Bacon Baked Pasta With Mushroom Cheese Sauce

With all my cooking, it’s no surprise that I sometimes end up with a few leftlovers. On the rare occasion I have some bacon and mushrooms lying around, I always know what to make! As I always have some pasta in my cabinet and various sliced cheeses in my ‘fridge (when I want an easy meal), this recipe calls out my name. Creamy, cheesy, and with bacon!

INGREDIENTS:

4 slices	SCS Cheese Slices
1 tbsp	SCS Cream Cheese
250gm	Penne Pasta (Or any other tubular pasta)
4 slices	Streaky Bacon (Sliced)
6	Button Mushrooms (Sliced)
1 tsp	Garlic (Chopped)
300ml	Pasta Tomato Napolitana Sauce (Plus a little additional for serving)
1 tbsp	GOURMET Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper (To taste)

1.	Preheat the oven to 180°C
2.	Cook the pasta until al dente, according to packaging instructions.
3.	In a pan, heat the olive oil and cook the bacon.
4.	Cook for about 5 minutes and add in the mushrooms and garlic.
5.	Fry for another 2 minutes and add in the tomato sauce.
6.	Simmer for 5 more minutes.
7.	Stir in the cream cheese. Season to taste.
8.	In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the sauce, coating evenly.
9.	Spoon the pasta into a loaf tin and top it with the remaining sauce in the bowl.
10.	Layer the BBQ cheese slices on top. Bake in the oven for about 20minutes.
11.	Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.
12.	Remove from the oven and let set for about 15 minutes.
13.	Serve with more tomato sauce as desired.

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