Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara

Name: Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara
Total time: 40
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cups rigatoni pasta; 6 slices bacon, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1.25 cups milk; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes; 0.5 cup butter, softened; 0.5 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese; 0.25 cup fresh green peas; 0.25 cup diced cooked ham

Recipe by Big Daddy Cooks from allrecipes.com

Dinner 40 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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3 cups rigatoni pasta
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6 slices bacon, diced
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1.25 cups milk
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes

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0.5 cup butter, softened
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0.5 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
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0.25 cup fresh green peas
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0.25 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.