Recipe

2 Unique Pastas (Broccoli Peas Sauce & Instant Quick Mix Sauce)

  • 30 min
  • Kid-friendly
2 Unique Pastas (Broccoli Peas Sauce & Instant Quick Mix Sauce)

Ingredients

  • 350 g pasta
  • 1–2 onion
  • 1–2 tbsp ginger-garlic
  • spices (turmeric, cumin, garam masala), to taste
  • 2 tbsp oil or ghee

Steps

  1. Boil pasta in salted water until al dente; reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain.
  2. In a wide pan, sauté aromatics and any veg from your list until tender.
  3. Add sauce ingredients (tomato, cream, or pesto) and simmer 3–4 min.
  4. Toss pasta with sauce, splashing in pasta water to loosen if needed.
  5. Taste, adjust salt, and serve immediately.

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Tips

  • Salt the pasta water until it tastes seasoned. That's where the dish gets its salt.
  • Hold back a cup of the cooking water and loosen the sauce with it.
  • Toss the pasta with the sauce off a hard boil so cheese stays smooth.

Questions

How long does it take?

2 Unique Pastas (Broccoli Peas Sauce & Instant Quick Mix Sauce) takes about 30 minutes, from the first cut to the plate.

Is it kid-friendly?

Yes. 2 Unique Pastas (Broccoli Peas Sauce & Instant Quick Mix Sauce) is marked kid-friendly. Hold the hot chili if your table likes it milder.

What can I substitute?

No pasta? Any shape — Loblaws stands in at the same amount. The dish still tastes like 2 Unique Pastas (Broccoli Peas Sauce & Instant Quick Mix Sauce).

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