White Sauce Pasta | Pasta in White Sauce

Whole Wheat Pasta in white sauce is absolutely delicious and healthy. Try it out with regular pasta or whole wheat like I did.

Serves 3

Ingredients

For boiling pasta

• 3 cups water

• 1 tbsp Olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 cup pasta

For White sauce

• 2 tsp olive oil

• 1 onion, sliced

• 1 tbsp maida or all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup milk

• 2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp black pepper powder

• 1 capsicum, sliced

• 1/4 cup cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Boil water in a saucepan, add olive oil and salt to taste, add pasta and boil for 6-7 minutes or till al dente.

2. Strain the pasta, cool down and sprinkle some salt and add some oil, coat it well so doesn’t stick.

3. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and sauté onions and capsicum.

4. Transfer them to a bowl.

5. In the same pan, add 1 tsp oil and on a low flame, stir the all purpose flour till it begins to change colour.

6. Now add milk and whisk continuously to avoid lumps.

7. Add black pepper, salt to taste and cheese, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

8. Add the boiled pasta, sautéed vegetables and stir and cook for a minute.

9. Serve the cheesy white sauce pasta with some oregano on top.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 102 calories; 4.3 g fat; 12.7 g carbohydrates; 3.1 g protein; 1.3 g fibre.