This is an easy kids friendly recipe . Ideal for lunch box! . Kids would love to eat this !. Pasta and veggies cooked in butter and home made white sauce !
Preparation Time: Under 15 minutes
Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
Elbow Macaroni - 1 cup(Can use any pasta of your choice)
Veggies - 1 cup ( I used broccoli, red and yellow colored bell peppers)
Garlic - 1 teaspoon chopped
Maida/All purpose flour - 1 tablespoon
Milk - 1/2 cup
Water -1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tablespoon
Dry basil leaves - 1/2 teaspoon
Italian seasoning - 1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper(crushed) - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - As required.
METHOD:
1. In a pan, add sufficient water and some salt and allow it to boil well. Now add pasta and cook for 12 minutes(Each type of pasta needs different cooking time. Read the product label ).
2. Cook pasta and drain water . Now immediately wash the pasta in running cold water. It will keep the pasta from not sticking to each other. In a pan, add a tablespoon of butter and add chopped garlic and fry. Then add the chopped veggies.
3. Fry for just 3 to 4 minutes . No need to make it too soft . It will be more tastier, if it is crunchier . Now set the veggies aside. In the same pan, add 1 table spoon butter. Add a tablespoon of maida and immediately pour 1/2 cup milk and stir well for a minute till it gets thicker.
4. Now add 1/2 cup of water and mix well and stir for 2 to 3 minutes , till it is creamy in consistency as like below.
5. Now add boiled pasta and stir fried veggies.
6. Now add salt, Pepper powder, Italian seasoning and dry basil leaves and mix well .
7. White sauce pasta is ready !. For kids , when the pasta is hot, you can add some grated cheese above to make it more tastier !!! If you want to avoid maida/all purpose flour , you can use wheat flour instead !
SEE ALSO: Quick Pasta, Dum noodles, Pav bhaji
Preparation Time: Under 15 minutes
Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
Elbow Macaroni - 1 cup(Can use any pasta of your choice)
Veggies - 1 cup ( I used broccoli, red and yellow colored bell peppers)
Garlic - 1 teaspoon chopped
Maida/All purpose flour - 1 tablespoon
Milk - 1/2 cup
Water -1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tablespoon
Dry basil leaves - 1/2 teaspoon
Italian seasoning - 1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper(crushed) - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - As required.
METHOD:
1. In a pan, add sufficient water and some salt and allow it to boil well. Now add pasta and cook for 12 minutes(Each type of pasta needs different cooking time. Read the product label ).
2. Cook pasta and drain water . Now immediately wash the pasta in running cold water. It will keep the pasta from not sticking to each other. In a pan, add a tablespoon of butter and add chopped garlic and fry. Then add the chopped veggies.
3. Fry for just 3 to 4 minutes . No need to make it too soft . It will be more tastier, if it is crunchier . Now set the veggies aside. In the same pan, add 1 table spoon butter. Add a tablespoon of maida and immediately pour 1/2 cup milk and stir well for a minute till it gets thicker.
4. Now add 1/2 cup of water and mix well and stir for 2 to 3 minutes , till it is creamy in consistency as like below.
5. Now add boiled pasta and stir fried veggies.
6. Now add salt, Pepper powder, Italian seasoning and dry basil leaves and mix well .
7. White sauce pasta is ready !. For kids , when the pasta is hot, you can add some grated cheese above to make it more tastier !!! If you want to avoid maida/all purpose flour , you can use wheat flour instead !
SEE ALSO: Quick Pasta, Dum noodles, Pav bhaji
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