Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Anything pasta

This is my recipe however I got the idea from Pioneer Woman and Our best bites. The idea is to use anything that you have in your fridge or pantry to make this pasta. You could switch up the meat and veggies and it is just really yummy. 

1 lb of your favorite pasta (I love using bowtie)
2-4 T. of butter
2-4 T. of flour (Make this amount equal to your butter)
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 medium onion chopped
6 cloves of garlic chopped 
4 cups of milk
2 T. chicken bullion
1/2-1 C. Parmesan cheese
1 can or 2 cup frozen corn
1 head of cauliflower cut into small pieces
1 lb bacon or 1 lb ham chopped
2 T. oil

Heat up 2 T. oil in a medium sauce pan. Add in onion and cook until translucent. Add in corn and cauliflower. Cook until the cauliflower is slightly tender. Add in garlic and cook for about a minute to get the raw taste out of the garlic. Take this out of the pan and melt butter and add in flour. This mixture will become thick and just cook about a minute to take the raw flour taste out of it. Add in milk and it will become a slightly thick sauce. Cook until it is your desired consistency. Add in chicken bouillon and Parmesan cheese.  Stir until smooth. Add in cooked pasta and all other ingredients.