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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Simple Pastas ~ Cheesy Rotini


The only lunchbox item that I am sure of getting finished by my daughter has to be the simple cheesy pasta.  It is her favorite and so I decided to go with this dish even though I had other recipe ready for today. She prefers to taste only pasta and cheese in her dish and nothing else. I therefore follow the basic, simple recipe with no  addition of healthy / fancy ingredients. The Mac n cheese I posted earlier being her favorite though I resort to boxed Mac n cheese sometimes for the convenience. Today my daughter was in mood for Mac n Cheese for lunch but I had only rotini and shell pastas in my pantry. I chose to go with the former as it was tri colored one and would look more appealing to the kid. I am just giving the basic recipe here but you can jazz it up with the addition of veggies / meat / spices etc. Or go with your favorite sauce.

Ingredients:
12 oz rotini
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cheddar cheese powder (Or grated cheddar cheese)

Method:
* Cook rotini pasta al dente, according to the package directions. (I didn't use salt.)
* Add milk and cheese powder and cook for a minute or so, until a sauce is formed. Turn off the stove. Serve it with any sauce of your choice or with ketchup.
 
This is my entry to
1. Srivalli's "Kids' Delight" event, hosted this month by PJ, with the theme "Lunch Box Recipes"
2. Blogging marathon #25.

 

14 comments:

Unknown said...

very interesting and looks so tempting!!!
Sowmya
Ongoing Event - Tried and Tasted - Raks Kitchen
Ongoing Event - Know Your Dairy - Cheese
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Vimitha Durai said...

Creamy and yummy pasta.

Sandhya Ramakrishnan said...

Quick and easy lunch that absolutely every kid loves :)

Priya Suresh said...

Love this super cheesy rotini, makes me hungry.

lubnakarim06 said...

That's an simple and yum recipe...

Saraswathi Ganeshan said...

Simple and tasty dishes. All time favorite for kids..

Srivalli said...

Same thing at my place as well suma, everyday my youngest ardently asks for pastas..and I tell him that I can't pack it daily...they like it with tomato sauce..:)

Vanamala Hebbar said...

yummy pasta

Harini R said...

A blessing for the morning rush hour!! My older one doesn't take it in her lunch box but the little one loves it!!

Chef Mireille said...

looks cheesy and scrumptious

Pavani said...

Yummy looking pasta. I recently bought Vermont cheddar Cheese powder from King Arthur and my son liked the pasta I made the same way you did here. But its always a hit or miss with my 5 year old can't be sure if he's going to like it when I make it again.

Manju said...

My kids favorite too. As you said they use to finish for lunch.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Very simple yet looks delicious...

preeti garg said...

Very simple and very tasty colorful pasta