Pasta Rosa & Chicken

I made this dish this morning to take along with me to a baby shower. It's so good, I think it will all get eaten in the first 30 min! Alfredo sauce met it's match when I made it... no more runny, flavorless Alfredo... this sauce has pop, pizazz, FLAVOR and DEPTH! Happy eating everyone! Oh and thanks mom for teaching me this AWESOME way to make Alfredo!

Ingredients:- 1.5 pounds of penne or tri-colored rotini (I mixed them in this dish)
- 1 pint of heavy whipping creme
- 1 quart light creme
- 1 container of grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 4 large chicken breasts, cubed
- 4 ounces of pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup of wondra thickening flour
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 20 garlic cloves, chopped
- olive oil
- oregano
- garlic powder
- paprika
- salt
- pepper

To Make:
Boil a large pot of salted water and cook the pasta according the the package, about 8-9 minutes or until al-dente.

In a large sauce pan, melt the stick of butter on low heat, DO NOT BURN. Once the butter is melted, add in the pint of whipping creme and the light creme. Mix together and add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper. KEEP THIS ON LOW HEAT!!!

In another large saute pan, drizzle with olive oil and cook the onions and the garlic about 10 minutes on medium low heat until they are tender. Do not burn them! Gently scoop them out and add into the creme mixture.

Next, drizzle more olive oil into the pan, increase the heat and add the cubes of chicken. Season with a teaspoon of the following, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, paprika. Mix together. Add the container of petite diced tomatoes. Season with more salt and pepper. Mix ingredients together and cover this, cooking on medium low heat.

Increase the heat on the creme to medium low and begin adding in batches the pepper jack cheese and mixing while adding it. Once that is completely melted in, slowly add in batches the Parmesan cheese and mix while doing this. Do not let this clump up. Continue mixing until all is melted and dissolved. Add half of the wondra thickening to this mixture and add the other half to the chicken.

Once the chicken has cooked for about 12 minutes, slowly add this entire mixture into the Alfredo sauce. This should turn it a light pink color.

Next, empty your pasta into the largest bowl or to-go container you have and slowly pour the sauce over top. Mix together. Top with fresh parsley.

You will be the hit of the next party.