Creamy Veggie Pasta (without cheese)

This recipe is prepared with healthy white sauce without adding refined flour and cheese. Also I used lots of veggies. A very good option for kids. 

My 2.5 year old daughter loves pasta. So this is the recipe I prepared just for her, because readymade cheese has lots of salt in it. To make it healthy, I added whole wheat flour for the sauce. Actually it tasted so awesome even without cheese. 

Here is the recipe. 😊

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Creamy Veggie Pasta (without cheese)

Yield: 4 servings

Author: Namitha Shenoy

Prep time: 15 MCook time: 20 MTotal time: 35 M

Durum wheat pasta with vegetables in creamy sauce made with milk, vegetable stock and whole wheat flour

Ingredients:

• Any pasta - 1 cup (I used Colavita Fusilli) 
• Vegetables - 1 cup (carrots, green peas, beans, sweetcorn) 
• Mushrooms (halved) - 8 to 10
• Bell Peppers/capsicum (chopped) - 1
• Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Mixed dried herbs - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

For the sauce :

• Whole wheat flour - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 1¼ cups (approx)
• Vegetables stock - 1 cup
• Garlic cloves (chopped) - 1 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp

Instructions:

Preparation :

1. Cook pasta as per packet instructions. (Don't overcook. Takes around 10 - 12 minutes)(1 cup pasta doubles up when cooked) 
2. Boil vegetables in 1 cup of water and salt. Once done, strain and keep aside. (keep the stock aside. This is what I use for the sauce) 

Making the sauce (Flame: Medium to high) :

1. Heat a pan, add butter and let it melt.
2. Add chopped garlic and sauté until raw smell goes off. (sauté for 2 minutes) 
3. Add mushrooms, sauté until butter is well coated. Once done, set aside. 
4. In the same pan, add whole wheat flour and fry until you it gets well combined with butter. 
5. Once done, add vegetable stock gradually and continue stirring until you get a thick saucy consistency. 
6. Add milk gradually and adjust the consistency. (it must be like dosa batter. However it thickens later) 
7. Bring it to boil. Sauce is ready. 
8. Add capsicum and sauté for 2 minutes. (keep it crunchy) 
9. Now add boiled vegetables and mushrooms. Mix well until veggies get well coated with sauce. 
10. Add cooked pasta. Mix gently and coat it with sauce. 
11. Check for salt. Add if needed. 
12. Now add Blackpepper powder and mixed dried herbs. Mix gently for a minute. Switch off the flame. 
13. Serve hot. 

Notes:

Don't overcook the pasta. There need to be a bite in it (al-dente) If you feel sauce is dry, you can add more milk. Serve hot. Once it's cooled, the sauce gets dried and it wont taste good.

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