CREAMY WHITE SAUCE PASTA

Hey all ! I am back with another interesting yet 
easy recipe.. "Creamy white sauce pasta":-)
The best part is this a low fat version.. I used 
2% organic milk, Corn starch & Olive oil 
instead of butter, all purpose flour & whole milk..
Lets enjoy yummy & creamy pasta :-)   

CREAMY WHITE SAUCE PASTA RECIPE:

Recipe cuisine: Continental / Recipe category: Main Course

 Prep time: 20 mins / cook time: 20 mins

INGREDIENTS:
Corn starch : 2 tblsp
Milk : 2 cups
Olive Oil : 4 tblsp
Salt : As needed
Black Pepper: As needed
Italian Seasoning : As needed
Elbow pasta : 200 gms
Water : As needed
Mix Veggie : 2 Cups*
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 350*F.
Pressure cook the pasta with water & olive oil for 1 whistle.
Turn off the stove. Keep the cooker aside. Let it cool down.
Use water double the quantity of the pasta. 

Slice the mix veggies evenly as shown below.

Heat the pan with oil, add the mix veggies.

Mix the veggies well. Add salt, pepper & Italian seasoning.

Mix the seasoning well & let it cook for 3 to 4 mins in low flame.
Pls make sure the veggies stay crunchy & not over cooked.
I cooked the veggies without covering it.

Now open the cooker, drain the water from pasta completely.
Keep it aside.

Now in another pan, add 2 tblsp olive oil & 2 tblsp corn starch.
Pls keep the flame medium to low. So the mixture will not be burnt.
Mix well without any lumps.

Now add 2 cups of milk. Mix well. Continue stirring the milk with the 
corn starch mixture till it dissolved completely. Pls keep the flame low.
Add salt & pepper as required.

Cook the milk mixture now for 3 to 5 mins in low flame.
The milk mixture will start to thicken as shown in the 
below pics.

Now in a square cake pan, place aluminium foil as shown below.
Take the sauce, mix veggies & pasta shells.

Arrange a layer of pasta, then mix veggie.

Add the sauce & arrange another layer of pasta & veggie.
Add more sauce for the last layer as shown below.
Reserve some veggies for garnish later.

Now bake the pasta for 12 to 15 mins at 350*F.
Please check around 10 mins as oven power may vary.

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Now take out the pan. Garnish with remaining mix veggie & seasoning 
on top (Optional).

Enjoy yummy & creamy pasta with mix veggies :-)

NOTES:
* Mix veggies - I used green onions, green capsicum, carrots, broccoli & green peas.
Any mix veggie can be used as per our taste.
* Please make sure the veggies are crunchy & not over cooked.
*Please make sure to cook the sauce in low flame only.
If not the sauce will burn & form big lumps.
* Grated Cheese (any kind) can be added to the sauce. 
* Pressure cook the pasta exactly for one whistle & turn off flame.
If not pasta will be over cooked & mushy.
* This pasta can be made without veggies as well.

Please do try and give your feedback..

Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)

Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..
See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)