SPINACH HOMEMADE PASTA WITH WHITE SAUCE

Spinach homemade pasta with white sauce

Pastas are my kids all time favourite. They can eat pasta daily and I will make different kinds of pastas for them. This one is homemade pasta with yummy sauce. This post is for #59 blogging marathon Day 2 

Ingredients: 

Spinach - 1/4 cup blanced and pureed 

  Flour- 1 cup

  salt to taste 

  For sauce:  

 Butter- 1 tbsp 

 Flour- 1 tbsp 

Milk- 1 cup 

White pepper powder- 1/2 tsp 

salt to taste

Method:

In a bowl add spinach puree, flour and salt mix well and knead them to a thick dough and set aside for 10 mins. Knead the dough again and roll them into thin disks and cut them into desired shapes a long strip, tiny bits, twisted pieces etc.....place them in a plate by sprinkling semolina on them. It will protect them from sticking.

Heat water in a vessel and add a pinch of salt and a tsp of oil to it. when it heats add the spinach pasta and boil for 2-3 mins. Fresh pastas will get cooked soon. When its cooked and gets glossy look drain them and set aside by tossing them with some oil to prevent from sticking.

In a nonstick pan add butter and heats till it melts down add in flour and mix them till its cooked stir continuously now remove from fire and add milk whisk them without any lumps. Cook  them in slow fire till it thickens add in salt to taste and white pepper powder mix well now gently toss in pasta into the sauce and mix well. Serve hot.............

PASTA AND CHEESE BAKE

Pasta and cheese bake

Italian foods are famous worldwide and its most tastiest and easiest food in the world. Only 2-3 ingredients can make a delicious Italian dish. Me and my kids are the lovers of Italian food. We have tasted all kinds of pasta and even homemade too......This recipe is easy to make and soo delicious..........

This post is for #57 blogging marathon week 4 day 3 I love to share this recipe..............

Ingredients:

Pasta- 1 cup, boiled (any kind of pasta I used penne) 

 Mozarella cheese- 1/2 cup, grated 

 White sauce- 1/4 cup  

Egg-2 or boiled vegs to fill in the middle you can use sausages also

Method:

Preheat oven @ 200°c

In a mug arrange boiled pasta to fill the base and in sides keep a cavity in the middle  while arranging. Pour 1- 11/2 tbsp of white sauce to cover pastas all over and fill the cavity with vegs or break an egg or chopped sausages and sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake at 200°c for 25 mins and serve hot with garlic bread.

HOMEMADE PASTA

                 

 Homemade pasta with tomato garlic sauce

Everyone knows about pasta and noodles its a kids favourite dish.Readymade is not a healthy version of pasta, it may affect the stomach sometimes.Try the homemade pasta it will taste good and fresh too.You can add any vegetables with this pasta..............

To make dough:

maida-100gms(for healthy version can use wheat flour instead)

egg-1(optional)

rava-1tbsp

salt a pinch

water

knead above ingredients to make a stiff dough and cover with a wet cloth keep aside for 10 mins.

for sauce:

garlic crushed-1tbsp

onion-1 sliced

baby tomatoes-1/2cup

italian seasoning-1tsp

oil-1tbsp(can use olive oil)  

mushroom sliced-1/2 cup

salt to taste

dry red chillies crushed-3nos

coriender leaves needed(can use basil leaves if available)

method:

Knead the dough again and roll flat sprinkle rava on the dough roll into thin sheet cut into needed shapes place on a plate with rava on  every sheet(it wont stick when u sprinkle rava).

In a deep bottom pan heat water add salt and 1tsp oil when it boils,add pasta strips and make it to boil for just 2 mins and strain them.

in a non stick pan add oil,crushed garlic fry well add onion saute well add mushroom saute till it cooks well add tomatoes,seasoning,salt,red chillies crushed saute well add pasta mix gently and serve with coriander leaves on top...........