Bowtie Parmesan Chicken

This is hands down one of my children's most requested dinners! The nice thing about this recipe is you can make it with or without chicken. My friend Stacy used to make this all of the time and I took the recipe and added Parmesan Chicken to it.

3-4 chicken breasts cooked and diced
2 Tablespoons butter
1 box Farfalle Pasta
2 cups Parmesan Cheese
1 1/2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1 cup frozen peas
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Cook and drain pasta according to package. I always add a couple of teaspoons of salt to my boiling pasta water, this helps flavor the pasta.  Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes. In a large pan, add butter. When it melts, add your chicken. When the chicken starts to brown on sides, add 1 cup Parmesan cheese. Cook until Parmesan cheese is incorporated, set aside. When pasta is finished cooking, drain pasta and return to the stove on medium heat. Add the heavy cream, salt and pepper and allow it to thicken in pasta (this takes about 3-4 minutes) add remaining 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, chicken, and peas.       Julie