Description
This rich pasta toss is great for everyday dinners or special occasions. I can come home from work and throw this dish together in a half hour.
Ingredients
- 3 cups rigatoni pasta
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup fresh green peas
- ¼ cup diced cooked ham
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water
- stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite
- about 13 minutes. Drain.
- Meanwhile
- place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
- turning occasionally
- until evenly browned
- about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon
- leaving drippings in pan; set bacon aside.
- Cook and stir garlic in the remaining bacon grease over medium heat. Add milk
- cream cheese
- and butter to skillet; stir until smooth. Stir Parmesan cheese
- peas
- ham
- and bacon into cream cheese mixture; cook until peas are heated through
- about 5 minutes more. Mix pasta into sauce to serve.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4