Creamy bacon and parmesan pasta

[ilyena_sylph]

This was a CookAble kit, got on deep discount. The original has broccoli but hahahahaha fuck no.

Maybe 3 strips worth of very fatty bacon
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 c rigatoni pasta
some diced carrots or kernel corn
some sour cream (2 individual tubes, or the equiv from a tub)
some cream cheese (2 individual packets, or the equiv from a tub)
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh minced garlic
1/4 c parmesan cheese


Instructions
Heat large pot over medium-high heat. Add finely diced bacon and cook until golden brown and crispy, 4-5 minutes. Turn heat off, add 'bold italian seasoning' and stir, then add water carefully, add rigatoni pasta, turn to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook covered for 10-12 minutes until pasta is tender.

(While this is going on, either microwave diced carrots, or heat frozen corn.)

There will be water left in the pot, DO NOT DRAIN.

When pasta is done, reduce heat to low. Add garlic, cream cheese, sour cream, stir until a sauce has formed.

Add your carrots (or broccoli, if you like that) or corn, cover, steam the veg for 2-3 minutes. Then add parmesan and stir vigorously until the cheese has melted.

Taste, salt if necessary, add salt and pepper as desired, serve.

Tuscan herb chicken in a creamy parmesan sauce

[ilyena_sylph]

Another CookAble kit got on discount, also delicious.

diced chicken breast
8 to 12 cherry tomatoes
fresh minced garlic
1/4 c rigatoni pasta
1/4 c parmesan cheese
Tuscan seasoning
8 c water
sour cream (2 indiv tubes)
cream cheese (2 indiv packets)
2 Tbsp olive oil (not included in kit)

Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in large pot. Pat dry your diced chicken breast, add to pot. Cook without moving for 3-4 minutes, then flip (how exactly? stir vigorously maybe) and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat, add garlic and Tuscan seasoning, stir to coat chicken, then remove chicken into a bowl.

Add 8 c water to pot and 1/4 tsp of salt, stir and scrape any bits off the bottom. Turn heat to high, cover, bring to a boil. Add pasta, stir, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for 10-12 minutes.

While pasta is cooking, wash and quarter cherry tomatoes.

When pasta is done, reserve 1/4 c pasta water, then drain, reduce heat to med low, return pasta to pot. Turn heat to med low, add reserved water, cream cheese, and sour cream. Stir until sauce has formed. Add chicken and tomatoes, and cook, covered, for 3-4 minutes, until tomatoes have softened.

Add parmesan, stir until sauce thickens and becomes cheesey.

Serve!