Spinach Creamy Pasta

Name: Spinach Creamy Pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Penne Pasta; 4-5 Garlic Cloves (minced); 1 Onion (medium & sliced); 1 cup Spinach (roughly chopped); 1 Green Chilli (finely chopped); 2 tbsp Oil; As per taste Salt; As per taste Black pepper; As per taste Oregano; As per taste Chilli flakes; 2 tbsp Butter (melted); 1 tbsp All purpose flour or maida; 1/2 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Water; As required Grated cheese

@7tpercent @cook_23489043

Gurgaon

I love pasta a lot. I always try different pastas and this one is my favorite because it takes less ingredients which are usually and easily available in my pantry. Also, keeping health in mind I prefer whole wheat or multigrain or quinoa pasta.
Today, I got a chance to share one of my favorite pasta recipes with you all. Do try it, I'm sure you gonna love it too.
#week1of5

@7tpercent @cook_23489043

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Ingredients

20-30 minutes

2 servings

2 cupsPenne Pasta
4-5Garlic Cloves (minced)
1Onion (medium & sliced)
1 cupSpinach (roughly chopped)
1Green Chilli (finely chopped)
2 tbspOil
As per taste Salt
As per taste Black pepper
As per taste Oregano
As per taste Chilli flakes
2 tbspButter (melted)
1 tbspAll purpose flour or maida
1/2 cupMilk
1/2 cupWater
As required Grated cheese

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Steps

20-30 minutes

1

Boil and strain the penne pasta. Here, I took whole wheat penne pasta, you can go for your own choice of pasta.
2

Now, take a pan or kadai, heat it up. Pour some oil and add minced garlic, saute it for one minute.
3

Then, add sliced onions and green chillis and saute it for 3-4 mins on medium flame, until the onions starts becoming brown.
4

Immediately, add chopped spinach, salt (a pinch) and pepper, and saute it for a minute.
5

Finally, add boiled pasta and now add salt to taste. Mix it well and let it cook for 3-4 mins on low to medium flame.
6

For white sauce, take another pan. Add butter and one tsp of oil (so that butter does not burn). Add 1 tbsp of maida while stirring the mixture to avoid lumps. Then, add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water, stir it continously. Cook until it get thick. (Maintain low to medium flame in whole saucemaking process).
7

Now add this white sauce and grated cheese (optional) into your pasta, mix it well and serve hot.