White Sauce Chicken Pasta

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RECIPE

Rec & Pic cred: @mama_taught_me_well
INGREDIENTS:
500g pasta of choice
500g chicken fillet (stripped/cubed)
2 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon ground green chillies
1 tablespoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon fine salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 carrots julienned/grated
2 cups frozen corn
1 green pepper (julienned)
(Optional-sliced mushrooms)
Sauce-
60g butter
1 liter milk
¼ cup flour
Salt and pepper
Garnish-
Dried mixed herbs
Freshly cracked black pepper
METHOD:
1. Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic, chillies, spices, lemon, chicken & veg and cook until chicken is just done.
2. Boil pasta in oiled and salted water until al-dente. Leave aside with 1 ladle of pasta water.
3. For the sauce, melt the butter.
4. Whisk in the flour. Gradually pour in milk, whisking all the time, till a smooth paste.
5. Pour in remainder milk, whisk together and allow to come to a simmer and thicken.
6. Once the sauce has thickened, season with salt and pepper.
7. Add the boiled pasta, cooked chicken & veg & pasta water to the sauce.
8. Mix well and heat together.
9. Garnish with black pepper & herbs.
10. May add cheese ontop and pop in the oven to melt.
Note: Make sure your pasta is al-dente so that when heating together with sauce is does not over cook & break apart.
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Butter
Cups Grams
1/4 cup of Butter 57 grams
1/3 cup of Butter 76 grams
1/2 cup of Butter 113 grams
1 cup of Butter 227 grams
Dry Goods
Cups Grams Ounces
1/8 c (2 tbsp) 16 g .563 oz
1/4 cup 32 g 1.13 oz
1/3 cup 43 g 1.5 oz
1/2 cup 64 g 2.25 oz
2/3 cup 85 g 3 oz
3/4 cup 96 g 3.38 oz
1 cup 128 g 4.5 oz
Flour
Cups Grams
1/8 c (2 tbsp) 16 g
1/4 cup 32 g
1/3 cup 43 g
1/2 cup 64 g
2/3 cup 85 g
3/4 cup 96 g
1 cup 128 g
Sugar (Granulated)
Cups Grams
2 tbsp 25 g
1/4 cup 50 g
1/3 cup 67 g
1/2 cup 100 g
2/3 cup 134 g
3/4 cup 150 g
1 cup 201 g
Honey,Molasses & Syrup
Cups Grams
2 tbsp 43 g
1/4 cup 85 g
1/3 cup 113 g
1/2 cup 170 g
2/3 cup 227 g
3/4 cup 255 g
1 cup 340 g
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