Pasta Milano a la Macaroni Grill

I don't usually post my own recipes, but I was so excited by how good this came out that I had to. I just had to.

Pasta Milano

• 12 oz farfalle pasta (bowtie)


• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream


• 1 1/2 cups fresh grated parmesan cheese


• 2 oz cream cheese


• 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 1/2 heaping tsp minced garlic)


• 1 pint sliced mushrooms


• 4 oz julianned sun-dried tomatoes in oil or dry (if dry, soak in water to hydrate and drain)


• 4 Tbs butter


• 1-1 1/2 lbs grilled chicken, roughly chopped


• salt and pepper, to taste


• fresh grated parmesan cheese to taste

1. Grill chicken (salt and pepper to taste), roughly chop and set aside.


2. In a large pot of salted water, cook bowtie pasta as per directions.


3. While pasta cooks, combine cream, parmesan cheese, cream cheese and garlic in a sauce pot. Cook over medium heat until cheeses are melted. Add a little salt and pepper as you see fit.


4. In a large pan, melt butter over high heat and saute mushrooms until almost tender. Add sundried tomatoes and continue to saute until all are cooked.


5. Take pan off heat, add cream sauce and stir to combine.


6. Once pasta is cooked, drain and return to pot. Add mushroom cream sauce and grilled chicken to the pot and stir to combine completely.


7. Serve with a little grated cheese over top.

Enjoy! Serves at least 4 hungry mouths.

Seriously, I know there's a lot of steps and it used three whole pots, but make this and your SO will gladly clean the kitchen. I think mine is deciding which day next week we're having it again, and he hasn't even finished cleaning the kitchen yet!

I don't have any pictures -- We dug in before I had a chance to take one, and leftovers are already set for lunches tomorrow.