- 1 lb. cooked turkey meatballs
- 4 oz. rotini
- 4 thick cut bacon strips chopped,
or 2 oz chopped prosciutto - 8 oz. sliced portabella mushrooms
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- ½ cup plus 2 TBS chicken
broth (divided) - 1 TBS all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 TBS Dijon mustard
- 1 TBS fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Shaved parmesan and thyme leaves for garnish
- Start boiling water for pasta and cook al dente. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water.
Cook prosciutto in oil on medium heat in a large skillet until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove prosciutto onto a paper towel lines plate. Add the meatballs to the pan and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer meatballs to plate with prosciutto.
Add mushrooms to pan and cook undisturbed until brown on one side, about 3 minutes. Stir and cook for about 2 more minutes. Turn heat to medium-low. Add onions, garlic and 2 TBS broth. Cook scraping up bits from bottom of skillet for about 4 minutes or until onion is just tender. Add flour and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Add wine, mustard, thyme and ½ cup broth; bring to boil over medium heat.
Return meatballs, pasta and prosciutto to pan and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 8 minutes. Stir in cream, salt and pepper to taste.
Remove from heat, serve topped with shaved parmesan and a sprinkle of thyme.