If you want to make restaurant-style white sauce pasta at home, you are at the right place. This creamy and easy white sauce pasta recipe helps you make the most authentic pasta without putting in much effort. You have to try making this cafe-style creamy white sauce pasta if you are a fan of classic Italian dishes. A little mild on the spice quotient, this white sauce pasta is perfect for those who like dishes flavored with herbs. Loaded with the goodness of creamy cheese and aromatic herbs, this white sauce pasta makes for a soul-satiating delight. What makes this dish even more impressive is the amalgamation of cheese, veggies, exotic spices, and herbs. This dish is truly a heavenly treat for the taste buds! This pasta recipe makes for a perfect brunch/dinner, as it is simple as well as exotic!
Ingredients of White Sauce Pasta (6 servings)
500 gm boiled pasta penne
2 chopped red bell pepper
2 medium grated cheese cubes
1 teaspoon thyme
1 cup frozen sweet corn
1 tablespoon butter
2 cup milk
salt as required
1 large chopped capsicum ( green pepper)
2 teaspoon cornflour
2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon paprika
250 gm boiled broccoli
4 cloves grated garlic
2 pinches powdered black pepper
4 cup water
How to make White Sauce Pasta
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Step 1 Boil the pasta and saute the veggies
To prepare this delicious pasta recipe, take a pan and heat olive oil over medium flame and all the vegetables like sweet corn, broccoli, capsicum and red bell peppers. Then add some water and boil with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp of black pepper powder.
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Step 2 Make sure the veggies are crunchy
While par-boiling the veggies, you need to be careful as over boiling the vegetables will drain out all the nutrition and make them soggy. Whereas, the pasta tastes best when the veggies are delicious and crunchy. Once the veggies and pasta are boiled, it's time to make the creamy white sauce.
Step 3 Prepare the white sauce
Take another pan and heat over medium flame. Then add penne pasta and boil it as per the given instructions. For preparing the white sauce, put a pan on low-medium flame and heat butter. While the butter is melting, add the grated garlic in it and saute for a minute. Now, add cornflour in the pan and saute till the flour is mixed well with the garlic. Then add milk to the pan and stir it continuously to avoid any lumps. Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper if required.
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Step 4 Add the pasta and serve hot!
Once the sauce is ready, add the veggies and the pasta along with a choice of spices and herbs. Serve hot with garlic bread.
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Step 5 Bonus Tips for making White Sauce Pasta
1. For the cheesiest flavor, you can use cheddar cheese in your pasta. This will give your pasta that restaurant-like flavor. 2. While serving this pasta, ensure it’s piping hot and not warm as the sauce tends to thicken as it cools down. 3. If your pasta is thickened, add about 50-100 ml of milk and reheat it. This will make the sauce thinner and tastier!
Tips
To make the perfect white sauce pasta, make sure pasta is half-boiled and then cooked in sauce. If it is over-boiled, it might make the whole dish soggy, which is not palatable.
While sauteing the veggies, do not overheat the olive oil as it can hamper the quality of the oil.
Do not overcook the vegetables. It is best to keep them half-cooked as you would want your pasta to be a little crunchy.
To amp up the flavor, you can add fresh cream to the pasta once cooked. It will also make it creamier. You can also use coconut cream/milk.
Last but not the least, use good quality cheese in white sauce pasta - like cheddar or parmesan cheese. You can also skip it and cream if you are making vegan pasta.
