Cheese Pasta is made by tossing your choice of pasta in a delicious creamy cheese sauce. It is quick and easy to make, tastes so delicious, kids will love it too. This Cheese Pasta can be made quickly and comes together in just 20 minutes. Do try this creamy pasta and treat yourself!
Cheese Pasta can be made easily and quickly and is so versatile that you can throw in all your favorite ingredients. This can be made with vegetables, chicken, mushroom, broccoli etc, even without all these it still tastes delicious.
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About Cheese Pasta
Cheese Pasta is made using penne pasta, butter, garlic, cheese, cheese spread and herbs for seasoning. This Cheese Pasta is pretty simple and quick to make still comes out so creamy and delicious. Kids will demand often as it is that good.
Cheese Pasta can be served with toasted bread or with grilled chicken. When you are running out of time still want a delicious meal then this cheese pasta is just for you! You can add in vegetables to make it wholesome, filling and colorful.
Cheese spread makes the main difference and when mixed with grated cheese, milk and pasta cooked water it makes the pasta rich, creamy and delicious. Do try this and I am sure you will love it!
It takes just 20 minutes from scratch to make this cheese pasta. This cheese pasta recipe is so versatile that you can add in your favorite vegetables or chicken to make it more flavorful and filling.
If you think this will taste like white sauce pasta no it does not! This has more cheesy flavor milk is added just for blending and no flour is added like in white sauce pasta. The creaminess comes just cheese and it tastes so good, kids will love it and will easily become one of their favorites.
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Cheese Pasta Ingredients
- Pasta - You can choose any variety of pasta that clings well with the sauce like penne, fusilli, macaroni etc.
- Butter - Butter adds glaze flavour to the pasta. Additionally oil is added to cook pasta.
- Cheese spread - Plain cheese spread is suitable for cheese paste. However you can use flavored cheese spread too.
- Cheese - I have used grated cube cheese which blends well with the sauce. You can use Parmesan cheese too.
- Garlic - Garlic adds a mild flavor to the pasta.
- Seasoning - Pepper powder, salt and mixed herbs are added for seasoning.
How to make Cheese Pasta Step by Step
1.To a sauce pan add 4 cups of water along with salt to taste, 1 teaspoon oil.
2.Let it start to boil well.
3.Add 1 and ½ cups penne pasta or pasta of your choice.
4.Cook until pasta turns soft yet has a crunch while biting - al dente. Now reserve ¼ cup pasta cooked water.
5.Check by pricking with a fork it should be soft but not mushy.
6.Transfer it to a strainer, rinse with cold water to stop further cooking. Set it aside.
7.Heat 1 tablespoon butter - add 1 heaped teaspoon garlic finely chopped.
8.Add cooked pasta and toss well for few seconds.
9.Add ¼ cup cheese spread, ¼ cup grated cheese, ¼ cup milk, 2 tablespoon pasta cooked water and salt to taste.
10.Mix it well until the sauce coats the pasta completely.
11.Add ¼ teaspoon pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon mixed herbs.
12.Mix it well. Your cheese pasta is ready!
Enjoy hot!
Expert Tips
- Pasta - Use any pasta but small or medium sized as it is best for this cheese pasta. Cook pasta until soft but not mushy.
- Replacement - You can replace butter with olive oil.
- Flavour - Add in 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped to a more strong garlic flavour.
- Seasoning - is purely your choice. You can add oregano, chilli flakes, rosemary etc as per your liking.
- Cheese - I have used cubed cheese grated, you can use Parmesan cheese too. I would not recommend using mozzarella cheese as it makes the pasta more stringy and stretchy.
- Cheese Sauce - I have used plain cheese sauce, you can try with flavoured cheese sauce too.
Serving & Storage
Serve it hot, it tastes great on its own or serve it along with toasted bread. I would recommend to consume it fresh as it becomes dry when stored or rested for a while.In case if you still want to store cheese pasta keeps well in fridge for 2 days.
I would recommend to keep cooked pasta separately then toss it with cheese sauce while serving if planning to store and serve.
FAQS
1.What can I replace with cheese spread?
I would not suggest to replace cheese spread as it is one of the main ingredient which makes this dish taste unique. However you can replace it with plain mayonnaise or fresh cream.
2.How is it different from white sauce pasta?
White sauce pasta is creamy and the taste is more of milk but cheese pasta has more cheese flavor and taste.
3.What other pasta varieties can I use?
You can use penne, fusilli, macaroni, spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine etc.
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Cheese Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
To cook pasta
- 1 and ½ cups penne pasta
- 4 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon oil
For cheese sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 heaped teaspoon garlic finely chopped
- ¼ cup cheese spread
- ¼ cup grated cheese
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon mixed herbs
For garnish
- grated cheese
- mixed herbs
Instructions
- To a sauce pan add 4 cups of water along with salt to taste, 1 teaspoon oil.
- Let it start to boil well.
- Add 1 and ½ cups penne pasta or pasta of your choice.
- Cook until pasta turns soft yet has a crunch while biting - al dente. Now reserve ¼ cup pasta cooked water.
- Check by pricking with a fork it should be soft but not mushy.
- Transfer it to a strainer, rinse with cold water to stop further cooking. Set it aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter - add 1 heaped teaspoon garlic finely chopped.
- Add cooked pasta and toss well for few seconds.
- Add ¼ cup cheese spread, ¼ cup grated cheese, ¼ cup milk, 2 tablespoon pasta cooked water and salt to taste.
- Mix it well until the sauce coats the pasta completely.
- Add ¼ teaspoon pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon mixed herbs.
- Mix it well. Your cheese pasta is ready!
- To a pasta bowl add cheese pasta, sprinkle grated cheese, mixed herbs and serve hot!
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Notes
- Pasta - Use any pasta but small or medium sized as it is best for this cheese pasta. Cook pasta until soft but not mushy.
- Replacement - You can replace butter with olive oil.
- Flavour - Add in 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped to a more strong garlic flavour.
- Seasoning - is purely your choice. You can add oregano, chilli flakes, rosemary etc as per your liking.
- Cheese - I have used cubed cheese grated, you can use Parmesan cheese too. I would not recommend using mozzarella cheese as it makes the pasta more stringy and stretchy.
- Cheese Sauce - I have used plain cheese sauce, you can try with flavoured cheese sauce too.
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