Pasta is something which I love a lot but my sister R is absolutely crazy behind them. Frankly I have never seen a person so crazy behind pastas as much as her. Even if she hears the name pasta her eye balls pop out and her head automatically turns that direction. Infact the only reason she loves to attend weddings these days are because she will be able to eat different types of pastas..lord! Another thing she is too fond of is cheese! Yes cheese and butter are her favorites and I am always very jealous of her as she eats goodies loaded with butter and cheese without even putting on few hundred grams whereas I put on even if i smell it! The last part was just an exaggeration but its quite true, I am sure you all must have come across many individuals who dont really put on weight even if they eat very fattening. Isnt that unfair???
After successfully making mascarpone cheese at home, its become my all time favorite and i try to incorporate it in my desserts as well and I dont need to mention that the results are amazing, some yummy desserts and cakes coming up soon! Last weekend my sister was having a gals night out at home. Well she wanted me to make some pasta as just like R her friends too were nuts about it! I already had some mascarpone cheese at home so I decided to make white sauce using mascarpone cheese. The experiment turned out quite well and everyone loved it! R had pasta for lunch and for dinner the next day, still wondering about her madness for pastas? I will never understand!
The recipe below will serve 6 to 8
Ingredients for Mascarpone Cheese Sauce:-
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese (100 gms), recipe here
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (any variety will do)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Pasta:-
Macaroni pasta 2 cups
1 big green bell pepper, chopped
1 big white onion. chopped
1 tsp olive oil
1 big green bell pepper, chopped
1 big white onion. chopped
1 tsp olive oil
Some grated cheese for garnishing
Procedure:-
- Prepare the pasta as instructed on the cover. Drain and keep aside.
- In a pan, heat olive oil and add in the bell peppers and onions, lightly saute them for 3 to 4 mins. Remove from pan and keep aside.
- In a heavy botton pan, preferrably non stick, melt the butter. Add in the flour and mix well, roast the flour for about 4 to 5 mins on low heat, make sure the flour does not get burnt.
- Slowly add in the milk and keep on stirring to avoid any lumps. Make sure the gas on slow heat. Cook for 2 to 3 mins.
- Now stir in the mascarpone cheese, salt and pepper and keep on stirring well.
- Cook for 2 to 3 mins, finally add in the cheddar cheese and cook for another 2 mins.
- Stir in the cooked pastas, bell peppers & onions and mix well, make sure you do it slowly as pasta tends to break easily and looks messy.
- Garnish with some grated cheese and basil leaves.
- Serve hot!
Verdict? I too grabbed few spoonfuls each timing praying and promising myself that this one will be the last but I just couldnt stop and before I knew i had finished off an entire plate, yup the same one shown in the pics above! It was yummy and sinfully creamy! I am sure it will be a big hit with kids as well!
Easter and long weekend is coming up so here's wishing all my blog reader's a very Happy Easter and wonderful time with your families!
My next post is also macroni in creamy but milky sauce...looks yum!
ReplyDeleteI was not too fond of Pastas,but off late I've acquired a taste for it.First time seeing Mascarpone cheese in savoury avtar.
ReplyDeleteLiked the way u've done it Parita, nice!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks creamy, simple and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOnce in a while pasta is ok for me, if it is creamy, scared of calories :( But cheesy is always tasty..... U ve used well the masca cheese!
ReplyDeleteSounds and looks delicious!! Yeah, envy people who eat, yet do not put one weight:-((
ReplyDeleteMascarpone is one of fav cheese! love to have them in pasta like this.. looks super tempting.
ReplyDeleteThats an interesting thought..to make white sauce using mascarpone cheese...
ReplyDeletelovely click...delicious...
ReplyDeleteLooks yummm sweety. And its so true that some people dont put on weight if they eat loads too and I am one among them ;) Hope I continue to be that way :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pasta and will surely have to try the mascarpone cheese soon. I see it quite often in the blogs these days.
Hi Parita, Loved ur idea of using mascarpone to make sauce. The link to it's recipe is non functional just check that.
ReplyDeleteLoved the recipe...looks yummy and pristine white!
ReplyDeleteWow pasta makes me hungry, absolutely delicious..
ReplyDeletethis dish looks very creamy and rich and inviting.
ReplyDeletePasta is looking yummy!nice presention!!
ReplyDeleteI have several friends who are like that. I wish I had their metabolism!!! hahahaha...
ReplyDeleteDelicious mac and Cheese. It's definitely a comfort food that I can never get tired of.
hmmm...looks delicious.But I couldnt find the link for the mascapona cheese.
ReplyDeleteHere's another Pasta lover Parita and yeah i love Mac n cheese too, made some awhile ago but didn post about it yet :-)))
ReplyDeleteUr recipe sounds super delicious and amazingly yummy ....
Ur sis sure loves u all the more now:-))))
I wanna try the M.cheese too but didn find the link :-)))
I am not a big fan of Cheesy Pasta, but mouth watering indeed. I love the presentation and clicks !!
ReplyDeleteThat bowl of pasta looks so fulfilling n yumm...gr8 recipe
ReplyDeletethe pasta looks delicious parita .... & the pictures r very tempting...........
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious & yummy..
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy !!!! Mac and cheese is always hit in homes that too with kids. Yummy I love mascarpone.
ReplyDeleteA flavourful spring pasta dish!
ReplyDeleteDear paerita
ReplyDeleteSimply awesome..feeling bad that I will be leaving the cheese country in 2 weeks..
will try this, if i get the cheese in Milano this weekend.
have a nice day
pasta and mascarpone sounds like an awesome combo.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy and delicious...
ReplyDeletethis looks delicious and a nice recipe to..please send it to my event ..for detals check here http://creativesaga.blogspot.com/2010/03/pasta-with-broccoli-and-mushrooms-and.html
ReplyDeleteCreamy cheesy pasta!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays:))
I am soo envious of people who eat but don't put on weight... I have never made pasta with mascarpone before... must try this one :)
ReplyDeleteI love macroni and cheese and this just looks so creamy delcious.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your sweet comments, I have now updated the link for making homemade mascarpone cheese, do try, its worth it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! looks so perfect and yummy!!
ReplyDeleteA deliciously creamy and cheesey pasta dish, yummy!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
Soooo creamy and delicious...
ReplyDeleteLooks so comforting!
ReplyDeleteDrool ... mascarpone! what an elegant way to have macaroni.
ReplyDeleteYummy pasta recipe..Happy Easter to you too !
ReplyDeleteHi, even I don't like pasta, but that is what I am going to get to eat!!, then I don't mind eating eat!!, I usually make my pasta's spicy so I can eat it!! and put lot of cheese in my kids :), I still have not tried a white creamy sauce, may be tomorrow!!, My kids love it.., that looks great!!, I too have home made mascaropone at home I will give this a try, thanx for the recipe, love
ReplyDeleteWow,yummy dish! Even yesterday when I was going thro the post,was wondering if the link was not working for me,but now I saw means the link is there :)
ReplyDeleteThis is very tempting pasta ..
ReplyDeleteI am so addicted beautiful click ,,
looks so wonderful... I would love to have a plate too...
ReplyDeletemacroni luks perfect..yummy..pls collect the award from my blog
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful bowl of pasta! The combination of mascarpone and cheddar sounds incredible!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite dishes. I am drooling and it's still early in the morning :)
ReplyDeleteHealthy n nutritious recipe with lovely presentation. wonderful space u have. Happy to follow u dear. Do drop in at my blog sometime...
ReplyDeleteoh I love pastas as well delish
ReplyDeleteI love pasta too! And this macaroni - so rich and delicious with mascarpone! I wouldn't be able to resist either. Hope you had a Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking pasta Parita! I love making mascarpone at home ever since I found the recipe on Deeba's site. It's so simple but rewarding!
ReplyDeleteHey parita,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading ur cute write up...lol
it's so true that one success pushes u to lead to another one :) and the pictures speakth all!!
Kudos to the creamy pasta adoned with mascarpone :)
Looking at it is a treat in itself!!
keep up the inspiration ...
God bless
TC
Rich & Creamy pasta...
ReplyDeletepasta looks great... and beautiful pic too
ReplyDeleteThis would have been the perfect recipe for my leftover mascarpone from the daring bakers challenge a while ago. Maybe I should make some more :) I think it's a good excuse :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks rich and decadent. Slurppp
ReplyDeleteLooks creamy and delicious. Nice click.
ReplyDeleteive missed all ye delicious yummy dishes!!! pareee this is greattt!! and i can wait to try this for dinner :)
ReplyDeletehave a lovely dayy!!
cheers!!!
Simple delicious pasta dishes are always the best!
ReplyDeleteHopping in here for the second time.. had to rush and forgot to comment...
ReplyDeleteI love pasta...that too creamy...
need to try my hands on mascarapone ..cream cheese...
Dear Parita
ReplyDeleteI am bit irregular in reading posts..and missing many great recipes..This pasta is awesome ..I shall try it.
Thanks for your comment at my blog..I was thinking about you because I am sitting in Zurich..came here for a day to meet my brother's daughter..
Wont see places , no time..
have nice week ahead
wow..this is awesome...my all time fav pasta...cheessy creamy pasta..but neva tried in mascapone...urs looks too perfect yar..will give a try
ReplyDeletelovely click and wonderful dish parita.do visit my blog when you find some time.Following you.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! This looks very tasty..
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Wow!!! This looks very tasty..
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Sinfully delicious, isnt it?? I am soo tempted at the idea of savouring it, but always worried about the cals.. Lucky sis!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm super-tempted; when is the serving? :)
ReplyDeleteI knw...ur sis is like mine and iam like u...i love butter and stuffs as such and just sniffing it makes me fat fat....and my sis eats ice cream eveeryday and is as thin as stick!!!!Thats truly unfair....
ReplyDeletebtw,...beatiful recipe...
Id finish that bowl of pasta in a jiffy! delish!
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "cheese" .. the fact that it's mascarpone just makes it extra devilish of u ;) Gorgeous pasta!
ReplyDeletemascarpone in a savory treat!!! wow!
ReplyDeleteI love pasta too! And it's the one thing I can make for myself!! But unfortunately, I gain weight like nobody's business! Still, I'm going to attempt this one!!
ReplyDeleteyesss pastaaa are my lovee..i can live on it 24/7 hrs..i remember the day u made them..still my mouth is watering...thinking of itt...they were too creamyy and tasty'delicious...
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