Pasta Alfredo Primavera

This recipe has been a HIT for everyone I've cooked it for. One of the great things about this is that you can add many different vegetables in according to your tastes and what you have in your fridge!

Ingredients:

1 lb pasta (I like Farfalle)
8 oz pkg cream cheese (you can use lowfat version if you like)
2 TBSP Butter
1/4 cup heavy cream or milk (it can be skim, but 2% works better)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 TBSP Italian Seasoning
Pepper
1 tsp butter
4 oz sliced mushrooms
fresh broccoli florets
frozen peas
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Directions:

Boil pasta as directed on box.

in small pot or pan, put 1 Tsp butter, sliced mushrooms and broccoli florets all together. cook until tender. add frozen peas in mixture and let heat through. Set mix aside.

In another pot, melt butter. Cut cream cheese into cubes and put into pot with butter. Add italian seasonings and pepper to taste. Stir cream cheese and butter mixture slowly while melting. Add in cream/milk. Stir but do not let boil (bubbling is ok, but do not boil!). Add in cheese while stirring and let melt thoroughly.

Serve up pasta in bowl, ladle sauce over noodles, and place a serving of vegetable mixture over the top. (You could also mix the sauce and vegetables together and then serve over pasta- it depends upon how you prefer your pasta served!) Top with crumbled bacon. Enjoy!