Cheesy Pasta with Veggies

Time Required: 40 Minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2 cups Pasta(any)
6 Cheese slice or 1 cup grated Cheese
2 tbsp Chilly Flakes
1 tbsp Mixed Herbs
Salt to taste
1/2 cup Grated Carrot
1/2 cup chopped Beans
2 tbsp Butter
3 cup Milk

How to cook Pasta:

Take a thick bottom vessel filled with water, add salt and olive oil and bring it to boil.
Now add required quantity of pasta and cook till done.
Strain it when done, keep aside.

Method:

1. Heat a thick bottom pan, add Butter.
2. After butter melts add Veggies(carrot and beans) and saute it for 3 minutes.
3. Now add cooked Pasta and Milk. Give it a stir.
4. Now add Cheese (grated or the slice), Mixed Herbs, Chilly Flakes and Salt.
5. Cook till cheese melts and get incorporated properly.
6. Cheesy Pasta with Veggies is ready! This tastes best when served hot.

 

Note: You can add your favorite veggies to this dish. Veggies like Carrot, Beans, Sweetcorn, Broccoli, Baby Corn, Mushrooms can be used.

Spaghetti Pasta with Veggies

Time Required: 20 Minutes
Servings: 3
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Ingredients:

• 200 gm Spaghetti Pasta
• 1 cup Chicken Stock
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 medium Onion
• 6 Cherry Tomatoes
• 4 large Garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp Parsley
• 1 Capsicum
• 3 Basil Leaves
• Parmesan Cheese for garnishing

Method:

1. Cook Pasta as per the instructions on the box.
   
2. Cut Vegetables, Garlic and Parsley and Basil as shown in picture below.
   
3. Heat Oil and Butter in a pan, Add Garlic and fry till golden brown.
4. Add Onions and saute till transparent.
5. Add Capsicum and saute till cooked.
6. Add Tomatoes, Parsley and Basil and saute for a min. Add Salt to taste.
7. Now add Chicken Stock and bring it to boil and on simmer for 5 min.
   
8. Now add Pasta cooked in salt Water.
9. Mix it all well. Cook for 2 min.
   
10. Garnish with Grated Parmesan cheese. Serve it Hot!
    

Tomato Flavored Cream Cheese Pasta

Time Required: 30 Minutes
Servings: 2
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I have been watching some cooking shows on TV and mostly when I am free to sit and watch, some Italian cooking will be going on. All I see is pasta pasta everywhere. Watching these shows got inspired to cook pasta. I have tried two recipes and one of which is this. You could also give it a try! I bought Farfalle / Bow tie Pasta as they looked very cute :D. Pasta is a traditionally an Italian cuisine. So lets cook something Italian ;)!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Bow Tie Pasta (you could use any other pasta too)
• 2 large Tomatoes
• 2 Garlic Clove minced
• 1 small Onion finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Cooking Cream
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
• Pinch of Red Chilli Powder (Optional, my share of spice)
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 Basil leaves finely chopped
• Parsley(optional)

Method:

1. Cook Pasta as per mentioned on the pasta box and set aside. Of course check if pasta is cooked properly.
   
2. Take a non stick pan, heat Oil and add Garlic, cook for a min.
3. Add Onions and fry till cooked. Now add basil and mix well. Set aside.
4. Cook whole tomatoes in a vessel with water enough to dip them. Cool it and remove the skin.
5. Now blend the cooked Tomatoes and half the portion of Onion-Garlic-Basil mix.
   
6. Add the blend mixture into the other half and cook for 2 min.
7. Add grated Cheese and mix well.
   
8. Add cooked Pasta, Red Chilli Powder and cook for a min. Top it with some Cooking Cream.
   
9. Garnish with Parsley! Serve it immediately.