Ingredients:
1 pkg Bacon (diced into bits and cooked)
1 cup half and half (or milk)
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 egg
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese(or more if desired)
1 bag of fajita chicken (or 4 chicken tenderloins)
Bowtie pasta (1 box)
Salt & pepper
Dice your bacon into bits and cook. Set to side
Heat your chicken in a skillet ( if you use tenderloins then put a little olive oil in the pan and cook on med heat until done, or I also cook the chicken in the bacon grease)
While your chicken is cooking boil your Bowtie noodles.
When your chicken is done set to side (cut up tenderloins into chunks)
Next start your sauce: place your half and half, butter and 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, and egg in a sauce pan on low heat, stir well with a whisk and heat until sauce thickens and becomes creamy(stirring continually, IMPORTANT: DO NOT LET SAUCE BOIL) I heat mine in between medium and low heat.
Next in a very large bowl place the noodles, bacon, chicken and the rest of the cheese, pour the sauce ver top and mix together. Add salt and pepper to taste, you can also add garlic salt if you would like.
The sauce is a little tricky, but the key is to cook it slowly so it doesn't get too hot and get lumpy, but it needs to heat long enough to thicken. I have learned not to leave the sauce at all, I stand there and stir it with a metal whisk for a while, then take a metal spoon and stir until it feels creamy and it will coat the spoon (if you pull the spoon out and the sauce slides right off and is watery then its not done)
You can add green onions and diced tomatoes to the pasta if you want (I don't ever do this but Johnny Carinos Bowtie festival has green onions and diced tomatoes, its really good. So I've always wanted to try it)
I serve this with home made garlic bread sticks, or Italian herb and cheese biscuits!
Enjoy!
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