10 Delicious Pasta Recipes For Your Kids To Savour

Cheesy, tangy, full of herbs or as a salad, pasta is every kid’s all-time favourite dish. While lasagna and spaghetti top the list of famous kinds of pasta, Indians love putting a desi twist to their beloved recipe and make it even better. Cook a plethora of pasta recipes with numerous variants available in India. Brighten up your little one’s day with a bowl of lip-smacking white sauce pasta recipe or a red sauce one. An easy assortment of sautéed veggies with myriad variants of pasta can make everyone’s day.

How To Cook Your Pasta The Right Way

1. Always use a large pot.
2. Add lots of water.
3. Bring the water to a full boil. 
4. Add plenty of salt to the water.
5. Let it simmer and cook. Stir if needed to avoid sticking.
6. Test the pasta with a knife before it’s ready. 
7. The pasta should be al dente (cooked so as to be still firm when bitten).
8. Drain the water.

Tip: You can save this salty water to add into your pasta sauce instead of using regular water.

10 Restaurant-Style Pasta Recipes That Are Quick & Easy To Make

1. Desi Masala Pasta

Pasta recipes are easy to make. One of them is Indian style desi masala penne pasta. Either savour it as an evening snack or pack it for the lunch box.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup penne pasta
• water to boil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 clove garlic (chopped)
• 1-inch ginger (chopped)
• ½ onion (chopped)
• 1 cup tomato pulp
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• ½ teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons corn
• ¼ capsicum (chopped)
• ¼ carrot (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons peas (Matar)
• 7 florets broccoli
• 3 tablespoons water
• ½ teaspoon mixed herbs, basil, oregano

Method:

1. Sauté ginger, garlic in oil and butter, then add onion until it turns soft. 
2. Now, add tomato pulp and sauté well till the pulp thickens.
3. Add turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, salt and all the vegetables. Sauté for a minute.
4. Then, add water and simmer for about 5 minutes.
5. Add tomato sauce, mixed herbs cooked pasta, and mix it well.
6. Desi style penne pasta is ready to serve.

2. Pasta In White Sauce

This white sauce pasta is an exotic style pasta preparation with an Indian touch.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup penne pasta (cooked)
• ½ tablespoon oil
• Salt as per taste
• Water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¼ cup capsicum
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (maida)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• ¼ tablespoon chilli flakes
• ¼ tablespoon black pepper powder
• ¼ cup grated processed cheese

Method:

1. Take a large pan. Add butter and capsicum to it and roast it well. Then remove it on a plate.
2. Then, add maida to the pan and roast for about a minute. 
3. Now add milk and keep stirring and bring it to a boil for 2 minutes.
4. When the mixture thickens add salt, black pepper, mixed herbs, and chilli flakes.
5. Now add roasted capsicum and cheese to it. Cook for about 2 minutes.
6. Add cooked pasta and mix it well. 
7. White sauce pasta is ready to relish.

3. Cold Pasta Salad

Ever had a cold pasta salad? If not, then this recipe is a must-try as you can prepare and refrigerate it and have it any time of the day.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 400 grams of elbow macaroni (cooked)
• 1 cup red onion (chopped)
• 1 cup red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 cup yellow bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 cup cucumber (chopped)
• 1 cup capsicum (chopped)
• ¼ cup basil (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup plain mayonnaise 
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar 
• ½ lemon juice 
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Salt and pepper

Method:

1. To make the macaroni salad, take a bowl and whisk mayonnaise, cheese, garlic, oregano, and vinegar.
2. Add olive oil to it and whisk it once again. Add salt and pepper as per taste.
3. Now, take another bowl and add vegetables, herbs, and boiled macaroni to the salad bowl. 
4. Add dressing to the salad and toss it.
5. Refrigerate the pasta salad and serve it cold.

4. Chicken Bow Tie Pasta

The chicken red sauce pasta dish is a tenderlicious and yummy pasta recipe your kids will enjoy.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pasta
• 3 pieces of chicken breasts (chopped)
• ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste 
• 1 Onion 
• 1 Tomato
• ¼ cup green capsicum (chopped)
• ¼ cup red capsicum (chopped)
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder 
• ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
• Salt 
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 tablespoon coriander (dhaniya) (chopped)

Method: 

1. Take a pan and heat oil. Add onion and ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes, red chilli powder, salt, and garam masala powder and sauté well. 
2. Once the tomatoes are cooked, add capsicum cubes.
3. Now, add chicken and sauté for a minute. 
4. Add ½ cup water to it and mix it well. 
5. Cook it on medium flame till the chicken is cooked well. 
6. Then, add the cooked pasta.
7. Toss it until combined. 
8. Chicken pasta is ready to serve.

5. Penne Pasta In Arrabiata Sauce 

Try out an Indian version of Rome style penne arrabbiata pasta sauce.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients: 

• 4 cup pasta penne
• Black pepper 
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• 4 large tomatoes
• Salt
• 4 teaspoon chilli flakes
• 2 litres of water
• 4 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoon garlic (chopped)

Method: 

1. Take a non-stick pan, heat oil to it and add garlic, red chilli flakes and saute for a minute. 
2. Blend the tomatoes into a puree and add it to the pan along with salt and pepper. Take it off the flame.
3. Now, add oregano to the arrabbiata sauce. 
4. Add pasta to the sauce. 
5. Cook it for a while until the sauce coats the pasta well. 
6. Serve the arrabbiata pasta by garnishing it with basil leaves.

6. Tikka Masala Baked Pasta

This preparation of pasta is when India meets Italy. This pasta sauce recipe is an Indian version of baked pasta.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 box of pasta (cooked)
• 1 jar of marinara sauce
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• ½ large onion (diced)
• 4 cloves of garlic sliced
• 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
• 2 tablespoons of tandoori masala
• 2 teaspoons of cumin powder (jeera)
• 1 teaspoon of garam masala
• 2 tablespoons of fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3 chillies
• 1 packet of paneer
• 2 tablespoons of yoghurt (dahi)
• 2 tablespoons of tandoori masala
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• Pinch of red food colour

Method: 

1. Preheat the oven to 450-degrees Celsius.
2. Take a bowl and add yoghurt, tandoori masala, oil, red food colour, and pieces of Paneer.
3. Bake Paneer for about 6 minutes until golden brown.
4. Now take a medium pot and melt butter, onions, sliced garlic, and ginger paste and cook it for about 5 minutes.
5. Add tandoori masala, cumin, garam masala, and roast paneer for about 30 seconds.
6. Add marinara sauce and let it simmer then add heavy whipping cream, kasuri methi and honey.
7. Let the mixture simmer for about 2 minutes.
8. Now, add pasta to the mixture and let it simmer for another 2 minutes.
9. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and top it with baked paneer and chopped chillies.
10. Serve it hot.

7. Indian Spaghetti Bolognese

An Indian style chicken spaghetti recipe is a perfect combination for spaghetti and chicken lovers. 

Preparation Time: 10 minutes 

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of chicken breast
• 300 grams of spaghetti 
• 1 ½ teaspoons table salt
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 cup onion (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste 
• ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli 
• ½ teaspoon clove
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon coriander 
• 1 cup tomato purée or sauce
• ½ cup of pasta water
• ½ cup parmesan 
• 2 tablespoons cilantro

Method:

1. Fry chicken with turmeric in a medium pan and mash it into crumbles for about 10 minutes.
2. Now heat oil and add onion, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, and salt Stir.
3. Then add the tomato sauce and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
4. When it starts to boil, add pasta and let it cook for another 2 minutes. 
5. Now, add the fried chicken to it and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
6. Once done, add the reserved pasta water to it. Simmer it for a few minutes.
7. Garnish the pasta with parmesan cheese and cilantro.

8. Ravioli

Ravioli is a lip-smacking authentic Italian preparation and this recipe is a must-try.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes 

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour (maida)
• 1 cup of semolina (rava)
• 225 ml lukewarm water
• 10 ml of olive oil
• 250 grams of pumpkin (roasted with salt pepper & olive oil)
• 2 potatoes (boiled)
• ½ teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon white bread crumb
• 1 tablespoon ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon mascarpone cheese
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• A few thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon chives (chopped)
• Salt 
• Black pepper
• 3 tomatoes
• 6-8 basil leaves
• 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2-3 tablespoons of tomato purée

Method: 

1. Take a bowl and add maida, rava, salt, olive oil and water. Knead it into a semi-stiff dough. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
2. Now, mash pumpkin and potatoes and add salt, pepper, ginger, chives, breadcrumbs, ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Refrigerate it for a few minutes.
3. Roll out half of the dough about 2 cm thin. You can use a ravioli cutter to make an outer shell and brush milk onto it.
4. Brush a little milk on the ravioli shells.
5. Pour the filling in a piping bag and put the filling in the pasta.
6. Now, fold the pasta into the shape of a crescent and refrigerate it.
7. Meanwhile, blend tomatoes, garlic, basil leaves, chilli flakes, salt, and olive oil into a thick paste. 
8. Take a pan, add olive oil and sauce and cook it for a few minutes. 
9. Cook Ravioli in salted water for a few minutes.
10. Once Ravioli is cooked, add it to the sauce.
11. Garnish Ravioli with Parmesan cheese, black pepper, and basil leaves.

9. Broccoli Pesto Pasta 

Broccoli pesto Pasta is one of the easy pasta recipes which is quick to make and is nutritious as well.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 cups pasta (cooked)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns
• Few basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts
• Salt
• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons grated cheese

Method:

1. Cook the broccoli florets till they are soft.
2. Then blend it with garlic, pine nuts, peppercorns, salt, basil leaves, and olive oil.
3. Take a pan and heat the butter and add the broccoli pesto and cooked pasta.
4. Add cheese and Italian seasoning and mix it well.
5. Broccoli Pesto Pasta is ready to serve. 

10. Alfredo Pasta

Do you desire for some creamy, dreamy, and fancy pasta? Prepare this delicious Italian alfredo pasta recipe.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup penne pasta
• 4 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic
• ⅓ cup carrot (chopped)
• ⅓ cup potato (chopped)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup of water
• ⅓ cup red bell pepper (chopped)
• ½ cup cream
• ¼ cup cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• Black pepper powder
• Salt 

Method:

1. Take a pan and butter, garlic, carrots, potatoes and salt. 
2. Add water as required and stir it well.
3. Let it simmer till the potatoes are cooked.
4. Then add red bell pepper and sauté it for about 6 minutes.
5. Add the cooked pasta, cream and cheese, parsley, and black pepper and mix it well. 
6. Alfredo pasta is ready to serve.

Try the white sauce pasta recipe, make pesto at home, give your favourite one a desi twist or make the red sauce pasta. The choices are endless and these recipes are sure to satiate your child’s hunger in a yummy way. Give your kids a bowl full of delicious happiness.