one-pot bacon and mushroom pizza pasta

You cannot go wrong with bacon in anything you cook.

I repeat, you simply cannot go wrong as long as you add bacon.

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I needed to make a quick dinner because, you know, exams are around the corner and I have all these extra lessons to conduct.

That also means I have no time to go to the (wet) market and my supply of produce is quite pathetic to say the least. I miss my butcher. πŸ™

In the end, without much time and ingredients, I had a look in my fridges, and freezers and pantry, and decided if I had to cook with a few ingredients, I need something that can give the food a punch of flavor.

And bacon it was!

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For something that took 20 minutes to cook from beginning to end, this was unbelievably delicious.

Because, yes, this is another of my one-pot pasta recipe!

Tasty, very quick, super easy, and one pot to wash at the end. 

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Here are the step-by-step pictorial instructions on how to cook this amazing one-pot dinner!

In a skillet, add a little olive oil. Once hot, cook the bacon until it is half-cooked.

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Add the diced onion and minced garlic and continue to stir until the bacon turns brown.

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Add sliced mushrooms and cook a further 2 minutes. Transfer all the ingredients into a bowl and set aside.

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Heat the same skillet. Add the spices – Italian seasonings, dried oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Give everything a stir.

Oh, the aroma!!

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Add the low sodium beef stock (or normal salted beef stock and water in the ration 1:1). Stir to mix.

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Add the pizza sauce and tomato paste and stir until the mixture is even. Bring this to a boil.

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Add the pasta – I used fusilli but you can use any pasta you like – stir to coat the pasta. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the skillet and cook this for about 10 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Remember to give the pasta a stir once in a while. If the liquid dries out too much, add a little more stock/water.

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Once the pasta is al dente, return the bacon and mushroom to the skillet. Stir to mix. Turn off the heat, add Mozzarella cheese and give everything a good stir to combine.

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Sprinkle chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley, chilli flakes (if you like) and grate some Parmesan cheese on the pasta.

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Serve immediately.

Buon Appetito! πŸ™‚

One-Pot Bacon And Mushroom Pizza Pasta
Serves 2
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Ingredients
  1. 5 rashes bacon. cut into thin strips
  2. 1/2 onion, finely diced
  3. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  5. 1 can (400g) pizza sauce
  6. 2 1/2 cups (600ml) low-sodium beef stock Or mix 300ml normal salted beef stock and 300ml water
  7. 2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
  8. 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  9. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  10. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  11. 1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to your preference)
  12. 1 teaspoon salt
  13. 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  14. 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella
  15. 250g pasta I used fusilli
To garnish
  1. 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  2. Sprinkle of crushed red pepper
  3. Chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
  1. In a skillet, add a little olive oil. Once hot, cook the bacon until it is half-cooked.
  2. Add the diced onion and minced garlic and continue to stir until the bacon turns brown.
  3. Add sliced mushrooms and cook a further 2 minutes. Transfer all the ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
  4. Heat the same skillet. Add the spices – Italian seasonings, dried oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Give everything a stir.
  5. Add the low sodium beef stock (or normal salted beef stock and water in the ration 1:1). Stir to mix.
  6. Add the pizza sauce and tomato paste and stir until the mixture is even. Bring this to a boil.
  7. Add the pasta – I used fusilli but you can use any pasta you like – stir to coat the pasta. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the skillet and cook this for about 10 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Remember to give the pasta a stir once in a while.
  8. Once the pasta is al dente, return the bacon and mushroom to the skillet. Stir to mix. Turn off the heat, add Mozzarella cheese and give everything a good stir to combine.
  9. Sprinkle chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley, chilli flakes (if you like) and grate some Parmesan cheese on the pasta.
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