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Pasta in White Sauce-Penne Pasta Recipe (Vegetarian)

November 19, 2012 by PadhuSankar 61 Comments

I am not a big fan of pasta, but I love to have this creamy pasta in white sauce occasionally. This is very delicious, filling and very easy to prepare.My children love it very much. Though I have used penne pasta to prepare this recipe, you can replace it with any pasta of your choice.I have long time back posted pasta in tomato sauce, so today we will learn how to make pasta in white sauce following this easy pasta recipe.

Pasta in white sauce
Creamy Penne pasta in white sauce -veg

Let us divide this recipe into 4 steps to make it easier. This recipe serves 2 persons

Step – 1  – Cooking the pasta
Step – 2  – Cooking the vegetables
Step – 3  – Preparing the white sauce
Step – 4 –  Mixing all the above.

Step 1- Cooking pasta

Ingredients needed

Penne Pasta – 125 grams
Oil – 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp

penne pasta recipe

Method

In a wide pan, bring plenty of water to boil, add salt and oil. Then slowly add the pasta and cook till the pasta is al dente.( it should be soft but firm) Stir in between to prevent the pasta from sticking together. After it is cooked, drain it in a colander and pour cold water on it. This is done to prevent it from getting cooked further. Mix another 1/2 tsp oil to it and keep it aside. (Reserve 1/4 cup of the water in which pasta was cooked as we might need it later)

Step – 2 Cooking the vegetables

Though I have used colored capsicum, sweet corn and cauliflower in this recipe, you can use mushrooms, carrots and broccoli too.Since I could not get broccoli that day, I have used cauliflower,but I recommend broccoli for best results. Do not omit sweet corn as it tastes great in this dish.

Ingredients needed

Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Garlic finely chopped – 1 tbsp
Red and yellow capsicum – half each (you can use green also)
Cauliflower or broccoli florets- 1 cup ( blanched- put it in hot water with a little salt)
Sweet corn – 1/3 cup
Pepper powder to taste
Salt as required
Oregano -3/4 tsp or to taste

how to make pasta (vegetarian)

Method

Heat oil in a pan, saute garlic for a few seconds, then add capsicum, corn and cauliflower.Cook uncovered till done. Do not overcook the vegetables. The vegetables should retain its crunchiness.

Add oregano, salt and pepper powder to taste. Keep it aside.

Step – 3  Preparing the white sauce

how to prepare white sauce

You need

Butter – 1 1/2 tbsp- 2 tbsp
Cornflour – 2 tbsp ( if you do not have cornflour, use maida/ all purpose flour)
Milk – 1 1/2 cup (boiled and cooled)
Cheese – 3-4 tbsp (use mozzarella or parmesan or even amul cheese cubes)
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Mixed Italian herbs (or) Oregano and dried basil

Method

In a pan/ kadai, melt butter, simmer and add cornflour stirring continuously. Saute till it changes color slightly.

At this stage, add 1/2 cup of cold milk and stir continuously with a whisk to prevent formation of lumps.

When it starts thickening, add the remaining milk gradually stirring continuously with the whisk.

Bring it to boil, reduce the flame, add cheese, salt, pepper powder and herbs to taste.

Cook for another few minutes, till it thickens slightly and remove from flame. (If it is too thick, you can add the water reserved while cooking pasta and heat again).This sauce will thicken as it cools, so mix it in between or a layer will form on the top.

Step – 4  Mixing all the three

You need

Grated cheese for garnishing.

Mix all the three together. Transfer to a baking pan, top it with grated cheese and bake in a preheated (180 degree C) for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese has slightly browned. If you do not have an oven, mix all the three in a pan, heat it, top it with grated cheese and serve hot.

Creamy penne pasta recipe

Note – You get oregano, mixed Italian herbs, cheese in all big departmental stores.I got it from Nilgiris.

More Pasta Recipes (Vegetarian)

Pasta in tomato sauce

Spaghetti Recipe  

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Comments

  1. Silence Sings

    November 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    I usually make the sauce with cream..loved your version….

    Reply
  2. Suman Arthy

    November 19, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Mouth-watering…white sauce my favorite…

    Reply
  3. Kitchen Queen

    November 19, 2012 at 2:45 pm

    It's my lazy sunday night diner plan. when i dont want to make any special i just make this.love the color of veges in it.
    http://realhomecookedfood.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. divya

    November 19, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Looks so yummy!! Nice inviting clicks..

    Reply
  5. Vimitha Anand

    November 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Love pasta in white sauce… Looks so tempting

    Reply
  6. Lubna Karim

    November 19, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    That's an drool worthy recipe….thank you for the detailed recipe….

    Reply
  7. Sravs

    November 20, 2012 at 4:01 am

    Looks so wonderful and delicious one !!

    Reply
  8. Anitha Venkat

    November 20, 2012 at 9:23 am

    Hi Padhu,
    Really a yummy dish. Can you please post a simple but tasty Drumstick Sambar for me? or please mail the recipe to me.

    Regards,
    Anitha
    [email protected]

    Reply
  9. Priya

    November 20, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    My daughter's favourite white sauce, inviting pasta.

    Reply
  10. Zareena

    November 20, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    I too love pasta in white sauce. Looks very yummy and delicious.

    Reply
  11. Amma The Best

    November 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Hi Padhu,

    I used to do a simple pasta without sauce all these days… i tried this seeing your recipe for the first time and it is a hit with my kids…. I loved it too…

    Reply
  12. priya

    December 14, 2012 at 2:54 am

    jus prepared this for breakfast, wid ur recipe n it came out great. love ur stepwise writing… thanku so much.

    Reply
  13. Anonymous

    March 15, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    just cooked it. First attempt and kids are happy.
    Thanks for the easy and yummy recipe Padhu.

    Reply
  14. kunal yadav

    March 24, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    Very useful. Ideal for weekend supper/ breakfast. I guess we also can add some herbs like basil. The best think is that its instant 😉 cheers

    Reply
  15. Unknown

    March 24, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    hmmmmmm……yummy…….. my daughter loved it

    Reply
  16. Alok Kumar

    May 5, 2013 at 2:11 am

    Loved your recipe… It was very yummy. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  17. Jasmin Jalees

    May 7, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    It came out greaat! And I have become a fan of yours. Keep going!!

    Reply
  18. Purti kataria

    July 11, 2013 at 1:11 am

    Hey it looks yummy.. will try it some day 😀 (y)

    Reply
  19. shanmugapriya

    July 22, 2013 at 5:44 am

    Hi padhu…
    Ive tried ur recipe soooo many tyms n its always cm out great. I always used maida n amul cheese cubes. Today for a change i used organic cornflour(frm nilgiris) n mozarella cheese n it sort of didnt taste as gud as usual. So im bk to maida n amul cheese n yummmy white sauce!

    Reply
  20. Beautiful World

    August 13, 2013 at 6:29 am

    I made this as per your very simple instructions and it turned out lovely. Thanks for this post.

    Reply
  21. nilay kambli

    November 20, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Thank you so much for this wonderful and super easy recipe. turned out awesome. My mom loved it and requested an encore what more can i say!

    Reply
  22. nilay kambli

    November 20, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Thank you so much for this wonderful and super easy recipe. turned out awesome. My mom loved it and requested an encore what more can i say!

    Reply
  23. Ushnish Ghosh

    December 5, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    Dear Pradhu
    How are you ? Today I made your white sauce with fresh basil. Very nice ..I like your basic white sauce , so I often follow this .
    I will be using it just for shrimps , no time to boil pasta ,,Take care
    have anice weekend ahead

    Reply
  24. Shweta Naagar

    December 7, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    my son is reeeeaaaalllllly happy to have pasta.hhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiittttttt recepie

    Reply
  25. prabhjot arora

    December 28, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Thanku sooo much. My first cooking ever and it tastes yummmm. ..thanku in lots

    Reply
  26. Ravi K K

    January 19, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Awesome recipe. We licked the bowl clean 🙂

    Reply
  27. vishal shankar

    February 18, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    You can always replace broccoli with cauliflower for a simple reason that its v expensive and found so easily at stores in india. Thanks Padma Akka.

    Reply
  28. Drrajeshwri Joshy

    March 16, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Hi.. I tried this penne pata in white sauce. .your recipie…
    Thanks a ton. It came out so nice… kids liked it very much..
    Anybody can cook by seeing your way of presenting the recipie thanks again…

    Reply
  29. Ismita Tandon Dhankher

    April 2, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Lovely

    Reply
  30. Padma Matam

    April 14, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Thanks a ton for this recipe. It turned out to be very well. 🙂

    Reply
  31. Adway Rajhans

    May 16, 2014 at 7:40 am

    thanks for this recipe…..it is yummm…

    Reply
  32. Neha

    May 21, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    thanks padhu..its yummy

    Reply
  33. N Sudarsan

    June 8, 2014 at 10:13 am

    My kids loved it thank you padhu

    Reply
  34. Reshmi

    June 8, 2014 at 11:45 am

    Its awesome. .thanks for sharing the recepie

    Reply
  35. Dhanashree Bhujbal

    July 4, 2014 at 10:20 am

    hello padhu…
    very simple and testy pasta recipe.
    thanks for sharing your recipe..
    thanks a lot…………..

    Reply
  36. Karuna

    July 23, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    Hi
    I am gonna try it tonite…it looks yummy…

    Reply
  37. Nisha Chaudhary

    July 25, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Wow thanku so mch ..made it tonite n it was awesome

    Reply
  38. sujithra neharika

    September 25, 2014 at 6:08 am

    very nice recipe. thanks padhu

    Reply
  39. Sandhya sharat

    March 20, 2015 at 2:58 am

    hi,

    Can white pasta sauce be made from ghee instead of butter.

    Thank u

    Reply
  40. V

    March 20, 2015 at 5:47 am

    hello
    for making white sauce, can ghee be replaced in place of butter?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 21, 2015 at 9:07 am

      Sandhya and V -No, It will not taste good.

      Reply
  41. SV

    May 3, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    I just made this pasta with macaroni though and loved every bit of it… I've been trying other similar recipes but it has never tasted as amazing as it did today…, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This was a dream come true 🙂

    Reply
  42. Ketki Naina

    June 13, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    its awsmm yummyyy

    Reply
  43. Anu

    July 2, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    It turned out so yummy. Altered a little according the way my kids love. Thanks for the detailed recipe.

    Reply
  44. Sonam Kumari

    August 5, 2015 at 10:30 am

    I tried this White sauce pasta recip And it comes out delicious 🙂

    Reply
  45. poornima

    August 28, 2015 at 7:29 am

    i tried this! it came out really well! Thanks! 🙂

    Reply
  46. Sujatha Jha

    September 1, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Hi, just tried the white sauce and it came out really well! Thanks a ton!! Definitely, my child will finish her pasta lunch.

    Reply
  47. Lakshmi Bhat

    October 14, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Hi.This dish was a big hit with my kids and friends.I made this with capsicum and corn.Loved the idea of using cornflour instead of maida.Love your detailed simple recipes and the clicks.Thanks a ton!

    Reply
  48. rajat kumar

    December 2, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Wow very testy pasta

    Reply
  49. Raunaq Pradhan

    February 7, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    It was amazing : Thanks.

    Reply
  50. Shipra Sahu

    February 15, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    Looks delicious. Will be trying this soon.

    Reply
  51. Bhagya Appachu

    April 9, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks for the recipe. It's detailed, explained step by step. Can't wait to make it 🙂 Been a fan of Jamie Oliver for long 🙂

    Reply
  52. Bhuvana S

    April 16, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    Wow lovely pasta i started learning cooking by following ur receipes only.It's great n in an understandable way thanks a lot…

    Reply
  53. Deepa Lohar

    June 21, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    Thank you for the recipe

    Reply
  54. Nandhini

    August 31, 2016 at 7:46 am

    Dear Padhu, I tried this recipe recently and it came out so well! Thanks for posting it 🙂

    Reply
  55. Lavanya Naveen

    December 9, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Can I Follow This White Sauce Recipe To Make Spaghetti

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 10, 2016 at 10:25 am

      Yes, you can.

      Reply
  56. Gaurab Singh

    May 30, 2017 at 3:14 am

    Thank you for the recipe

    Reply
  57. Unknown

    November 11, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    Awesome recipe .. came out so well 😉 thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  58. shubha sunil

    September 6, 2018 at 10:57 am

    Awesome recipe… can you give some balanced menu planner for the week… it would be easy to plan for the week

    Reply
  59. Padmaja

    February 5, 2022 at 5:39 am

    It came out so well….thanks for the simple but amazing recipe Padhu

    Reply

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