White Sauce Pasta | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | White Pasta
White Sauce Pasta Recipe - a popular well known pasta dish which is loved by all just like tomato red pasta. Basic white sauce on pasta is a simple elegant dish which uses flour, butter and milk to make white sauce which is also known as bechamel sauce. Combine white sauce with cooked pasta, herbs and vegetables to create this filling creamy white pasta. Learn how to make white sauce for pasta with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Sauce Pan
Whisk
Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pasta
For White sauce (bechamel sauce)
- 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 1 teaspoon Garlic peeled & chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon All Purpose Flour | Plain Flour (you can use whole wheat flour)
- 300 ml Milk (cold | chilled)
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon White Pepper powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
- ½ teaspoon Dry Chilli Flakes optional
- ½ cup Cheese I used parmesan
Instructions
- Cooking Pasta - Start by cooking the pasta. Bring lots of salted water to a boil. Add in pasta and cook as per package directions Drain and set aside.
- White sauce for pasta - When the pasta is cooking, start the sauce. Melt down butter in a pan. Add in garlic if using and saute for a min. Add in all purpose flour and mix well. Stir for few mins till the raw smell leaves away. Turn off the flame and pour in cold milk and keep mixing till it is mixed. Heat again and Cook this till it gets thick. Now add in salt, sugar. chilli flakes, nutmeg, white pepper and oregano. mix well. Add in cheese and mix. Sauce done.
- Mixing sauce with pasta - Once white sauce is ready. Add cooked pasta into the sauce. Toss pasta in the sauce and serve with a extra grating of cheese and herbs.
Video
Notes
- You can use whole wheat flour instead of plain flour.
- Instead of butter, olive oil can be used.
- Cooked chicken , prawns, vegetables and mushrooms can be added in this pasta.
- You can increase milk quantity if you are planning to pack in lunch box.
- Any pasta shaped can be used. Make sure you cook pasta till al dente.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
White Sauce Pasta | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | White Pasta
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
455
% Daily Value*
Fat
27
g
42
%
Saturated Fat
16
g
100
%
Trans Fat
0.5
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
77
mg
26
%
Sodium
829
mg
36
%
Potassium
345
mg
10
%
Carbohydrates
38
g
13
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
17
g
34
%
Vitamin A
892
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
413
mg
41
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.