Pasta with Broccoli and Onions in Cream Sauce

It has been 2 weeks that I wrote down any recipe. Ok, I have not been really busy, but been very lazy. Now when we had my husband's cousin over for dinner, I wanted to try something new in pasta recipes.

I was browsing through net when I found this yummylicious pasta recipe and it can be made in a jiffy, really. It is a white sauce recipe. Of late, I had started making tomato-based pasta recipes as white sauce was all about butter and cheese. But this recipe, I just had to try out once. And it came out so perfect, even my husband loved it, who is an ardent cream sauce hater. So, do try it once. Th original recipe can be found here: 

http://www.ivillage.com/baked-macaroni-and-cheese-broccoli/3-r-487597

Ingredients:

2 cup pasta

1 and ½ cup broccoli

3 tbsp grated cheese

2 cups milk

2 heaped tsp all-purpose flour (maida)

2 tsp butter

½ cup diced onions

¼ tsp black pepper

Salt to taste.

1 tsp butter for greasing baking tray.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius for 10 minutes. Grease baking dish with butter.
2. Take a large pot. Add ½ tsp salt and 1 tsp refined oil to the water. Boil water and cook pasta in it. Add broccoli to water 3 minutes before pasta will be done. Drain pasta and broccoli and return to pot.
3. In a large pan, add 2 tsp of butter. As it melts, add 2 tsp of maida and whisk it thoroughly so that no lumps are formed. Add onions and mix it properly.
4. Add 2 cups milk and simmer it till it is no more watery. If it gets thick, u can add more milk. The white cream sauce is ready.
5. Add salt and pepper. Mix the boiled pasta and broccoli to the white sauce. Coat it properly.
6. Transfer to a baking dish and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is slightly brown.
7. Ready to serve.

Tip:

You can sprinkle bread crumbs as well along with cheese.

Cheese can be added in the white sauce itself, if people don’t prefer cheese to be sprinkled above.