PENNE -PASTA&VEGETABLES,IN WHITE SAUCE

Penne pasta is a favorite shape in Italy.Great with tomato sauce,but I made a little change in this recipe according to my taste,and this is a veriation of cauliflower, carrot, and cheese.In the original recipe auther gave 3/4 cup of parmesan or romano cheese,but Idon't like that strong smell of those cheese so I made a little change here with cheddar cheese If you like parmesan taste you can use it that will give a real Italian taste.Iused cauliflower water to cook pasta.

INGREDIENTS:-

1medium-cauliflower

1big---carrot

1bay leaf

1tebsp-butter

1/4 cup flour

2 cups-milk

salt and freshly ground black pepper as per taste

3/4 cup-parmesan or romano cheese grated[Iused cheddar cheese that also gave a good taste]

1cup--penne or penne and macaroni mix.

METHOD:-

clean and cut cauliflower in to bite size pieces wash in hot water and boil them with carrot 1inch pieces until they are just tender about 8-10 min.Remove from pan with strainer and set a side.

Make white sauce,heat the milk with bay leaf, melt butter in a pan add flour and mix well with wire whisk ensuring there are no lumps cook for 2-3 min. do not let it burn.

Strain the hot milk in to the flour and butter mixture all at once and mix smoothly with whisk.

bring the sauce to a boil stirring constantly and cook for 4-5 min. more,season with salt and pepper,then add cheese and stirr over alow flame till it melts add cauliflower and carrot and mix well, do all this work in a low flame.

Bring the cooking water back to a boil add salt and pasta cook till done and strain and add to the sauce mix well and serve hot at once

I think this will be a full meal by it self

You can remove carrot and replace cauliflower with broccoli enjoy it