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Creamy Tagliatelle with Bacon, Portobello Mushrooms and Truffle Oil

This creamy tagliatelle, a bottle of great Chianti, someone you love are all you need for a lovely date night in!
This creamy pasta with bacon and portobello mushrooms is the ultimate date night treat! Quick and absolutely delicious!

“Dates at home could be fun. Really we shouldn’t feel like we are resorting to “the second best” because we are parents now and can’t go on spontaneous adventures like our younger selves used to do!”

As hard as I tried I just couldn’t convince myself in the truth of that statement. As I was feverishly running ideas through my head of what to do, turning to various websites and even attempting to enlist the help of my readers on Facebook. No such luck.

Then Brad came to the rescue and announced we are playing Black Jack using Starburst as chips for the lack of a better alternative.

I was down to my last chip 15 minutes into the gameΒ …apparently I am no Rain Man and card counting is not my forte, but then again one doesn’t become an English teacher if in possession of mad maths skills.

This creamy pasta with bacon and portobello mushrooms is the ultimate date night treat! Quick and absolutely delicious!

We finished the night talking about all kinds of things we want to do and places we want to travel. It took us a couple of minutes to recover from the shock of realisation that 10 years from now both of our kids will be gone for university. Gulp.

How does this happen so quickly? Life speeds up with every year. We absolutely have to pause and have these long talks to absorb every bit of it.

I take my earlier grumble back. Home dates could be just as fun…funner actually because, you know, great things are nearby and you don’t have to take a train home.

This creamy pasta with bacon and portobello mushrooms is the ultimate date night treat! Quick and absolutely delicious!

Special nights call for special food, right? But who wants to spend the evening getting hot and sweaty in the kitchen – unless it’s your thing and I am not judging.

I want my date night food to be quick and easy but should preferably look and taste like it came from a Michelin star restaurant.

I’ve got you covered. This pasta cooked with bacon, portobello mushrooms and truffle oil is so straightforward, anyone can make it!

This creamy pasta with bacon and portobello mushrooms is the ultimate date night treat! Quick and absolutely delicious!

This tagliatelle dish is a beauty to behold. If you are an Italian food lover you could probably just close your eyes and imagine how enticing fresh pasta tossed with cream, bacon, Portobello mushrooms and Parmesan can taste, but did I mention truffle oil?

It’s an ingredient that’s nearly impossible to describe if you’ve never had it before. After you have your first taste or sniff, Β it’s a beautiful aroma you will recognise anywhere. It’s unmistakable. So earthy and luxurious. Just the thing to take your date night to the realm of magical.

This creamy pasta with bacon and portobello mushrooms is the ultimate date night treat! Quick and absolutely delicious!

Creamy Tagliatelle with Bacon, Portobello Mushrooms and Truffle Oil

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Course: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2
Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Ingredients

Ingredients for Creamy Tagliatelle with Bacon, Portobello Mushrooms and Truffle Oil

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2-3 strips of bacon/pancetta chopped
  • 4-5 baby portobello mushrooms sliced
  • 200 gr fresh or dried tagliatelle or linguine
  • 1/3 cup/100 ml double cream/heavy creamy
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp truffle oil
  • salt
  • fresh ground pepper

Instructions

Instructions for Creamy Tagliatelle with Bacon, Portobello Mushrooms and Truffle Oil

  • Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Note that fresh pasta only takes about 3 minutes to cook after the water boils.
  • While pasta is cooking cook chopped bacon over medium heat in 1 tbsp of olive oil until it renders fat, drain it if your bacon is too fatty.
  • Add sliced portobello mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat, add salt and pepper.
  • Drain cooked pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of water you cooked pasta in. Do not rinse your pasta.
  • Take the pan with bacon and mushrooms off the heat.
  • To the pan add hot pasta, truffle oil, double/heavy cream and grated parmesan gently toss to coat.
  • Your pasta will absorb the sauce very quickly. Add reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce to a silky smooth consistency.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Filed Under: Main Course Tagged With: Italian, pasta

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Comments

  1. Kel says

    July 31, 2018 at 2:44 am

    Hello Julia! Thank you for this recipe.
    I love mushroom and truffle oil. πŸ™‚
    This is a simple recipe but grand in taste.
    Awesome! I just prepared one and i hope my kids will like it too.

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      July 31, 2018 at 8:49 am

      Thank you so much for your feedback, Kel! Let me know if the kids liked it!! Truffle oil is an acquired taste but mine love it too!

      Reply
  2. Diana says

    December 21, 2017 at 8:47 am


    Hello!!! I tried your recipe last night and my husband LOVED it πŸ‘ŒπŸ’• So we decided to cook a bigger batch for a family potluck. I did 5x the amount of what you originally have but it didn’t turn out the same 😣 My husband said it’s lacking the bacon flavor. I’m thinking of cooking more bacon tomorrow and add them to the pasta, what do you think? Will this work? I really need your help 😣 Thank you!

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      December 21, 2017 at 9:16 am

      Hi Diana, this is a really good question and it might come as a surprise but pasta is actually quite difficult to get just right when cooked in big batches. The main reason is because it needs A LOT of seasoning, mainly salt. My husband used to not add enough salt and everyone in the family would say the pasta dish tasted bland although he used my recipes. Try adding more salt and parmesan cheese but go lightly on truffle oil as it might be overpowering. Adding more bacon is also a good idea but if the pasta itself lacks seasoning, it won’t make a big difference. Let me know how it goes! Best, Julia

      Reply
      • Diana says

        December 21, 2017 at 8:43 pm

        Thank you so much Julia! Will try to work on it later and let you know πŸ˜‰

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        • vikalinka says

          December 21, 2017 at 9:40 pm

          You are welcome. I hope it goes well. Enjoy your potluck!

          Reply
  3. Lisa says

    September 18, 2017 at 7:51 pm


    Having just returned from a fabulous honymoon in Tuscany we wanted a recipe to use our truffle oil that we brought back and to have a meal to remind us of our lovely trip…..this was AMAZIN G!! Thank you x

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      September 18, 2017 at 7:58 pm

      Aw that is so sweet! Congratulations on your wedding, Lisa! X

      Reply
  4. Polly says

    September 4, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    I made this today with fresh homemade tagliatelle. It was awesome! I used pancetta but bacon would be great too. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      September 5, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Sounds delicious, Polly, I am so happy to hear you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  5. anita says

    February 21, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    this recipe looks delicious!! Do you mind sharing where the plates are from?? they are beautiful

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      February 22, 2015 at 12:35 am

      Thank you, Anita! The plates are from Anthropologie. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Mom's Dish says

    January 28, 2015 at 5:19 am

    Wow, this dish looks amazing. I will crave it from now on.

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:25 am

      Thank you, Natasha! You know it takes less than half hour to throw together. πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  7. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    January 26, 2015 at 5:39 am

    Oh this is pasta perfection, love the mushrooms and truffle oil!

    Reply
  8. Nguyet @ Taming of the Spoon says

    January 25, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Bacon, cream, and truffle oil are some of my favorite indulgent ingredients. Having them all in one dish sounds incredible.

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      January 25, 2015 at 8:07 pm

      It does sound too good to be true, doesn’t it!

      Reply
  9. Lucy @SupergoldenBakes says

    January 25, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    It’s amazing how life goes past so fast and yet so slow sometimes… My son is starting school in September and I can’t picture my baby in school at 5 years old – yet my daughter went at 4 1/2! I would love some date nights – with no family in the UK we have no in-build babysitters!

    PS: pasta looks awesome. I will have to just eat it with my eyes for the time being though!

    Reply
    • vikalinka says

      January 25, 2015 at 8:08 pm

      No babysitters needed when you have home date nights. Get on it, Lucy!! πŸ˜‰

      Reply

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