CHEESY, SAUCY PASTA FOR KIDS

Cheesy-saucy pasta

This is a fast, easy pasta dish cooked under 15 minutes, ideal as lunch or mid-afternoon snack for kids. For adults, you can make changes by adding some roasted veggies, lower the amount of  cheese and you are good to go. I have used tricolor rotini, you can use any kind of pasta your kid likes. I think if you add more color to your food, it looks beautiful on the plate and helps stimulate the taste buds.  After all, it is always a challange to make a kid eat good food :)

INGREDIENTS :-
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1 cup tricolor rotini pasta
3 tbsp roasted red pepper and garlic sauce
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 tbsp pasta water


DIRECTIONS :-
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1.  Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to the package instructions. I cooked mine for 8-10 mins.

2.  Ladle some pasta water for later use. Drain the pasta using a colander. Transfer pasta to the mixing bowl.

3.  Add all other ingredients saving some cheese for garnish. Mix properly with a spatula.

Colorful pasta covered with melted cheese

4.  You can see the cheese and butter getting melted with the heat of pasta. You can hear a peculiar sound when you mix the pasta, this sound somehow makes me hungry.

5.  Garnish with the remaining cheese and enjoy the colorful, cheesy and saucy pasta!!!

          I have used the roasted red pepper and garlic sauce as I like its flavor and color, you can use any sauce you like. Also I used mozzarella cheese as it melts beautifully and parmesan has a nice salty bite to it.




          On a cold winter day, this is a perfect bowl for kids. For adults, as I told earlier make some changes and this dish will definitely satisfy your appetite. Buon Appetito!