Wine Mushroom Pasta with Bacon

Cook 6 slices of bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pot to a paper towel lined plate. Leave the drippings in the pot.

Cook pasta according to package instructions for al dente.

While pasta is cooking melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat then add olive oil. Stir in the garlic. Carefully heat garlic for about 2 minutes then add your mushrooms. When mushrooms are almost tender add the white wine and allow the wine to cook and reduce while scraping the bacon bits off the bottom of the pan. Once wine has reduced into more of a sauce, whisk the Parmesan cheese into the sauce. Ladle 2-3 tablespoons of the starchy pasta water into the sauce and continue to whisk.

When the pasta reaches al dente, drain off the water and put pasta into the pan with the mushroom sauce. Stir around and cook a few more minutes until thickened then serve with additional Parmesan cheese and crumbled bacon.