farfalle with roasted garlic and tomatoes

oh my gosh, yum-o! at the cheesecake factory, there is this delicious pasta dish that i have always wanted to know how to make. it's called "farfalle with chicken and roasted garlic" in case your ever there. so, this summer, i googled it, desperately trying to find some kind of recipe. i found this blog that mentioned this dish and included a recipe that the blogger had tried. so excited about this find, i decided to try it out myself! i have made a few adjustments and after making it for the second time tonight, i am ready to share it with you!

what you will need:

• farfalle pasta {aka bowtie}
• 1 pound of chicken
• 5 pieces of bacon
• 1 onion
• 1/2 bulb of garlic
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 C of frozen green peas
• olive oil
• 1/2 C milk
• 1/2 C cream {or 1 C half&half}
• 1/2 C parmesan cheese {more if you are feeling cheesy}
• salt and pepper to taste

what you do:

1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. on a long piece of tinfoil, place sliced tomatoes and half of bulb of garlic
3. cover tomatoes and garlic with a generous amount of olive oil {about 5 TB}
4. roast tomatoes and garlic for 45 minutes
5. cook pasta
6. cook bacon {you could also buy pre-made bacon bits}
7. cook chicken {we grilled ours}
8. in a large skillet, saute onion in a little olive oil
9. after the 45 min is up on the tomatoes and garlic, smash up the garlic cloves and add them and the tomatoes to the skillet
10. add the cooked bacon and chicken
11. add the milk and cream
12. add the frozen peas
13. drain the pasta and add it to the pan
14. bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 5-10 minutes
15. salt and pepper to taste
16. add the parmesan cheese
17. enjoy!

okay, so there are a lot of steps, but it is really easy, i promise! next time i am going to add a little bit of red pepper flakes to give it a little kick.

ready to roast!

oh how yummy