Veg pasta in white sauce Use your favorite pasta and veggies and add some shredded chicken if you like to make it your own. Pasta well coated with creamy and delish sauce which is slightly sweet, has a peppery hint and lots of crunchy and colorful vegetables is white sauce pasta. The best part about this recipe is that it has such a perfect balance of flavors that you will simply fall in love with it.

Ingredients of Veg pasta in white sauce

  1. It's 2 cup of Pasta (Penne Rigate made from durum wheat semolina).
  2. Prepare 8 cups of Water.
  3. It's 3 tsp of Salt For boiling pasta.
  4. Prepare 2 tsp of Oil For boiling pasta.
  5. Prepare of For The White Sauce.
  6. Prepare 2 tbsp of Olive Oil.
  7. Prepare 3 tbsp of Butter.
  8. It's 5 tbsp of Whole Wheat Flour.
  9. It's 5 cup of Milk.
  10. You need 2 tsp of Mixed Herbs.
  11. It's 1 1/2 tsp of Chilli Flakes.
  12. It's to taste of Salt.
  13. It's of For The Vegetable Mixture.
  14. You need 2 tbsp of Olive Oil.
  15. It's 4 cloves of Garlic.
  16. You need 1 1/2 cup of Chopped Onions.
  17. You need 1/2 cup of Green Bell Pepper Diced.
  18. Prepare 1/2 cup of Red Bell Pepper Diced.
  19. You need 1/2 cup of Yellow Bell Pepper Diced.
  20. It's 1 cup of Broccoli Florets Blanched.
  21. You need 1/2 cup of Sweet Corn Boiled.
  22. You need 6 of Olives Chopped.

Veg pasta in white sauce instructions

  1. To make the Pasta In White Sauce, start with boiling the water to cook the pasta. As soon as it comes to a rolling boil, add the oil and salt to it..
  2. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook till the pasta is done. This takes about 10-12 minutes..
  3. When the pasta is al-dente, drain it and rinse with room temperature water. Set aside in a sieve. Reserve some of the cooking water for further use..
  4. Heat a pan and add the oil for sauteeing the vegetables..
  5. Add the garlic and saute. Add the chopped onions and saute adding a tiny amount of salt. Cook till translucent..
  6. Add the diced bell peppers and saute for a while. Now add the boiled sweet corn and the blanched broccoli and saute. Cook for a while..
  7. When the veggies are almost cooked, add the chopped olives and switch off the heat and set aside..
  8. Heat another saucepan and add the olive oil for the white sauce. Add the butter too..
  9. When the butter melts add the whole wheat flour and saute. See to it that lumps are not formed..
  10. Add the milk, a small amount at a time and keep mixing so as to break any lumps formed in the process. Keep the heat low..
  11. When all the milk is added, increase the heat and bring it to a boil, stirring constantly..
  12. Add the mixed herbs, chilli flakes and salt to taste..
  13. Now add the sauteed vegetables and the pasta and mix well. Check seasoning and add more salt or herbs if required..
  14. Lower the heat and simmer for a few minutes. If the sauce thickens too much, add the reserved pasta water as required..
  15. Switch off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl..
  16. Garnish with some more mixed herbs and chilli flakes and serve the delicious Pasta In White Sauce with some crispy garlic bread by the side!.

Take my word - you will love me for this! First let me tell you the story behind making such fast forward dish. Making pasta is easy and does not take much of time. I just picked some available vegetables from my fridge and made Vegetable Pasta in Creamy White Sauce. The herbs I used, namely, thyme, basil. white sauce pasta recipe

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