No-Cheese White Pasta
Veg · One-pot meals, Noodles & Pasta
Good for: Lunchbox, Rainy Day
Cook along
4 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
No-cheese white pasta in a butter, garlic and onion white sauce of maida and milk with nutmeg. Mild, vegetarian, serves 4, 35 minutes, step-by-step video.
Low calorie
Ingredients
15 itemsButter3 tbsp
Onion, Finely Chopped½
Maida2 tbsp
Salt2 tsp
Sugar1 tsp
White Pepper Powder½ tsp
Nutmeg Powder1 pinch
Oregano1 tsp
Pasta1 cup
Milk500 ml
WaterAs needed
Grated Cheese1 Cube
Red Chilli Flakes1 tsp
Sunflower Oil2 tsp
Garlic, Finely Chopped5 cloves
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 399kcal | 1596kcal |
| Protein | 12g | 47g |
| Carbohydrate | 51g | 205g |
| Fat | 16g | 65g |
| Fibre | 2.4g | 9.6g |
| Sugar | 9.3g | 37g |
Cookd masalas for pasta
Method
- 1
Bring water to boil in a pot, add and cook the pasta in the boiling water for 5-7 mins, until cooked but still firm (al-dente). Drain the pasta and add oil to prevent the pasta from sticking on to each other. Reserve some of the water which can be used to adjust the consistency of your pasta.
PastaWaterSaltSunflower Oil
- 2
In a pan, melt the butter and saute the garlic & onion until aromatic.
ButterOnionGarlic
- 3
Add the maida and cook for a minute. Add the milk gently and stir continuously to prevent the formation of lumps in the sauce. Add the seasonigs and flavourings- salt, sugar, nutmeg, oregano seasoning and white pepper, and mix well. Simmer until the sauce has thickened.
MaidaSaltSugarWhite Pepper PowderNutmeg PowderOreganoMilk
- 4
Add the boiled pasta and adjust the consistency with the pasta water, if needed. Simmer for 1-2 mins and switch off the flame. Garnish optionally with grated cheese and red chilli flakes. Serve hot.
Grated CheeseRed Chilli Flakes
Before you start
- How long does No-Cheese White Pasta take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does No-Cheese White Pasta serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is No-Cheese White Pasta vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is No-Cheese White Pasta spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make No-Cheese White Pasta?
- 1 cup Pasta, 500 ml Milk, 3 tbsp Butter, 2 tbsp Maida, ½ tsp White Pepper Powder, 1 Cube Grated Cheese, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for No-Cheese White Pasta?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in No-Cheese White Pasta?
- About 399 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
4 notes- C
A Cookd cookAugust 2023
it says no cheese pasta but cheese is there in the recipe ?
- A
Abi GaneshMarch 2024
turned out great.,but you need to reduce amount of salt given in instruction.
- C
A Cookd cookNovember 2024
superr delicious I have tried😁♥
BadalJune 2023
Super easy and delicious recipe ❤️
More like this
Paneer Makhani Pasta
30 mins558 cal
not spicy · Stir-Fried · Source of protein
Creamy Pink Sauce Pasta
35 mins797 cal
mild · Simmered · Source of protein
Tandoori Pasta
55 mins644 cal
mild · Sautéd · Source of protein
Baked Mac and Cheese
55 mins910 cal
not spicy · Simmered · Source of protein
Popeyes Spinach Pasta
40 mins997 cal
mild · Sautéd · Low sugar


