Cheesy Pasta Primavera

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups fusilli or 4 cups rotini pasta, uncooked (corkscrew pasta)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 small zucchini, unpeeled, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, quartered
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• salt & pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions. drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in large saucepan over medium heat melt butter. saute carrots in butter 3 minutes.
• 3 add garlic, onion, zucchini and mushrooms. cook until tender.
• 4 stir in flour. gradually stir in milk, whisking until smooth.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• 6 remove from heat. stir in cheddar cheese, dry mustard, salt and pepper to taste. stir in cooked pasta.
• 7 serve immediately.