Recipe for Chicken Fettuccine

I am trying to eat healthy foods...I really am.  However, it is important to our family that we have one day a week that we can eat some of our favorite foods that are...um...not exactly fat-free and full of vegetables. Nevertheless, we try to have a good serving of vegetables on our plate as well.  So, for our "day off" this week, we enjoyed chicken fettuccine.  You can find the recipe on page 106 of my cookbook. :)

Chicken Fettuccine

8 ounces cream cheese

¼ cup butter

½ cup Parmesan cheese

1 1/2  cups milk

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon pepper

¼ teaspoon minced garlic

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 tablespoon butter

5 slices of bacon, cut into small pieces and cooked

1 to 2 cooked, diced chicken breasts

1 packet gluten-free fettuccine noodles, cooked and drained

1. Cook cream cheese, butter, Parmesan cheese, milk, garlic powder and pepper in saucepan until smooth and warm. Set aside to cool and thicken.
2. Sauté mushrooms in butter.  Fry bacon and chicken. Cook noodles.
3. Gently combine sauce, mushrooms, bacon, and chicken with the cooked noodles.

Serves 7-9