There are days when you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and you can’t decide on what to make. It’s all time favourite white sauce pastas as it’s very simple and effortless dish.
A bowl of creamy and saucy pasta is exactly what you should go for given that it doesn’t take too many ingredients and time to be prepared plus the delight of tasting that cheese and sauce in every bite is heavenly in its way. So, lets not waste time and get onto the recipe now.
- Time required for preparation: 5-10 minutes
- Time required for cooking: 15- 20 minutes
- Calories: 521 kcal
Ingredients
- Dry wine or chicken/ veg broth (1/4 cups)
- Uncooked penne (8 ounces)
- Garlic (3 cloves)
- Lemon juice (1/4 teaspoon)
- Flour (1/2 teaspoon)
- Heavy/ whipping cream (1 cup)
- Italian seasoning (1/4 teaspoon)
- Parmesan (1/3 cups) (grated)
- Parsley (chopped)
- Salt and pepper (according to taste)
Instructions
- Boil some water in the pan. Add some salt and then proceed to add your penne to the pan.
- The paste is not to be cooked, so make sure its not cooked, as it will be cooked in the sauce as well.
- When the paste is about halfway cooked, add the butter to the pan and after it has melted, sprinkle some flour.
- Keep on stirring so that no lumps are formed and cook the pasta for about a minute more.
- Now is the time to add your garlic followed by the wine or the broth whichever you have access to and let it bubble for about a minute. Do not forget to also add the lemon juice at this stage.
- Side by side whisk your cream so that the flour is completely dissolved and then put in your Italian seasoning. Make sure your sauce is nice and thick so that the pasta can be covered together.
- Time to add the parmesan cheese or any cheese of your liking and take the pan off from the stove. Throw in your seasoning of salt and pepper.
- Now take the pasta which is to be drained and tossed until it is covered in the nice creamy sauce that you have prepared. Add a little of the pasta sauce to get to the perfect consistency.
- Garnish with parsley or some more parmesan according to your taste.
There is nothing better than a bowl of creamy and saucy pasta while you watch your favourite show on Netflix on a Friday night. You should definitely try this one out.
It’s super cheesy and has just the right feel of garlic and other spices making it another “go-to” dinner recipe! So get going!