Pink sauce pasta
Pink sauce pasta, from above
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Pink sauce pasta

Can't choose between red and white? Pink is the diplomatic answer.

35 minTime
19 gProtein each
mildSpice
Red plus white2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCafe style rosy pasta.
The original
596kcalsame
19 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
35minutessame

Pink sauce pasta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Pasta2½ cups penne
Olive oil1 tbsp
Butter1 tbsp
Garlic4 cloves, chopped
Onion1 small, finely chopped
Tomato puree1 cup
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1½ tbsp
Milk1 cup
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)2 tbsp
Processed cheese (american cheese)¼ cup, grated
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, diced
Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)¼ cup
Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)1 tsp
Dried red chilli½ tsp chilli flakes
Sugar½ tsp
Saltto taste, plus some for the water

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Cook pasta al dente in salted water. Keep some pasta water.
  2. 2In oil, cook garlic and onion until soft. Add tomato puree, chilli, herbs, sugar and salt. Simmer 6 minutes.
  3. 3In another pan, melt butter, stir in maida for a minute, then whisk in milk until thick.
  4. 4Stir the white sauce into the red, add cream, capsicum and corn and simmer 2 minutes.
  5. 5Toss in pasta and cheese, loosen with pasta water.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in bowls straight from the pan, while everything is still glossy.

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