Creamy Cheesy Pasta

Creamy Cheesy Pasta is simple to make pasta with a cheesy and creamy sauce. You can add vegetables of your choice and adjust the spicy level as desired.

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 25 to 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fusilli pasta or your favourite pasta
• 8 cups of water to boil pasta
• 1/2 teaspoon oil for boiling pasta
• a pinch of salt for boiling pasta (optional)
• 1/2 cup fresh cream
• 100 grams of mozzarella cheese grated
• 1 cup of milk
• 2 tablespoon unsalted butter for the sauce
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon dry red chilli flakes
• 1 teaspoon Italian-style herb blend
• 1/4th cup of chopped black or green olives
• 1/2 cup of chopped bell peppers
• 1/4th cup of corn kernels
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter for tossing vegetables
• salt to taste

Procedure

Boiling Pasta

• Boil 8 cups of water in a pan with half a teaspoon oil and a pinch of salt.
• Once the water has boiled, add two cups of pasta to it and boil until pasta are soft.
• Strain the pasta and keep aside.

Sauce

• In a pan, add two tablespoons of unsalted butter. Once the butter melts and starts bubbling, add the whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour. Whisk the flour using a wire whisk so that no lumps are formed.
• Once the flour turns into a pale golden colour. Lower the flame and add the cream and milk to the pan.
• Boil on a lower flame for 3 to 4 minutes and keep stirring it continuously.
• Add the cheese and keep stirring it continuously and boil for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add black pepper powder, dry red chilli flakes and Italian-style herb blend.
• Turn off the flame and add salt to taste.

Pasta with vegetables

• In a pan, add 1 teaspoon of butter.
• Once the butter starts melting and bubbling, add the bell peppers, corn kernels and olives and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the prepared sauce and cooked pasta. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Pasta is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot.