WHITE SAUCE PASTA

This recipe of vegetable pasta in white sauce get made at home often and is liked by everyone. As an accompaniment to the pasta, i toast some bread slices. You can use your choice of veggies in the pasta. We are fond of peas,  baby corns, carrots, red/yellow bell peppers, corns and onions.

creamy white sauce pasta

Course         :    Main
Cuisine        :    Italian
Prep time     :   15 min
Cook time    :   20 min
Servings       :    3-4

Ingredients

Measuring cup used, 1 cup=250 ml

for pasta

• 3/4 cup penne pasta 
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4-5 cups water 

for veggies

• 1/2 cup green peas -fresh or frozen 
• 1 small to medium carrot, finely chopped
• 1 small to medium capsicum-any color(red, yellow, green)
• 4 to 5 baby corns
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp oil
• Salt to taste

 for sauce

• 11/2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp maida
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• A pinch of black pepper powder
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. To begin making white sauce pasta recipe, start by cooking pasta. Bring plenty of water in a pot to boil. Add pasta along with a drop of oil and cook till done. Set aside the boiled pasta.
2. In a pan, add butter. Add chopped veggies- boiled peas, carrot, capsicum, baby corns and onions and saute for few minutes. Remove to a plate.
3. In the same pan, add butter and melt it.
4. Add maida and whisk very well.
5. Add boiled and cooked milk. Keep whisking in low flame.
6. The mixture will start to thicken. At this stage add chilli flakes, pepper powder, salt and oregano.
7. Keep whisking till the sauce further thickens and turns smooth.
8. Add the sauted veggies and mix very well.
9. Add boiled pasta and mix well.
10. Serve white sauce pasta hot.

Note:

1. Make sure that there are no lumps in white sauce.
2. You can add 2 tbsp grated cheese while preparing white sauce or you can serve the topped with grated cheese.
3. You can add any dried herb or even mixed pasta spice instead of oregano.

Let me know how you find it, if you try it sometime. you may leave your suggestions for any interesting additions.

Keep Cooking"

-CM