Silky Sicilian Penne with Bacon

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian seasoning
  1 tsp
• Parmesan cheese (grated)
  2 tbsp
• bacon (chopped)
  4 strips
• black pepper
  ½ tsp
• butter
  1½ tbsp
• chives (finely chopped)
  2 tbsp
• cremini mushrooms (sliced)
  6 oz
• crème fraîche
  ¼ cup
• grape tomatoes (halved)
  1 c
• lemon (juiced and zested)
  1 pieces
• mushroom stock concentrate
  2 tbsp
• olive oil
  3 tbsp
• penne pasta
  7 oz
• salt
  1 tsp
• zucchini (halved and thinly sliced)
  2 pieces

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan
• medium bowl

1. 

   1

   olive oil zucchini salt black pepper cremini mushrooms penne pasta butter grape tomatoes bacon Italian seasoning crème fraîche mushroom stock concentrate lemon chives Parmesan cheese

   olive oil: 3 tbsp, zucchini: 2 pieces (halved and thinly sliced), salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: ½ tsp, cremini mushrooms: 6 oz (sliced), penne pasta: 7 oz, butter: 1½ tbsp, grape tomatoes: 1 c (halved), bacon: 4 strips (chopped), Italian seasoning: 1 tsp, crème fraîche: ¼ cup, mushroom stock concentrate: 2 tbsp, lemon: 1 pieces (juiced and zested), chives: 2 tbsp (finely chopped), Parmesan cheese: 2 tbsp (grated)
2. 

   2

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce.
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini; season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and softened, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Remove from pan and set aside.
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add cremini mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and slightly crispy, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Remove and set aside.
5. 

   5

   Once water is boiling, add penne pasta to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 9 minutes .
6. 

   6

   While penne cooks, heat ½%tbsp butter and a drizzle of olive oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add grape tomatoes and bacon; season with 1%tsp Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened and bacon is cooked, ⏱️ 2 minutes .
7. 7

   Add zucchini, mushrooms, and drained penne pasta to the pan with the sauce; stir to combine. Stir in remaining butter until melted. If necessary, add pasta cooking water a splash at a time until penne is coated in a creamy sauce.
8. 8

   In a medium bowl , whisk crème fraîche with mushroom stock concentrate, lemon juice from lemon, and chives. Toss with the pasta mixture. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.