Wednesday 12 February 2014

Baked Pasta with white sauce

Ingredients:
Pasta : 200 gms
Butter: 2 tbsps
Red Bell Pepper: 1 Big pepper chopped in juliennes
Green Bell Pepper: 1 Big pepper chopped in juliennes
Yellow Bell Pepper: 1 Big Pepper chopped in juliennes
Onion : 2 Medium chopped in juliennes
Mushrooms:  50 gms washed,cleaned and sliced
Salt : As per your taste
Pepper:As per your taste
Cheese:Grated 1cup

White Sauce:
Milk:1 cup
All Purpose Flour: 2tbsps
Butter:50 gms
Salt: 2 pinches
Pepper:1/2 tsp

Method:
Cook the pasta as per the packet instructions.In a saucepan heat the butter and the onions n saute them till they are glassy.No add the chopped veggies one after the other and saute them till they are slightly moist.Now add the pasta to the sauted vegetables.Add salt,pepper and give it a toss.Set it aside.

White Sauce: 
In another sauce pan heat the butter.In a glass mix the flour n milk till the flour dissolves.Now pour the thick milk and flour mixture into the saucepan.Add a little milk if you think the sauce is very thick.Add 2 pinches of salt and pepper.

Now take a microwave dish and layer it .Start it with a little sauce in the dish,pasta ,sauce and cheese.Continue the layering in the same way till the top of the dish.On the top layer,cover it with grated cheese.Now place this dish in the microwave for 5-10 mins till the cheese melts.Take it out of the microwave after its standing time of 5 mins and garnish it with a fresh basil leaf.Serve hot.

Note:
If you dont want to bake the pasta ,you can omit the baking step.Non veg eaters can add shredded chicken or meat.


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