WHITE SAUCE PASTA! CREAMY-EASY TO MAKE

 WHITE SAUCE CREAMY PASTA

This white sauce pasta has a flavor-packed basic cream sauce that everyone will love! Enjoy as is add veggies, shrimp, or chicken for a filling meal. It’s also great to make when you have friends over for dinner or even during holidays! My family members love this pasta a lot. I add lots of cheese when I make for them because they love it that way.

Ingredients for white sauce pasta:

Pasta:  Macaroni will also work well because you can have variety of shapes. I personally don’t like using spaghetti.

Veggies: You can use any vegetables which you love, probably I used to add tomato, onion, black pepper, corns and even broccoli.

Milk: It depends upon how much pasta you are making but majorly 2 to 3 cups are enough.

 Adding cream makes it richer.

Seasonings: I have added oregano and other herbs like thyme. And you can add more or less seasoning according to your taste.  

How to Make White Sauce Pasta:

We start with making the classic white sauce with butter, flour and milk. The important thing here is to use a whisk when you add in the milk and whisk continuously until all the flour and milk is mixed well together.

I highly recommend using a whisk else you might get lumps in your sauce and that’s no fun!

Once you have made the base, you add in the seasonings and cheese (if you like!) and then toss in the veggies and you are done.

To make this pasta less creamy: add only milk then no need to add cream.

If you want a saucier pasta: reduce the quantity of pasta to 100 grams (1 cup).

Step by Step Method:

1-Boil 150 grams of pasta according to instructions on the package. I used regular penne pasta which was supposed to be boiled for 9 to 11 minutes. and drain. Make sure you don’t overcook your pasta, you want it al-dente. Note: use only 1 cup pasta if you like more sauce in your pasta. While the pasta is boiling chop all the veggies.

2- Once the pasta is boiled, drain it using a colander and set aside.

3- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan on medium heat. Add all the veggies –

• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 1 medium red pepper, sliced
• 3/4 cup small broccoli florets
• 1/2 cup sweet corn (frozen corn which I added to hot water for 5 minutes before using).

4- Cook the veggies for 2 minutes. They should remain crunchy. You can use other veggies like carrots, peas as well.

5- Once done, remove veggies onto a plate.

6- To another pan or you can use the same pan, now add 1 tablespoon olive oil and the remaining tablespoon of butter.

7- Once the butter melts, add the 5-6 chopped garlic cloves and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.

8- Then add in 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of flour.

9- Whisk the flour continuously, using a wire whisk for around 30 to 60 seconds. You don’t have to brown the flour much.

10- Then add in 2 cups of milk. You can also add 1/4 cup heavy cream here or use additional 1/4 cup milk.

11- Mix everything using a whisk so that there are no lumps formed.

12- Add in the seasonings:

• 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• black pepper, to taste 

13- Mix in everything and let the sauce simmer.

14- Sauce will thicken as it simmers and in 4 to 5 minutes it will coat the back of the spoon. Turn heat to lowest.

15- Add in the veggies and the boiled pasta.

16- Toss until the pasta and veggies are coated with the sauce. Taste test and adjust the seasonings at this point. Serve warm!

This White Sauce Pasta:

• is cheesy and creamy.
• filled with veggies like peppers, broccoli.
• great way to make kids eat veggies!
• also good to pack in lunch boxes.
• it's also good for healthy diet.

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