Spaghetti in White Sauce

This next dish is my preferred delicacy these rainy days. It’s quite an easy one to cook & the accompanying white sauce just enhances the creaminess in the spaghetti. For the vegetarians, you can substitute the chicken/meat with any veggies of your choice like broccoli, corn or bell peppers (capsicum).

Ingredients

• 1 packet spaghetti
• 1 onion medium finely chopped
• 250 gms chicken strips cooked/ 250 gms chicken sausage
• 1 ¾ cup milk
• 2 tbsp. butter (unsalted)
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 2 gloves of garlic finely grated
• 1 tsp. pepper powder (or more)
• 1-2 tsp. red chilli flakes (optional)
• 2 tsp. oregano/ basil leaves/ thyme
• Salt / garlic salt
• 1 tsp. grated cheese for garnishing (optional)

Prepare the spaghetti as per the instruction on the packet. Drain and keep them aside.

In a pan, fry the sausages with 1 tsp. veg oil and 1 tsp. pepper powder and keep them aside.

In a deep bottom pan, add butter and olive oil. On a medium flame, add onion and sauté till translucent. Add grated garlic and sauté for a minute or two. Add flour and sauté nicely for a second or so.

Add milk and stir continuously to avoid lumps. When the milk starts thickening, you can add pepper powder, red chilli flakes (optional) and oregano/thyme or basil leaves.

Add salt/ garlic salt. Adjust according to your taste.

Your sauce is ready. Add spaghetti and cooked chicken strips or sausages and mix completely.

While serving, garnish with some grated cheese and serve hot and enjoy!!!!!