Categories: Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
      1 oz Pkg dried shiitaki mushrooms 
      1 T  Olive oil 
    1/2 t  Dried rosemary, crumbled 
      3 ea Shallots, minced 
      1 c  Beef stock or canned 
           Unsalted beef broth 
      3 ea Boneless chicken breast 
           Halves, cut in strips 
    2/3 c  Freshly grated parmesan 
           Cheese (about 2 ounces) 
      4 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms or 
           Button mushrooms, sliced 
           Roasted garlic toasts (see 
           Separate recipe) 
           Additional freshly grated 
           Parmesan cheese 
  1 1/2 c  Hot water 
      6 ea Bacon slices, minced 
           Minced fresh Italian parsley 
           Salt and fresh ground pepper 
  1 1/4 c  Half and half 
  
  Place dried mushrooms in medium bowl.  Add hot water and let soak 
  until softened, about 30 minutes.  Remove mushrooms from water, 
  squeezing the excess water back into bowl.  Strain and reserve 
  liquid.  Slice mushrooms, discarding stems. 
  Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.  Add bacon and 
  chicken and cook until fat renders, stirring frequently, about 3 
  minutes.  Add dried and fresh mushrooms and rosemary and saute 3 
  minutes.  Pour off half of fat.  Add shallots to bacon in skillet and 
  saute 1 minute.  Add dried and fresh mushrooms and rosemary and saute 
  3 minutes.  Add stock and mushroom-soaking liquid.  Boil until 
  reduced to a glaze, about 10 minutes. 
   Add half-and-half and simmer until beginning to thicken, about 5 
  minutes. 
   Remove from heat (can be prepared 3 days ahead, cover and 
  refrigerate.) Add pasta to large pot of boiling salted water.  Cook 
  until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. 
  Meanwhile, rewarm mushroom sauce over medium-low heat. 
  Drain pasta.  Add to sauce and stir until coated.  Mix in 2/3 cup 
  parmesan.  Season with salt and pepper.  Transfer to plates.  Sprinkle 
  with parsley.  Serve immediately with garlic toasts, passing 
  additional parmesan separately (see recipe for garlic toasts).