5 from 45 votes
Johnny Carino's Bowtie Festival
Johnny Carino's Bowtie Festival is a creamy pasta dish featuring bowtie pasta, cooked chicken, bacon, and vegetables in a sauce made with butter, garlic, heavy cream, Asiago cheese, and Alfredo sauce. The result is a rich and well-seasoned pasta with a thickened cheesy sauce coating each bite.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
651 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 ounce butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic chopped
- 1/8 cup red onion diced
- 1/4 cup Bacon diced, cooked
- 1/4 cup Roma tomato diced
- 1 cup chicken cooked, sliced
- 1 ounce heavy cream whipping
- 1 jar Alfredo sauce Ragu brand, cheesy kind
- 1/8 cup Asiago cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 10 ounces bowtie pasta pre-cooked
Instructions
- In a heated sauté pan, combine butter, garlic, onions, bacon, tomatoes, chicken, and spice mixture.
- When onions begin to turn translucent, add heavy cream and Asiago cheese.
- Once cheese and cream have reduced by half, add Alfredo sauce and bowtie pasta. Toss until well combined and remove from the heat.
- Allow the pasta to cool for a few minutes so the cheese and sauce can thicken.
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Notes
- Use a high-quality Alfredo sauce for an authentic flavor or prepare your own sauce from scratch.
- Cook pasta just shy of al dente as it continues to soften when combined with the hot sauce.
- For better sauce adhesion, reserve a quarter cup of pasta cooking water and add to the sauce if needed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
651kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
58g
(19%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Cholesterol
133mg
(44%)
Sodium
1287mg
(54%)
Potassium
220mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
375IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
1.6mg
(2%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 651
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 651kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 133mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 1287mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 220mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1.6mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.