Homemade Pasta Alfredo

entry by LuAnn Webster

1 pkg Bow Tie Pasta
1/4 cup real butter
1/3 cup flour
1 ½ cup milk
1 pkg Alfredo Mix
1 pint cream (whipping)
2/3 cup shredded Romano cheese
2/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Olives, Chicken, mushrooms (optional)

Bring large pan of salted water to a boil and add noodles, stirring occasionally until cooked through. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter on medium low, add Alfredo mix, and stir with a wooden spoon. Slowly add flour to mixture and continue to stir, do not let burn. (Will resemble sticky paste) Slowly add cream to sauce. Turn heat up to medium and continue stirring. Will thicken the longer it cooks. Sprinkle Romano cheese and ½ cup Parmesan into the mixture. Stir until melted. Serve over cooked noodle. Sprinkle with reserved Parmesan. Variations: saute chicken in butter, cut in strips. Add chicken to noodles. Chop olives, saute mushrooms 3 min add olives and mushrooms.