Noodles Basilico - Pasta in a Creamy Basil Sauce

• 1 12 oz (336 grm). package egg noodles
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). package cream cheese
• 1 small can chopped black olives, drained
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) dried basil
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) loosely packed, chopped fresh basil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• butter, optional
• bread crumbs, optional
• parmesan cheese, optional

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees (175 C.).
2. Cook the noodles according to directions on the package.
3. Drain and keep hot.
4. Soften cream cheese and stir in olives.
5. Stir cream cheese mixture into the hot noodles, continuing to stir until cheese has completely melted.
6. Melt butter, add basil, salt and pepper.
7. Add to the cheesy noodles and blend in.
8. Place in a 2 quarts (1900 ml) casserole and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
9. You can use a buttered breadcrumb topping with or without parmesan cheese topping if you choose before putting pasta in oven.

egg noodles, cream cheese, black olives, butter, basil, fresh basil, salt, butter, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000E61 (may not work)