Delicious Cheesy Vegetable Pasta

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

2 cups boiled whole wheat pasta (penne or fusilli)

3/4 - 1 cup mixed vegetables (sliced or cubed and par boiled)

1 onion, finely chopped

2 crushed garlic flakes

2 tbsps grated cheese (mozzarella or amul cheese cube)

1 tbsp butter

3/4 tbsp maida/all purpose flour

1 onion, finely chopped

1/4 tsp mixed dried herbs or oregano or parsley

1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

1 cup low fat milk

salt to taste

1) Cook penne or fusilli in salted rapidly boiling water, add a tbsp of oil and cook until al dente, drain completely. Sprinkle a tbsp of olive oil and keep aside.
2) Heat butter in a vessel, add chopped onions and garlic saute till transparent.
3) Add the maida and saute for 2-3 mts. Add the par boiled vegetables and combine. Slowly add the milk and go on combining till it forms a creamy consistency. Add a tbsp of grated cheese, salt, mixed herbs and pepper to taste and combine. Add the cooked pasta and combine.
4) Remove onto a baking dish, sprinkle cheese and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C for 10-12 mts. Serve hot.