 
            Courtesy of PHILADELPHIAŽ Cream Cheese
         
                    
            
                
                Servings: 8
                
Prep Time: 10 Min.
                
Cook Time: 10 Min
                
                
            
            
            A flavorful dish of penne pasta prepared with bacon, cherry tomatoes, and chives is hot and fast to make when you use chive-flavored cream cheese spread.
* 8 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped
* 1/2 c. cherry tomatoes
* 1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread
* 1 c. milk
* 1/2 c. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
* 6 c. hot cooked penne pasta
            
            1. COOK bacon in skillet 5 min. or until bacon is crisp, stirring occasionally. Drain skillet, leaving bacon in skillet. Stir in cherry tomatoes. 
2. ADD cream cheese spread, milk and Parmesan cheese; mix well. Cook until hot and bubbly, stirring frequently. 
3. STIR in pasta. 
KRAFT KITCHEN TIPS
Substitute: Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Light Cream Cheese Spread.
Variation: For a quick creamy tomato sauce, heat 1 undrained 14-1/2-oz. can stewed tomatoes with the remaining sauce ingredients.