Creamy And Cheesy One Pot White Sauce Pasta

One of the favourite dishes to order at restaurants, pasta is a creamy and lip-smacking dish. The dish can be prepared in a lot of flavours such as white sauce pasta, red sauce pasta and pink sauce pasta. It is a highly customizable dish in which you can add vegetables or chicken as per your choice. The dish has a fantastic creamy consistency and is loved by kids as well as adults.

It is an Italian dish which can be prepared in a lot of ways. Here, you can learn how to prepare it as a One Pot recipe. For this recipe, you don’t have to prepare the white sauce separately. It will be formed in the process itself. White Sauce Pasta tastes best when served with Tomato Soup and warm toasted brown bread. This filling dish can also be served with a light salad. Let’s dig into the recipe now!

 Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Pasta
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 tsp Flour
  • 1/2 cup Capsicum 
  • 1/2 cup Broccoli
  • 1/2 cup Onion 
  • 1/2 cup Tomato 
  • 1/2 cup Mushroom 
  • 8-10 Cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp Pepper Powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
  • 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
  • Salt, as per taste
  • 2 cubes of Sliced Cheese or Cream Cheese or Processed Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Mozzarella Cheese 

Method

  • Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan on a low flame and saute all the vegetables- onion, tomato, capsicum, mushroom and broccoli in it. Mix them well for approximately 2-3 minutes. Once cooked, put these vegetables on a plate and leave them aside 
  • Now, in the same pan add 2 tsp oil and put chopped garlic. Saute them for a minute and then add 2 tsp flour in it. Saute them for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. Once done,  add 1 cup milk as well as 1 cup water to it and let them boil
  • Once it starts boiling, put pepper powder and salt as per your taste. Next, include red chilli flakes followed by mixed herbs. Once added, mix all the ingredients properly. Now add 1 cup of pasta and mix again. 
  • Next, cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 12 to 15 minutes until the pasta is cooked properly. Ensure that the amount of water poured is appropriate. If the water is less then add a little amount of water
  • Once pasta is cooked properly, Include sliced or processed cheese in the pan. Mix it properly. Now, add saute vegetables and adjust the seasonings as per your taste.  
  • Simmer it for approximately 2 minutes and then put mozzarella cheese or cream to bring in the extra creamy flavour. Now mix the pasta again
  • Finally, White Sauce Pasta is ready to serve along with toasted garlic bread

Important Points To Note

  • You can use any kind of pasta of your choice to make this recipe. Rigatoni, penne, ziti, macaroni or shell pasta can be used
  • You can put more veggies or delete some veggies as per your choice and taste 

Pasta is a flavourful dish which is widely served as a party snack in India.