Sunday, August 23, 2015

Spaghetti with homemade creamy Alfredo sauce



Bored of usual dinner, try this spaghetti with homemade Alfredo sauce. The combo of creamy sauce, veggies, mild spices and spaghetti gives nice aroma and taste. This sauce is very easy to prepare, filling and it will take about 30 to 40 minutes.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes


Ingredients:
Spaghetti – 1 cup
Butter – 2 tbsp
All purpose flour – 1 tbsp
Garlic – 2 pods, chopped
Milk – 1 cup
Low fat Mozzarella cheese – ½ cup
Green bell pepper – ½, chopped
Cherry tomatoes – 4
Salt to taste
Pepper – 1 tsp
Red chili flakes - 1 tsp
Dried oregano – ½ tsp
Cilantro – for garnishing


Method:
1. Heat water in a pan with salt. When the water comes to boil, add spaghetti and boil it, till they are completely cooked.
2. Drain the water and keep it aside.
3. Heat butter in a pan, add all purpose flour and saute it well. Add chopped garlic to it and saute till it turns golden color.
4. Add milk and allow it to boil. When it comes to boil, add cheese to it and mix well.
5. Add green bell pepper and cherry tomatoes to it. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes.
6. Add salt, pepper, red chili flakes and oregano. Cook until the sauce gets thick.
7. Now add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce and mix well. Garnish with cilantro.


6 comments:

  1. Love the colors :) pasta is so rich and delicious dear

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  2. Great to see some chilli flakes in this dish. Not at all into spaghetti but like you've said, a good change.

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  3. Looks so comfy and delicious!

    Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen

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  4. This is really delicious looking.I am a pasta lover.So,I like to try this...

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  5. Thank you all for your lovely comments

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