Bacon Tomato Pasta

Ingredients:

8 slices bacon, crumbled into large pieces
1/2 cup diced cherry tomatoes
8 ounces chive and onion soft cream cheese
1 cup milk
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
6 cups hot cooked penne pasta

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in skillet 5 min. or until bacon is crisp, stirring occasionally.

2. Drain skillet, leaving bacon in skillet. Crumble bacon into large pieces with spatula. Stir in cherry tomatoes.

3. Add the cream cheese spread, milk and Parmesan cheese; mix well.

4. Cook until hot and bubbly, stirring frequently.

5. Stir in cooked pasta. Serve with warm buttered Italian bread.

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