Pasta sauce with chilies, garlic, mushrooms and bacon

This is a super sauce. We always eat this when someone in the family is feeling like they are coming down with something. It seems to fend off the colds and sniffles.

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 red chilli
2 cloves of garlic
250 grams of thickly sliced smokey bacon
250 grams of fresh mushrooms
400 gram tin of crushed tomatoes
400 grams dried penne pasta
1/2 bunch of Italian parsley
salt
pepper
Grande padana cheese


Method.

Place large saucepan of salted water on to boil.

Dice garlic and chili. Cut bacon into 1-2 cm squares and remove rind. Roughly slice mushrooms. Finely slice parsley.

Heat heavy frying pan on medium heat and add oil, chili and garlic. cook until garlic starts to colour.  Add bacon and cook a further 5 minutes stirring frequently.  Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently. Add Tomatoes and salt  & pepper.

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes. Then add pasta to now boiling salted water, stir and cook for 12 minutes.

Drain pasta and serve into bowls. Add parsley to sauce and spoon over pasta. Garnish with grated or shaved cheese.

Serves 4 adults.