Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara

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Prep

23 min

Cook

44 min

Total

67 min

Ingredients (9)

3 cups rigatoni pasta g

6 slices bacon, diced g

2 cloves garlic, minced g

1 ¼ cups milk g

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes g

½ cup butter, softened g

½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese g

¼ cup fresh green peas g

¼ cup diced cooked ham g

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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.