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Grate a few big chunks of cheese and mix it together in a bowl.
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You should have around a cup here but adjust to your liking.
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Set the bacon up to fry in a cast-iron skillet.
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This needs to be a BIG skillet.
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Fry it slow so you have plenty of time to work on the rest of the ingredients.
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When it's done, set it aside and drain all the grease out of the skillet except for a small amount.
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The bacon should get done shortly before everything else.
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You'll need 5-8 strips, depending on how much you like.
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Put water on to boil for the pasta.
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Chop up 4 or 5 good-sized mushrooms in whatever size you'd like and mince the garlic.
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The water should be boiling at this point.
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Add in the pasta and cook to desired firmness.
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The pasta will cook further in the skillet so you may wish to boil it for slightly less time than normal.
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Brown the garlic and mushrooms with a little olive oil in a small frying pan.
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Add the cooked pasta and a small amount of the water to the cast-iron skillet that you fried the bacon inches There should be a little bit of grease left in there.
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Add the cheese and milk to the pasta and stir until partially melted.
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Add the mushroom/garlic mixture to the pasta and crumble the bacon onto it.
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A bit of the oil from the mushrooms can go in as well but avoid making it too greasy.
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Serve and season with salt and pepper.
