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Pasta with caramelised onion, bacon and thyme

Pasta with caramelised onion, bacon and thyme, bacon recipe, brought to you by Australian Women's Weekly
Pasta with Caramelised Onion, Bacon and ThymeAustralian Women's Weekly
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Ingredients

Method

1.Cook bacon pieces in a large non-stick frying pan until crisp. Remove from pan; drain on absorbent paper.
2.Add mushrooms to same pan, cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until softened. Remove from pan.
3.Add onion, garlic and half of the thyme to same pan; cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until soft and browned lightly.
4.Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water; drain pasta.
5.Toss the pasta with the onion mixture, two-thirds of the bacon, mushrooms and cheese, 1/2 cup pasta water and season to taste with salt and pepper.
6.Serve pasta sprinkled with remaining bacon, mushrooms, cheese and thyme.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave.

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