As I had mentioned in Pesto Pasta, White sauce pasta is my all time favorite. Whenever we go to Italian restaurant, we will usually order White sauce pasta. First time I had white sauce pasta in a restaurant called “Little Italy” in India. I was so addicted to this Creamy pasta. One of my friends told me the recipe for white sauce. After hearing that, I was surprised that 3 ingredients - butter, all purpose flour and milk making that wonder. Here is my version of white sauce pasta. White Sauce Vegetable Pasta Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 40 mins | Serves : 3 Recipe Category: Entree Ingredients: Rotini Pasta – 1 box (340 grams) I used 100 % Whole wheat pasta Zucchini – 1 broccoli – 1 Black Olives – 1/4 cup pitted Bell pepper – 1 , thinly sliced Spring Onion – 4 strings Garlic – 2 pods, peeled and minced Olive oil - 1 tbsp Grated mozzarella and cheddar – 1/4 cup (Parmesan is preferred, but we don’t eat that) Butter - 2 tbsp All purpose flour - 2 tbsp Milk - 2 cup + 1/2 cup Heavy Cream - 2 tablespoon (optional) Garlic powder - 1/4 teaspoon (optional) Salt – as needed Italian seasoning/ oregeno- 1 teaspoon (I used Italian seasoning) Ground black pepper – as needed (According to your spice level) Water – as needed
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit In a large Saucepan, add water and salt, and let the water come to a boil while you prepare other ingredients Place Zucchini, bell pepper and broccoli in a oven tray, cook it for 10 - 15 minutes As soon as the water comes to a boil, add the pasta, stir and reduce heat to medium. Cook pasta as per the instruction given on the package and drain the water Add olive oil and butter in a frying pan. When it is hot, add the minced garlic, and saute for one minute. Then add spring onion and saute. Add all purpose flour and after a quick stir, add milk and whisk well to avoid lumps
When it thickens after 2-3 minutes, add cooked zucchini, bell pepper and broccoli and gently stir to combine. Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper
Add the drained pasta to the sauce and gently mix together and add heavy cream. Add grated cheese and switch off. Serve hot
My Notes:
Instead of preparing white sauce at home, you can also buy it from store Instead of baking vegetable you can also sauté them directly Add any veggies of your choice. Eggplant, peas, corn, spinach, cabbage etc can also be added I have used Rotini instead penne or any variety of pasta can be used Instead of spring onion regular onion can also be used If you think the pasta is dry, add 2 tablespoon of milk/heavy cream while serving
