Easy Pan-roasted Vegetable Sauce Macaroni Pasta Recipe – a simple and delicious macaroni pasta made with pan-roasted vegetable sauce. The perfect recipe for a healthy lunch, dinner or a quick brunch.
About Pan-roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
This pan-roasted vegetable sauce pasta is a colourful healthy dish rich in fibre and protein. It contains different vegetables that are a great way to sneak vegetables into your diet. We can add or remove vegetables according to our choice.
It is an one pot meal recipe and easy to prepare at home. To make it vegan we can skip paneer and use tofu instead.
- About Pan-roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
- What is pasta
- About pan roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
- Main ingredients used in the making of macaroni pasta
- Step by step preparation of pan roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
- Serving suggestion
- You may also like
- Tips and tricks
- Recipe card
- Easy Pan-roasted Vegetable Sauce Macaroni Pasta Recipe
- My latest video
What is pasta
A popular dish from Italian cuisine made from durum wheat, found in many different sizes and shapes. Typically they are first boiled in
water and then cooked in different types of gravy and topped with cheese, veggies, herbs to give them various flavours.
Nowadays, we can easily find pasta made with whole wheat or similar kinds of noodles made with other whole grains such as rice, barley or buckwheat. They are a healthier option than the durum wheat pasta. Pasta can be used in making salad, soups, main meals.Examples of commonly used pasta are
Spaghetti
Ravioli
Penne
Fusilli
Macaroni
Farfalle
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About pan roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
Roasted vegetables give a very nice crunch and flavour to the pasta. And and the secret is that we can add any vegetables of our choice or in hand and kids did not even know that it made with vegetables and they easily gulp them without any fuss.
You can also use an oven to roast vegetables but that is a little more time consuming than pan roasting. A smooth, delicious roasted vegetable sauce is ready in minutes. We can top this macaroni pasta with some sweet corn and homemade low-fat paneer which makes it a healthier recipe perfect for any mealtime either lunch, dinner or a quick brunch. It is also a good option for a party starter menu or packed tiffin.
Main ingredients used in the making of this healthy and delicious pasta
Macaroni pasta is comfort food and ready in around 30-40 minutes. There are many ways to give it variation and customize it according to your taste.
Main ingredients used in the making of macaroni pasta
Macaroni pasta – This pasta cooks very fast like other pasta penne, fusilli etc. It has a softer texture than other pasta.
Green veggies – I added carrots, green capsicum, onion, tomato – to make the pasta healthy and fibre rich. You can add other veggies of your choice.
Sweet corn and paneer – they are low in carbs and rich in protein. Make the pasta wholesome in nutrition as well as taste.
Refined oil – used for roasting vegetables and cook the sauce. It enhances the flavour of the recipe and makes pasta a little crispier in taste.
Pasta sauce – Gives a nice colour and flavour to macaroni pasta.
Spices – to make it flavourful and provides an authentic Indian taste.
Fresh mint leaves and dry oregano – for seasoning and garnishing make the pasta more aromatic and flavourful.
Step by step preparation of pan roasted vegetable sauce macaroni pasta
1.Wash and roughly cut vegetables and put them aside.
2. Now take a frying pan. Heat 1 tbsp oil in it, add onions. Sauté them 1-2 minutes. Then add chopped tomatoes, mix them. Cover the pan and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
3. Now add green chillies, carrot, capsicum, mix them. Cover the pan and cook till they become soft. This process will take 4-5 minutes. Off the flame and let them cool a little bit.
4. In another pan, boil water, add salt and ½ tbsp oil. Once it starts boiling, add macaroni pasta, mix nicely and cook it for just 5-6 minutes. Otherwise, they become very soft and sticky.
5. Check if the macaroni is cooked, strain water and run cold water over it to avoid sticking. Put it aside.
6. Once the roasted veggies cool down, transfer them into a mixer grinder and add little water and grind into a paste.
7. Now add 1 tbsp oil in the pan, ground vegetable sauce cook it on a slow flame for 1-2 minutes. Then, add salt, turmeric powder and pasta sauce, mix them. Cover the pan and cook it till it starts leaving oil.
8. Once the vegetable sauce is cooked, add boiled macaroni and mix well so that the sauce coats the macaroni well.
9. Cook it for 1-2 minutes so that the flavours infused well with macaroni. Switch off the flame.
10. Transfer to a serving bowl, top with sweet corn, paneer and garnish with fresh mint leaves and dry oregano. If fresh mint is not available, you can replace them with fresh basil leaves. Serve warm and enjoy!
Serving suggestion
Pan-roasted vegetable sauce macaroni is a simple, delicious, and wholesome meal. It is perfect for any mealtime, be it lunch, dinner or a quick brunch. This macaroni recipe is also a good option for a packed tiffin menu or a starter dish for party time.
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Tips and tricks
1. I have added carrots, onion, tomato and capsicum, but you can choose other veggies of your choice like broccoli, beans, coloured bell pepper, zucchini.
2. Vegetables can be roasted in an oven or you can grill them if you want.
3. Seasoning and topping also can be customized according to your taste.
4. If you are a cheese lover, add grated cheese on warm macaroni just before serving that’s makes it more creamy in taste.
Recipe card
Easy Pan-roasted Vegetable Sauce Macaroni Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 225 gm Macaroni pasta
- 1 medium sized onion roughly chopped
- 1 medium sized carrot roughly chopped
- 1 green capsicum roughly chopped
- 2 medium sized tomato
- ¼ cup paneer cubes
- ¼ cup boiled sweet corn
- 2 tbsp pasta sauce
- 2 green chilli
- 2.5 tbsp refined oil
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp Dry oregano
- Few fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Wash and roughly cut vegetables and put them aside.
- Now take a frying pan. Heat 1 tbsp oil in it, add onions. Sauté them 1-2 minutes. Then add chopped tomatoes, mix them.
- Cover the pan and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add green chillies, carrot, capsicum, mix them. Cover the pan and cook till they become soft. This process will take 4-5 minutes. Off the flame and let them cool a little bit.
- In another pan, boil water, add salt and ½ tbsp oil. Once it starts boiling, add macaroni pasta, mix nicely and cook it for just 5-6 minutes. Otherwise, they become very soft and sticky.
- Once the roasted veggies cool down, transfer them into a mixer grinder and add little water and grind into a paste.
- Check if the macaroni is cooked, strain water and run cold water over it to avoid sticking. Put it aside.
- Now add 1 tbsp oil in the pan, ground vegetable sauce cook it on a slow flame for 1-2 minutes. Then, add salt, turmeric powder and pasta sauce, mix them. Cover the pan and cook it till it starts leaving oil.
- Once the vegetable sauce is cooked, add boiled macaroni and mix well so that the sauce coats the macaroni well.
- Cook it for 1-2 minutes so that the flavours infused well with macaroni. Switch off the flame.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, top with sweet corn, paneer and garnish with fresh mint leaves and dry oregano. If fresh mint is not available, you can replace them with fresh basil leaves.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
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