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White Wine Spaghetti with Bacon and Parmesan

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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Cooking spaghetti in white wine gives it a rich and wonderful taste, and bacon and parmesan cheese provide the perfect finishing touches!

white wine spaghetti with bacon and parmesan

So, this recipe for white wine spaghetti with bacon and parmesan.  After about one million years of cooking pasta in plain old boiling water and tossing sauce on it, I recently discovered that if you take it out of the water a few minutes before it is done and finish cooking it in the sauce, the clouds will part, angels will sing, and you will ascend to new heights of pasta bliss.  So it was just a small step for me to take this to the next step, which was finishing it in a lovely bath of white wine.  And yes, it was everything I hoped and dreamed it would be.

Just like with the sauce version, some of the white wine gets absorbed into the pasta as it finishes cooking, which gives it a snap that you can’t quite put your finger on unless you know what went on behind the scenes…it’s rich and a little sharp and just plain delicious.

There’s a teeny bit of cream and a nice big handful of bacon involved as well.  And last but not least, some pretty little shavings of parmesan cheese on top.  I am lucky enough to have a friend who makes regular trips to Italy, and she always brings me back a gorgeous hunk of Parmesan cheese direct from Rome.  I hide it in the deepest recesses of my fridge and use it right down to the rind…and then I drop the rind in whatever soup I have going at the time when (sniffle) the cheese is gone, and it gives it a slightly creamy, cheesy whisper of flavor.

But I digress…back to the pasta!  Begin by cooking up your bacon and starting the wine sauce, and once that is underway it’s time to bring on the pasta.   You start it the usual way in a pot of salted water, and let it go until it just starts to get bendy – about 5 minutes or so.

Now be brave and drain it, because we are going to finish cooking it in that wine sauce, with a little extra wine added for good measure.  Once the pasta is cooked to your liking, you’re going to stir in a little cream and some parmesan, sprinkle the bacon on top, add a little more parmesan that you have shaved with your handy vegetable peeler, and you are ready to roll.

And just for fun, see if your lucky fellow dining companions can figure out the secret ingredient. It’s always good to keep folks on their toes.  :)

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White Wine Spaghetti with Bacon and Parmesan


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  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus some extra shaved with a vegetable peeler for garnish

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon in a large deep skillet until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon, leaving the bacon grease in the skillet. Turn off the heat and let the skillet cool down for 5 minutes.
  2. Pour 1 1/2 cups of wine into the skillet and simmer for 10 minutes – the wine will reduce to about 1/2 cup. Stir in the sugar.
  3. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in salted water until it just starts to become flexible, about 5 minutes. Scoop out a cup of pasta water. Drain and add to skillet.
  4. Add remaining wine to skillet and return to a low boil. Cook the pasta in the wine until it is done to your liking, tossing it frequently with tongs. If the pasta is not done enough by the time all the wine is absorbed, add a little pasta water.
  5. When spaghetti is done, pour in cream and grated cheese and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper and divide among 4 plates. Garnish with bacon and shaved cheese and serve.
8517.1 g458.5 mg26.5 g11.1 g0.2 g92.9 g3.6 g24.4 g51.7 mg

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on July 26, 2012

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  1. Kate says

    July 26, 2012 at 11:26 am

    That is a great idea!! I haven’t heard of it before but I will definitely try this the next time that I am making a pasta dish. In fact, I should make this tonight!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      You definitely should – I hope you love it as much as I do! :)

      Reply
  2. Joanne says

    July 26, 2012 at 11:27 am

    Recently I’ve also come across some sources that say you should salt your pasta water so that it tastes like the sea. I’ve been doing it and it really makes the pasta flavor pop! Imagine what a combo of both of these methods would do!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:05 pm

      I always put LOADS of salt in the water – it makes such a wonderful difference. (That and finishing it in wine!) :)

      Reply
  3. Carrie Rosalind says

    July 26, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Mmmm that sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing…definitely adding this one to my list to make!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:06 pm

      Hurray! Hope you love it as much as we do. :)

      Reply
  4. ruthie says

    July 26, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Brilliant! That’s all. ;)

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:06 pm

      Awww! Thanks. :)

      Reply
  5. Marta @ What Should I Eat For Breakfast Today? says

    July 27, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Actually it was the first thing my mother told me about cooking. Maybe because I love pasta and I was trying to do it for a whole family with a different results ;)

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:09 pm

      Lucky! I can’t believe how many years I spent cooking pasta Not This Way! But now I know, :)

      Reply
  6. Jen says

    July 27, 2012 at 9:28 am

    OMG… that looks delicious!!!!! Lighter than caborna/alfredo….perfect for the summer muggies…. this might just be dinner tonight at our house!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 27, 2012 at 9:09 pm

      Yahoo! Hope it was scrumptious. It sure is muggy out around here!

      Reply
      • Jen says

        July 30, 2012 at 9:46 am

        It was…. definately adding into the rotation!

        Reply
  7. Joe says

    August 2, 2012 at 8:21 am

    I have a feeling that this delicious dish will become
    A) a go-to recipe for those “what do I make for dinner tonight?” days and
    B) a new comfort food.

    Thank you so much! :)

    Reply
    • Kate says

      August 3, 2012 at 5:39 pm

      Thanks Joe – I think you might be right about both those things, at both your house and mine! :)

      Reply
  8. Rebekah says

    December 14, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Hi. I tried this last night and my husband love it. However, for those of us novice gourmets who were following the instructions to a tee, please add between step 1 & 2 that you need to remove the skillet w/ bacon grease from the burner, let it cool a bit, turn down the heat, add the wine off burner, then put back on and bring up to simmer. It got a little scary last night (seriously), and I almost found out why we’re required to have renter’s insurance!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 14, 2012 at 4:52 pm

      Oh my goodness! I actually don’t take it off heat to add the wine, but there’s no reason not to, so just in case I will modify the directions…glad everything turned out okay!

      Reply
  9. josie says

    April 4, 2013 at 9:05 am

    This is what’s for dinner tonight! YUM

    Reply
    • Kate says

      April 5, 2013 at 7:35 am

      Hurray! Hope you love it as much as we do. :)

      Reply
  10. Sandy says

    February 14, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    This is absolutely amazing! So easy and simply delicious! What a difference it is,finishing off the pasta in the wine! I could have eaten it all even before adding the cream and parmesan! Thank you! Bellissimo!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      February 16, 2014 at 11:28 am

      Hurray! I haven’t made this one for the Southern husband in a while, and you’re inspiring me to make it again. :)

      Reply
  11. Harsha Kiran says

    July 23, 2018 at 3:21 am

    It looks sooo yummm n delicious…. mouth watering, I think should go for spaghetti in white wine with Bacon and Parmesan…

    Reply
    • Kate says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:43 am

      Hope you love it!

      Reply
  12. Becky says

    September 15, 2018 at 5:54 pm

    I have made this several times as my husband made a batch of horrid white wine! This recipe was very forgiving and tasted 5-star even with 1-star wine!!! Thanks!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Kate says

      September 16, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Becky! This is officially one of my all-time favorite comments for this or any other recipe! You brought a big smile to my face – thank you! :)

      Reply

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