Creamy Garlic Pasta

This post is sponsored by Unilever. The opinions and text are all mine.

This Creamy Garlic Pasta Dish is a great weeknight dinner recipe. It’s loaded with great garlic flavor yet can be made in under 30 minutes. With everyone’s lives being so busy, a quick and easy recipe is always a win. I had a chance to try Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauce in the Roasted Garlic flavor. I’m a huge fan of garlic and was instantly inspired to use it to create a pasta dish.

Now that we’re all eating at home more often, the Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauces are a great meal solution that can truly transform any recipe! You can bring the restaurant flavor to your own kitchen. I picked up the Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauce in Roasted Garlic, Creamy Chili Honey, and Knorr^® Chicken Bouillon at my local Vallarta Supermarket to create this pasta dish. You can find Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauces in the condiment aisle.

Let’s get into making this great pasta dish.

Creamy Garlic Pasta Ingredient

1/4 cup Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauce, Roasted Garlic,
Best Foods^® Drizzle Sauce, Creamy Chili Honey, optional
1 tsp Knorr^® Chicken Bouillon
4 slices of bacon
1 lb Rigatoni pasta or whatever shape you like
salt
1/4 cup of butter
1/4 cup of flour
1 cup boiling water
1 cup heavy cream
6 basil leaves
pepper

Making Creamy Garlic Pasta

Start by cooking your bacon slices. My preferred method is to place the bacon on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a 400-degree oven for about 25 minutes. You want the bacon to be cooked well so it can be cut up and crumbled on top.

While the bacon is cooking, start a large pot of water and 1 tbsp of salt to boil over high heat.

In your microwave, or with a kettle, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. In a measuring cup, add 1 teaspoon of Knorr® Chicken Bouillon.

When the water comes to a boil, add the water on top of the Knorr ^® Chicken Bouillon. Now you have chicken broth for your pasta dish.

Once the bacon is cooked, remove and place on a paper-towel-lined plate.

When the water comes to a boil, add your pasta to the salted, boiling water. Follow the directions on the box for how long to cook your pasta. Set a timer.

In a large skillet, add your butter and turn the heat to medium. Once the butter melts, sprinkle the flour on top and whisk continuously for 1 minute. Now add the chicken broth you made with the Knorr ^® Chicken Bouillon. Whisk until combined. Now add the heavy cream. Whisk again.

Drizzle in about 1/4 cup of Best Foods ^® Drizzle Sauce, Roasted Garlic. Whisk it all together.

Add the basil. You can slice the basil into small pieces or tear the leaves up.

Now give the sauce a taste. I added about 1 teaspoon of salt and about 1/2 teaspoon of pepper to mine.

Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain and add it to your creamy garlic sauce! Toss the noodles to coat.

Finish your dish by cutting up your bacon into small pieces and sprinkling them on top of the dish.

If you love a little sweet and savory, I would highly recommend you use drizzle the Best Foods ^® Drizzle Sauce in Creamy Chili Honey on top of yours!

I loved the flavor Roasted Garlic Drizzle Sauce gave to my pasta dish. This drizzle truly is for all garlic lovers! It is made with loads of real garlic for a robust, warm-roasted taste that instantly adds so much flavor to your dish. It can be used as a drizzle, dressing, or dip to add instant savory flavor to sandwiches, vegetables, and more. It contains no artificial flavors or high fructose corn syrup; this specialty sauce is also dairy-free, gluten-free, and low in added sugars