Pasta with cream, bacon and mushrooms

The other day, we decided to make vegetarian pasta with Henrik. :) Sweden gives a lot of options when it comes to vegan and vegetarian food, and trying to replace animal products whenever possible for the sake of sustainability and animal welfare has become important to me. I use foods from four brands: Oatly, Hälsans Kök, Quorn and Astrid och Aporna. For this recipe, I used cooking "cream" from Oatly, which was incredibly delicious and tasted like a rich cooking cream. For bacon, I used Hälsans Kök bacon pieces, which feels more like ham, and has amazing texture and taste. I don't exaggerate, as I am quite demanding with the taste of what I eat! :D

If you want to cook it using animal products, use cooking cream and ham or bacon of your choice in the same manner used in the recipe :)

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy

Ingredients (for 2 portions):

- half a packet of pasta of your choice (we mixed gnocchi and penne, and I always prefer whole wheat)
- 2 packets of Oatly cooking cream
- 2 small cans of mushrooms, or fresh mushrooms, if you'd prefer
- 1 packet of Hälsans Kök bacon, or 500g ham or bacon of your preference
- olive oil
- half a big yellow onion
- one veggie broth
- salt
- black pepper
- oregano
- one glass of rosé wine

How to cook it:

1. Add water, salt, oregano and a round of olive oil in a cooking pot and let it boil. Throw in the pasta and boil for 10 minutes, then drain it.
2. Meanwhile, chop the onion in fine pieces. Add olive oil in a frying pan (cover the bottom), and place it on high heat. Add the broth cube and the onion in the frying pan, and fry for 2-3 minutes. Then add the mushrooms, and fry for another 5 minutes in medium heat. Add the bacon, mix well and fry for another 5 minutes.
3. Add the wine in the frying pan, and let everything fry for another 2-3 minutes, stirring the ingredients.
4. Add the cooking cream, and plenty of black pepper and oregano. Add salt to taste. Let the sauce cook for 10 minutes in low heat.
5. Once ready, spread over the pasta and mix everything well. Enjoy with good wine and a salad!