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- 1 lb pasta (Your favorite!)
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced (Think I would use more next time. Maybe mine were smallish.)
- Freshly ground pepper to taste (Lots and lots of pepper!)
- 1 c. half-and-half
- 1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 c. frozen peas, thawed
- 1 c. sliced steamed carrots
- 1/3 c. crumbled cooked bacon
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