We all love to eat pasta no doubt about it! But this particular pasta recipe was not what I exactly wanted to make. Last year Diwali, we had invited friends over dinner and there when I invented this recipe. Actually I wanted to bake the pasta after mixing all ingredients for our guests' two little girls and mine too. And then at the end of all the other preparations , I was running short of time even to put the pasta into the oven. Then I thought of serving it this way only with some mix and match tricks.. Yes I tested it before serving and it was just so good to eat. Most importantly the guests liked it & their little girls as well.
Its a simple pasta salad which you can feed your kids as evening snack or you can pack this in their lunch boxes to school. My little girl likes to carry pasta in her tiffin.
Ingredients:
Farfalle Pasta : 2 cups (You can use any type of pasta)
Red, yellow & Green Bell peppers : 3/4 cup
Corn: 2 tbsp.
Tomato sauce: 1 tbsp.
Mayonnaise: 1 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard sauce: 1 tbsp.
Grated Cheese (processed cheddar cheese): 2 tbsp. or u can always use cheese cubes in this
Roughly chopped some basil leaves
Pinch of salt
Method:
Boil the pasta in a deep pan with a pinch of salt. Put the gas off as soon as the pasta gets cooked. Do not allow to over cook the pasta, it should have little crunchiness in it when you eat. Strain the water in a strainer and keep under running tape water to stop further cooking process of the pasta.
Chop all the bell peppers into small cubes. In a mixing bowl add the bell peppers, corns (you can use boiled corns if your kid doesn't like it raw) and mix well. In case if you want to use cheese cubes , you can add now. Add the tomato sauce, mayonnaise, mustard sauce into this and mix properly. Add the boiled pasta into the mixture, add the roughly chopped basil leaves and give a nice mix. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and spread the grated cheese on the mixture and mix. Now the salad is ready to serve.
To make a variety of this salad and if your kid is fond of eating chicken, you can add boiled shredded chicken pieces with this or diced cooked mushrooms also...
Try this at home for your kids and for yourself as well and enjoy.
Its a simple pasta salad which you can feed your kids as evening snack or you can pack this in their lunch boxes to school. My little girl likes to carry pasta in her tiffin.
Farfalle Pasta : 2 cups (You can use any type of pasta)
Red, yellow & Green Bell peppers : 3/4 cup
Corn: 2 tbsp.
Tomato sauce: 1 tbsp.
Mayonnaise: 1 1/2 tbsp.
Mustard sauce: 1 tbsp.
Grated Cheese (processed cheddar cheese): 2 tbsp. or u can always use cheese cubes in this
Roughly chopped some basil leaves
Pinch of salt
Method:
Boil the pasta in a deep pan with a pinch of salt. Put the gas off as soon as the pasta gets cooked. Do not allow to over cook the pasta, it should have little crunchiness in it when you eat. Strain the water in a strainer and keep under running tape water to stop further cooking process of the pasta.
Chop all the bell peppers into small cubes. In a mixing bowl add the bell peppers, corns (you can use boiled corns if your kid doesn't like it raw) and mix well. In case if you want to use cheese cubes , you can add now. Add the tomato sauce, mayonnaise, mustard sauce into this and mix properly. Add the boiled pasta into the mixture, add the roughly chopped basil leaves and give a nice mix. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and spread the grated cheese on the mixture and mix. Now the salad is ready to serve.
To make a variety of this salad and if your kid is fond of eating chicken, you can add boiled shredded chicken pieces with this or diced cooked mushrooms also...
Try this at home for your kids and for yourself as well and enjoy.
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