Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4           cup  butter or margarine     softened
  2        tablespoons  dried parsley
  1           teaspoon  dried basil     crushed
  1               pkg.  cream cheese    (8 oz.) softened
     1/8          tsp.  pepper
     2/3           cup  boiling water
  8                oz.  fettucini       thin noodles, or
                        spaghetti
  1              clove  garlic  minced (I always
                        use 2 or 3)
     1/4           cup  butter of margrine
     3/4           cup  shredded or grated Romano or Parmesan
                        cheese

Preparation:

Cream Cheese Sauce: Combine the 1/4 cup butter, parsley, and basil; blend in cream cheese, and pepper; stir in 2/3 cup boiling water; blend mixture well. Keep warm over pan of hot water. Cook noodles in large amount boiling salted water till just tender; drain. Cook garlic in the 1/4 cup butter 1 to 2 min; pour over noodles; toss lightly and quicly to coat well. Sprinkle witht 1/2 cup of the cheese; toss again. Pile noodles on warm serving plate, spoon the warm Crem Cheese Sauce over; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese; garnish with additional parsley.

Nutritional Information:

9 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (10% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 17mg Sodium