PASTA WITH PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE
I found a similar recipe in our local newspaper, but it did not have the taste and flavor that I feel did it justice. So, I made numerous additions and came up with this tasty, delicious recipe.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Penne
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large cooking pot or pasta pot, fill 3/4 full with hot water and bring to boil.
- Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon of salt and penne and rotini pasta.
- Bring to boil and continue to cook uncovered for about 20 minutes or until el dente.
- Meanwhile, in a large frying pan on medium-high heat add olive oil and butter.
- Add onions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often, but do not burn.
- Add mushrooms, sweet red pepper, green pepper and stir fry for 4 minutes.
- Add pesto, basil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes, mix well to blend.
- When pasta is cooked, drain well but reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water.
- Add pasta and 1/4 cup of pasta water to the mixture in the frying pan and stir well to coat.
- Add the cream cheese and stir well to coat the pasta.
- Reserve the remaining 1/4 cup of pasta water to be used later if necessary.
- Serve pasta immediately.
- Refrigerate any unused portions. Cover with plastic wrap.
- To re-warm the next day. Press parchment paper into a frying pan. Using scissors, cut the protruding parchment paper level with the top of the frying pan.
- Add 1/4 cup of pasta water and the pasta and
- stir to blend.
- Cover the frying pan with a lid and heat the pasta on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.7, Fat 20.8, SaturatedFat 7.6, Cholesterol 28.9, Sodium 2117.2, Carbohydrate 42.4, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 2.8, Protein 7.4
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