Macaroni in creamy mascarpone cheese sauce

Ingredients

for Mascarpone Cheese Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese (100 gms), recipe here
• 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (any variety will do)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Pasta:

• Macaroni pasta 2 cups
• 1 big green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 big white onion. chopped
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• Some grated cheese for garnishing

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Preparation

• Prepare the pasta as instructed on the cover. Drain and keep aside. In a pan, heat olive oil and add in the bell peppers and onions, lightly saute them for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from pan and keep aside. In a heavy botton pan, preferrably non stick, melt the butter. Add in the flour and mix well, roast the flour for about 4 to 5 mins on low heat, make sure the flour does not get burnt.
• Slowly add in the milk and keep on stirring to avoid any lumps. Make sure the gas on slow heat. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Now stir in the mascarpone cheese, salt and pepper and keep on stirring well. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, finally add in the cheddar cheese and cook for another 2 minutes.
  
• Stir in the cooked pastas, bell peppers and onions and mix well, make sure you do it slowly as pasta tends to break easily and looks messy.
• Garnish with some grated cheese and basil leaves.
  Serve hot!