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white sauce pasta recipe | pasta recipe in white sauce | creamy white pasta sauce

easy white sauce pasta recipe | pasta recipe in white sauce | creamy white pasta sauce
Course dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword white sauce pasta recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 696kcal
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

for boiling pasta:

  • 6 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cup pasta elicoidali or penne

for sauteeing vegetables:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 3 clove garlic finely chopped
  • ½ onion chopped
  • ½ carrot chopped
  • ½ capsicum chopped
  • 3 tbsp sweet corn
  • ½ tsp pepper crushed
  • ½ tsp salt

for white pasta sauce:

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp maida / plain flour
  • 2 cup milk
  • ½ tsp pepper crushed
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • ½ tsp mixed herbs
  • ½ tsp salt
  • cheese for garnishing

Instructions

  • firstly, in a large kadai boil 6 cup water and 1 tsp salt.
  • once the water comes to a boil, add 2 cup pasta. i have used elicoidali pasta, you can alternatively use penne pasta.
  • boil for 7 minutes, or until the pasta is cooked al dente.
  • drain off the pasta and keep aside.
  • in a frying pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 3 clove garlic.
  • add ½ onion, ½ carrot, ½ capsicum and 3 tbsp sweet corn.
  • saute for a minute or until vegetables shrink slightly yet remain crunchy.
  • further, add ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp salt.
  • saute well until the spices are well combined. keep aside.
  • to prepare white sauce for pasta, heat 2 tbsp butter.
  • add 3 tbsp maida and saute on low flame.
  • saute until the maida turns aromatic yet do not change its colour.
  • now add 1 cup milk and mix well.
  • mix until the sauce thickens without forming any lumps.
  • further, add 1 more cup of milk and continue to stir continuously.
  • mix continuously, until the sauce thickens. if required using a whisk break the lumps.
  • cook until the sauce turns silk smooth and creamy texture.
  • now add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp chilli flakes, ½ tsp mixed herbs and ½ tsp salt.
  • mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  • add in sauted vegetables and combine well.
  • now add in boiled pasta and mix gently.
  • add 2 tbsp of boiled pasta water if the sauce thickens.
  • mix gently making sure everything is well combined.
  • finally, just before serving white sauce pasta, garnish with grated cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 696kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 2593mg | Potassium: 674mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 4436IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 329mg | Iron: 2mg