What's for dinner?

Made this last night. yum. Thumbs up from everyone but Shorty, he had a triple decker PB&J..!

I highlight where I changed things. I very rarely follow a dinner recipe exactly. Baking yes you need to be exact, but cooking you can vary depending on your taste or size of your family. Or in my case if you have a teenage boy that has started eating you out of house and home.

Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli

3 cups farfalle (bow-tie pasta) uncooked (I did more like 4; almost the whole box of Barilla brand)

4 cups broccoli florets (I used the whole bag of frozen broccoli)

3 Tbsp. KRAFT Roasted Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing/Marinade

(I used a little more since I made this in a huge skillet passed down to me by my mother-in-law)

6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (used more like 8 regular sized ones)

2 cloves garlic minced

2 cups tomato-basil spaghetti sauce (*big disclaimer..see bottom)

4 oz Cream cheese (I used the whole block; 8oz ..try using light I think it would work fine too)

Grated parmesan cheese

Cook pasta as directed. Add broccoli to cooking pasta for the last three minutes of cooking time.

Meanwhile heat dressing in a large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook 5 minutes. Turning chicken continue cooking until cooked through.

Drain pasta return to pan and set aside. Add pasta sauce and cream cheese to chicken in skillet; cook on medium low heat until cream cheese is completely melted, mixture is well blended and chicken is coked with sauce stirring occasionally. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm. Add pasta to sauce mixture; mix well. Transfer to serving bowls/plates and top with a piece (or more) of chicken cut crosswise into thick slices fanned out over pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Credit- Kraft Food and Family Spring 2007

(*disclaimer...I always, always make my own sauce. I actually jarred my own tomatoes this summer with my family for crying out loud. But this time for the first time in my life I bought jarred sauce. I didn't have any sauce made and I didn't want to waste one of my jars of tomatoes (I am running low) on a recipe that may not have turned out good. So I bought Barilla Tomato-Basil Marinara. I figured I like Barilla pasta so how bad could this be. It was actually quite tasty straight from the jar and mixing it with the dressing and cream cheese it was delicious. So do what you want as far as the sauce...but to keep this one easy and it's really easy...I may buy a jar for this recipe all the time.)