Paneer Pasta Recipe (High Protein Pasta Sauce Recipe)
Aarthi
Forget your regular white sauce pasta, make this high protein paneer pasta which tastes so good and similar to your cheesy white sauce pasta. This creamy paneer pasta has no flour, butter, cream or cheese.This makes a fast and easy lunch or dinner for kids lunch box.
Start by cooking pasta. Bring water to a full boil. Add salt to the water. Drop the pasta in water and cook as per package directions.
While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce. Heat oil in a pan. Add in garlic, cashews and paneer. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Add in dry red chilli flakes and Italian seasoning and mix well.
Pour in the milk and bring it to a boil. Take it off the heat and allow it to cool a little because we are going to blend it.
Now Take this whole thing in a blender and blend till creamy. Add in salt, sugar and ground nutmeg. Blend once again till combined. Taste the sauce adjust the seasoning. Paneer sauce is ready.
In the same pan in which you cooked the sauce. Heat 1 teaspoon oil, add in the peas and stir fry for 30 seconds to heat it through.
Now take the cooked pasta using tongs and directly add it to the peas. Pour the prepared sauce over the pasta and toss to coat. Take it off the heat. Serve hot.
If you are making this dish ahead of time the pasta may get thicker. So reserve some pasta cooking water. Because you can add that to the pasta to make it creamy again.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Paneer Pasta Recipe (High Protein Pasta Sauce Recipe)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
816
% Daily Value*
Fat
42
g
65
%
Saturated Fat
19
g
119
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
81
mg
27
%
Sodium
3652
mg
159
%
Potassium
580
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
78
g
26
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
32
g
64
%
Vitamin A
1103
IU
22
%
Vitamin C
17
mg
21
%
Calcium
745
mg
75
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.