Alfredo pasta

INGREDIENTS:

Butter- 1 tbsp
All purpose flour- 1 tbsp
Garlic powder- 1 tbsp
Vegetables optional- Bell peppers, mushrooms, onions,  spinach
Whipping cream or half and half- 1/4 cup
Whole milk-To bring a saucy consistency of your choice
Salt, pepper, Red chilli flakes, Italian seasoning powder- To taste

PROCEDURE:

• Boil pasta in a pot of water, a tsp of olive oil and a dash of salt and cook completely.
• In a pan, let it heat and then add room temperature butter. Let it melt.
• Now add flour, garlic powder and whisk together. Once raw smell goes, add vegetables of your choice and allow to cook , now add whipping cream and milk and whisk together to get a smooth sauce.
• Add salt, pepper, red chilli flakes, Italian seasoning powder to your taste. Add parmesan cheese and Italian cheese to the sauce.
• Add boiled pasta to the sauce. Allow to mi with the sauce for a minute before turning off stove.  Serve hot with more parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
• If you want you can take this to next level by moving this pasta to a baking dish, garnishing with some bread crumbs and bake at 400 F for 10 mins or so until the bread crumbs have become golden brown.
• My kids love this pasta for school lunch and never waste any.