Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara Recipe

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite about 13 minutes. Drain.

Meanwhile place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon leaving drippings in pan; set bacon aside.

Cook and stir garlic in the remaining bacon grease over medium heat. Add milk cream cheese and butter to skillet; stir until smooth. Stir Parmesan cheese peas ham and bacon into cream cheese mixture; cook until peas are heated through about 5 minutes more. Mix pasta into sauce to serve.