mushrooms to the pan with the bacon fat and return to medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are browned, about 8 minutes
Add the onion, garlic, and thyme to the pan and sauté for 5-6 minutes
Add the puréed tomatoes and white wine.
Season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to maintain a bare simmer.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook until al dente.
Drain pasta, reserving about one cup of the pasta-cooking water.
Add the cream to the pasta sauce along with the peas, drained pasta and cooked bacon.
Bring to a simmer, adding reserved pasta-cooking water as needed to thin the sauce, until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
I recommend adding no more than 1-2 tablespoons of cooking water at a time.
After the sauce reaches your desired consistency, remove the pasta and sauce from the heat and stir in the parsley and cheese.
Serve additional parmesan cheese on the side for grating over the plated pasta.