This White Sauce Pasta is hands down the clear winner when it comes to healthy and tasty pasta recipes. Be sure to watch the video!
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This is not your regular white sauce pasta. Instead, I am sharing a skinny, wholesome, and easy creamy pasta recipe with you. Loaded with the goodness of veggies cooked in a creamy whole-wheat white sauce, this pasta is indeed a wholesome dish.
If you are trying to reduce cheese and cream intake in your everyday meals, this pasta recipe is worth bookmarking. And trust me, it is guaranteed delicious and creamy to the core.
Reasons To LOVE White Sauce Pasta
- kids love it
- super easy to make
- it has no all-purpose flour
- it has no cheese or cream
- it is healthy and wholesome
- you can add a lot of veggies
- lunchbox and meal-prep friendly
The Healthier White Sauce
The base of this creamy pasta is a white sauce made with 4 -ingredients wheat flour, milk, garlic, and olive oil.
I have replaced all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour (atta) and butter with olive oil to make the healthy white sauce. Many of you will wonder why we are doing the substitution.
One, wheat flour is more wholesome, rich in nutrients, and unprocessed. Second, many food lovers are allergic to all-purpose flour.
Trust me, you will get the creamiest white sauce without using all-purpose flour, butter, cream, or cheese.
This multi-purpose healthy white sauce can make a baked vegetable casserole, creamy mushroom sauce, spinach corn sandwich, or baked chicken.
Customize Your Pasta
This pasta recipe is highly customizable. You can make it your own by adding vegetables, grilled chicken, or seafood.
- Whole-grain pasta is a perfect choice for making this wholesome dish.
- I prefer whole wheat penne pasta soaking up all the creamy white sauce. You can use spaghetti, rigatoni, or macaroni shells for this pasta recipe.
- From colourful bell peppers, squash, peas, and corn to fresh greens such as kale, baby spinach, basil, or collard greens, you can add as many vegetables as you want for a vibrant plate of pasta.
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Storing Suggestion
Store white sauce pasta in the refrigerator in an airtight container. It remains fresh and tasty for 2 – 3 days. Reheat the pasta in the microwave before serving.
It is best not to leave it at room temperature for more than 1 hour as the milk starts spoiling fast.
More Pasta Recipes
- Easy Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
- Stir Fry Pasta with Vegetables
- Pasta Soup (Minestrone)
- Fusilli Pasta Caprese
- Summer Pasta Salad
- Tomato Sauce Pasta
- Basil Pesto Pasta
- Macaroni Salad
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White Sauce Pasta Recipe
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 400 gram whole wheat penne pasta (uncooked)
- ½ cup sweet corn kernels
- ½ cup diced red bell pepper
- ½ cup chopped spinach
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon sliced black olives
- 1 tablespoon roughly chopped parsley
To make the whole wheat white sauce
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoon whole wheat flour (atta)
- 4 cup milk at room temperature
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Boil Pasta:
- Heat 6 cups of water in a large saucepan with salt on high heat. Once the water comes to a boil, add the pasta. Cook until the pasta is al dente or cooked as per your liking. Once cooked, drain the water, reserve 1 cup of boiled pasta water to flavor the sauce. Rinse the pasta with cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
Prepare White Sauce:
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and saute for 10 seconds to release the aroma of garlic.
- Next, add whole wheat flour. Saute over low heat for 1 – 2 minutes to release the aroma and roast the flour. Pour the milk steadily with one hand and stir the flour mixture clockwise continuously to avoid any lump formation. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Once the sauce thickens, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg powder. Stir to combine. taste and adjust the seasoning.
Final Step:
- Add chopped vegetables, boiled pasta, seasoning in the white sauce. Stir to combine.
- If the sauce is too thick, you can add reserve boiled pasta water or more milk to get the desired consistency.
- Simmer the pasta and vegetables in the white sauce for 2 – 3 minutes to absorb the flavor. Sprinkle chopped parsley or basil before serving.
- Serve Creamy White Sauce Pasta along with warm garlic bread.
Recipe Notes:
- Make sure milk is at room temperature before adding in the sauce.
- Continuously stir the sauce till it starts thickening to avoid any lump formation.
- Taste the sauce and season with salt accordingly.
- You can add a pinch of grated nutmeg or nutmeg powder as well in sauce for taste.
Mariyam says
will try dis
samar khan says
i am going to try this soon! looks delicious
Pankti Mehta says
I am loving your recipes 🙂
adi says
Thank You so much…I really like Spinach Corn Combination. With Pasta, it will be a blast…
Akash kumar says
White Sauce Pasta Never seen or heard that this is pasta Seen it for the first time today
Hina Gujral says
Glad I could share something new with you.
De Reiger says
Wow!!Pasta in white sauce,how could i say that this pasta is one of my favorite?Thank you for sharing your idea on how to cook this perfectly.
Hina Gujral says
Always my pleasure. Glad you like the recipe.
Shruthi says
Hey! This is the healthiest white sauce pasta I have come across. Thank you – definitely trying this 🙂
Hina Gujral says
thank you so much!
Mithra says
Awesome recipe ????, but will it be sufficient for 4 people?
Hina Gujral says
100-gram pasta per person is sufficient.