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The first four ingredients are for my Alfredo sauce.
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To make:
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Combine the first three ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a rolling boil.
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This will take a couple of minutes (okay, more like ten minutes) but be sure to stir every now and again so that the milk does not scorch.
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Or burn.
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Because both of those would be equally awful.
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Once this friendly concoction has reached the rolling boil stage, stir constantly for three minutes and then remove from heat.
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Immediately throw in the parmesan cheese and stir vigorously for at least a minute.
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You want the cheese to melt into the sauce.
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Yum!
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Then set this mixture aside.
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Next, throw the butter into a saute pan over medium heat.
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When the butter is melted, add garlic and let it sizzle and soften for a minute or two.
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Then add cooked and crumbled bacon, cleaned and sliced mushrooms, and sundried tomatoes.
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Note: I bought dehydrated sundried tomatoes from the store.
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While I was frying my bacon I boiled some water and then tossed in a handful of them to soften them up.
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Once softened, I dried the tomatoes off sliced them from top to bottom, and then cut each slice in half.
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Perfect for bite size.
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Back to the recipe...
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While the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes are sizzling, add in a splash of Worcestershire sauce.
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Weird, I know.
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But its good!
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Meanwhile, bring pasta water to a boil and add desired amount of bowtie pasta.
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Cook al dente (according to package instructions for al dente).
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Saute the bacon mixture for 5-7 minutes, until mushrooms are dark.
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There should be a little juice remaining in the bottom of the pan when done.
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Now for the fun part.
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Pour the bacon mixture into the alfredo sauce.
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Stir.
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Place desired serving of bowtie pasta on a plate and then alfredo sauce on top.
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And because I cant have a pasta without roma tomatoes of some sort, garnish with diced fresh roma tomatoes and more parmesan cheese.
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Yum!
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P.S.
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For the picture I did not mix the alfredo sauce and bacon mixture.
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I layered the pasta, alfredo sauce, bacon mixture, and then garnish so yall could see what the bacon mixture looks like when done.
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Its pretty tasty eating it this way too!
