Pasta With Spinach Sauce

Pasta is a Italian food which is similar to noodles or staple food . Usually I use penne pasta which is cylindrical in shape.
There are different varieties to cook pasta. It only depends on the sauce we use. We can use red sauce, green pesto sauce. These sauce can be prepared at home else we get in market. This time I tried the pasta with spinach sauce. I did the sauce at home. It tastes good. And spinach as we all know how good it is for our health. It was really different taste and more it looked like green pesto pasta.

Pasta With Spinach Sauce

Ingredients for the Sauce:

1. 1 Bunch of spinach cleaned and boiled
2. 3 Medium size tomatoes
3. 3 to 4 Cloves of garlic
4. 2 Tbsp olive oil
5. 6 to 8 Pepper
6. 1 Tbsp Green chilli sauce
7. Salt as per taste
8. 1 Tbsp sugar
9. 1 Tbsp Basil finely chopped
10. 1 Medium size onion finely chopped.

Method to make Sauce:

First thing we have to boil tomatoes for 5 mins till the skin starts to peel of. Then also boil the spinach for 5 to 10 mins.Now take a  pan on heater add olive oil add garlic fry it, then add onion and fry till they are golden brown. Allow it to cool. By the time drain the water from spinach and tomato once everything is cool blend it in to paste. Also add the pepper and basil to it while grinding.

Now take a pan add olive oil once hot add the paste to it. Now add the chilli sauce and salt and cook for few mins till it thickens. Now the sauce is ready. Lets check how to prepare pasta !!!

Ingredients for Pasta:

1. 1 Medium size onion finely sliced
2. 1 Small cup of pitted olives
3. 2 garlic cloves finely  chopped
4.  7 to 8 Mushrooms thinly sliced
5. 4 Tbsp olive oil
6. Salt as per taste
7. Spinach sauce
8. 100 grams Penne pasta
9. 4 Tbsp cheddar cheese grated

Method to prepare pasta:

Pasta should be boiled in  the water  till they are soft. For that take water in a container add 1 tbsp of salt and olive oil and boil the pasta in the water till they are soft. One they are soft drain all the water and keep aside. On the other hand take another container on heater  add olive oil once hot add garlic fry it then add the sliced onions and fry till they are golden brown in colour. Now add the pitted olives and mushroom and cook it for 3 mins.Now add the spinach sauce and salt and cook for 5 mins. Add the pasta to it mix them well and cook for 3 mins on low flame so that all the sauce settles down in the pasta. Now garnish it with cheese and serve hot

Veg Pizza

Pizza an Italian dish is a oven baked flat bread typically topped with tomato sauce and other vegetables and cheese. It is not a big deal to prepare pizza at home. We can prepare the sauce and pizza base and bake it with any toppings with cheese. Check it out for veg pizza......................

Veg Pizza

How to prepare sauce:

Ingredients

3 Medium  size Tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1/2 Tbsp pepper powder
few basil pieces
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt as per taste
Method:

Cut the tomatoes and garlic finely. Take a pan on heater add olive oil once hot add garlic fry it. Now add tomatoes and cook till they are soft. Add salt, red chilli powder, pepper powder and basil and cook for 2 mins till it mixes well. Once it is cooled grind into paste and keep aside.

How to make pizza dough without yeast

Ingredients

2 Small Cups All purpose flour (maida)
2 Tbsp baking powder
1/4 olive oil
Salt as per taste
Water to knead 2/3 cup approx
Method

Take the plain four in a bowl add baking powder, salt and oil mix well and now add water bit by bit and knead the dough till it is soft. Keep it closed with the lid for about half an hour.

How to make Pizza

Ingredients for toppings

Mozilla cheese grated a cup
Sweet corn  a small bowl
Pitted olives a small cup
1 Medium size onion finely chopped
Red and yellow bell pepper finely chopped a small cup
4 to 5 Mushroom finely sliced
Method:

Take a pizza dough of bigger size and make it  a circular shape with rolling pin and use flour for dusting. Now apply the tomato sauce to it. Spread the cheese over it. Now place the toppings over it and again spread the cheese over the toppings.

Preheat the oven now bake it  for about 10 to 12 mins till the cheese melts.

Spinach and Mushroom Noodles

Spinach and Mushroom Noodles

Ingredients:

1. Spaghetti noodles 100 grams
2. 1 Bunch of spinach cleaned and finely chopped
3. 5 to 6 mushrooms sliced
4. 1 Medium size onion finely sliced
5. 2 Garlic cloves finely chopped
6. 4 Tbsp  of olive oil
7. A small bowl of pitted olives
8. 3 Tbsp chilli sauce
9. 3 Tbsp soya sauce
10. Salt as per taste

Method:

Boil the spaghetti noodles in water. Add salt and 2 drops of olive oil to it while boiling. Once the noodles are cooked well drain all the water and keep aside.

Now take a container on heater add olive oil once the oil is hot add garlic and fry it. Add onion and fry till golden brown.

Now add mushroom and cook till they are soft. Add spinach and stir continuously till they are cooked. Add pitted olives, salt and cook for 2 mins. Add chilli sauce,soya sauce and noodles and mix well. Serve hot

Spinach Broccoli Pasta

Spinach broccoli pasta is the pasta prepared with spinach and broccoli and lot of cheese over it. For the first time I tried it out and it came out very well. Very colourful and easy and kids like them most. Try it!!!!!!!!!!!

Spinach Broccoli Pasta

Ingredients:

1. 50 grams Pasta
2. 1 Medium size broccoli cut into small florets
3. 1 Cup spinach leaves cleaned and finely chopped
4. 1 small size red  bell pepper cut into long strips
5. 1 Small size yellow pepper cut in to long strips
6. 3 to 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
7. 2 tbsp chilli sauce ( as required)
8. 1/4 Tbsp pepper powder (as required)
9. Salt as per taste
10. Olive oil 5 tbsp
11. 1 small cup Cheese (Mozilla cheese) grated

Method:

Boil the pasta in the water. Add bit salt and  a tbsp of olive  oil. Boil till it is soft. Just before taking off add broccoli florets and boil for 2 mins. Now drain all the water and keep this aside.

Take a container on heater. Add olive oil and once hot add garlic cloves. Fry it. Now add spinach and fry it. Add both the peppers and fry it. Close the lid for few mins till the peppers are cooked well. Now add chilli sauce, salt , and pepper powder and mix well and add cooked pasta and broccoli and half of the cheese to it. Cook it for 2 mins with closed lid. Serve hot with cheese garnished on it.