Vegetables Fromage

Ingredients

• 3 cups bow tie pasta, uncooked
• 4 carrots, scraped and cut into julienne strips
• 2 medium zucchini, cut into julienne strips
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into julienne strips
• 1 1/2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package Velveeta cheese or (8 ounce) package processed loaf cheese spread, cubed
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried whole & crushed