Friday, July 26, 2013

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pasta Recipe | Pasta Recipes

roasted red bell pepper pasta
Pastas are perfect for weekend lunch or dinner and I usually make it for dinner as I find it easy to cook.As TH prefers mostly Pesto sauces with pasta or a simple one rather than the tomato or the white sauce, I usually end up preparing either Basil Pesto Pasta or Spinach Pesto Pasta or simple Aglio Olio or Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta or this Red Bell Pepper Sauce Pasta.
roasted red bell pepper pasta
I love Bell peppers and especially the red colored bell peppers. I can eat them raw as well.I use the bell peppers often in my cooking in recipes like chutneys, dips, sauce, salad, stuffed bell peppers, rice varieties, curry, stir fry etc. Red bell peppers is very versatile and can be adapted even in Indian cooking.
roasted red bell pepper pasta

Red Bell peppers has a mild sweet taste when roasted and it complements the pasta really well.I add a roasted tomato to balance the sweetness of pepper with the slight sourness from tomatoes.This Red Bell pepper sauce is really creamy and nutty with the addition of walnuts.I do not prefer to add cheese to my pastas and the addition of walnuts itself makes the pasta sauce creamy and delicious.
roasted red bell pepper pasta
If you are interested check out other pasta varieties like Basil Pesto Pasta, Spinach Pesto Pasta, Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta , Pasta Salad and Macaroni in white sauce in my blog.

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Pasta Recipe:
Serves 2
Prep time:25 mins | Cooking time:20 mins | Total time:45 mins
Cuisine:Italian - International | Category: Pasta - Main Course

Ingredients:
2 cups Penne Pasta(or any other shape like fusili,sphagetti)
1 Onion,finely chopped
3-4 Garlic pods,finely chopped
1 tsp Mixed Herbs or Oregano
2 tbsp chopped Coriander or Parsley
1/2 tsp Red chili flakes
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese,to garnish
Salt to taste
for roasted Bell Pepper Sauce:
1 large Red Bell pepper
1 small Tomato
10-12 Walnuts
2-3 tbsp Parmesan cheese(optional)
2-3 Garlic pods
2-3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil(EVOO)
1/2 tsp Black Pepper powder
Salt to taste
Method:
to prepare Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce :
  • Wash and wipe the red bell pepper and tomato and apply oil all over it and roast them on open flame until they are charred completely by turning it to all sides.Alternatively you can roast it in preheated oven at 180 degrees for 40-45 mins.Drop the hot charred bell pepper and tomato into a vessel and cover it with a lid,this will ease the process of peeling the skin of charred pepper and tomato.Peel the skin off and chop them roughly.
  • Grind roasted,peeled and chopped bell pepper,tomato with walnuts,parmesan cheese,extra virgin olive oil,garlic pods,black pepper powder and salt to a smooth puree.
to cook pasta:
Cook according to the instruction of your package or follow this procedure:
  • Bring water to boil in a big pot (filled to its half) and add salt,1 tsp olive oil and pasta and cook over medium flame for 10-12 mins until al dente(cooked and tender to teeth).You can cook it further for 2-3 mins more to get soft pasta,but definitely do not make it soggy.
  • Drain and reserve 1/2 cup of water for later usage.you can even give a cold bath to the pasta by running it under fresh tap water which helps in keeping the pasta separate.
to prepare roasted bell pepper pasta:
  • Heat olive oil in a wide bottomed pan and fry sliced garlic until slight brown and then add chopped onions and fry until they are pink and soft.
  • Add the bell pepper pasta sauce and mix well.Add 4-5 tbsp of reserved pasta liquid if required add more to get a medium sauce consistency.
  • Add cooked pasta and mix well until all the pasta is covered with the sauce and is warm.Now add red chili flakes,Italian herbs,chopped parsely,salt(remember we added salt in sauce as well,so add accordingly)and mix well.Season with more pepper if you want.
  • Dish it out to the serving platter and sprinkle some Parmesan cheese over it.Garnish with parsley.
Serve it hot or warm with Lime Soda or drink of your choice.
red bell pepper pasta

Notes:
  • You can even add bechamel sauce or cream to the bell pepper sauce in the above recipe to give a nice creamy texture to the pasta.
  • You can add more Parmesan cheese while preparing sauce in the above recipe to make pasta more cheesy.
  • You can replace penne pasta with any of the pasta like spiral, fusili, spaghetti, macaroni , farfelle or any other pasta of your choice.
  • You can add colored bell peppers, blanched broccoli, thinly sliced mushrooms, zucchini to the pasta
  • For a Vegan version avoid parmesan cheese while making pesto,it tastes even delicious without cheese in it.
  • Walnuts can be replaced with cashew nuts or almonds in the recipe.
red bell pepper pasta

20 comments:

  1. Wow, looks really delicious. Loved the clicks prathy

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  2. Looks yum ...it's one of my fav pesto too...love that texture and delicious

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  3. Hi Pratibha..thank you for another wonderful looking pasta recipe.I had a doubt,generally parmesan cheese is a non vegetarian cheese made using rennet,have you used the same or the vegetarian parmesan,if the veg one then can you tell me which brand it is?in case the vegetarian parmesan is not available ,can i add any processed cheese?will it alter the taste/consistency of the sauce?

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  4. @Ashwini.. I use parmesan cheese of brand called Gowrdhan(Go) which is vegetarian..you can see it in the bg....you can use regualr processed cheese,add in the sauce while boiling instead of grinding it..the pasts tastes nice even with/without cheese..

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  5. Beautiful Clicks. They looks so delicious!

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  6. dint know about the Gowardhan Parmesan thanks for that info. love this vibrant pasta dish. wonderful.

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  7. Pasta looks delicious. Nice clicks.

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  8. oh wow..what a feast to the eye..love the clicks dear

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  9. Fantastic one and beautiful presentation. Love to have this anytime

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  10. Yummy, my daughter loves this.

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  11. Hey wow..this looks so yummy with the array of such drool worthy pics. Have added it to my to-do list. Will make it soon and tell you how it turned out. Thanks for the recipe.

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  12. Looks very yummy.. Makes me drool.. And perfect looking clicks as usual :)

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  13. Wow, this looks so delicious. Really like the roasted bell pepper sauce.

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  14. Pasta looks yummmmmmmm... Beautiful pictures to make me crave for pasta now...

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  15. I made today with wheat pasta (available in the Gulf). Tasty, awesome. Thank you for sharing your receipe. Bright/clear pictures. Thank you for sharing your receipes and patience for detailed receipes.

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  16. @anonymous...thanks for the feed back and I am glad u liked it..and also thanks for ur lovely words.

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  17. Sieht ja super lecker aus. Davon würde ich auch so gerne jetzt einen Teller voll essen :-)

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  18. Hey prathy,
    I ve tried pasta dishes like a thousand times !! but it only tasted so good when i made it with your recipe ! And even my hubby who hates veggies just loved it ! What a great way to make him eat bell peppers ! and such a rich sauce even without the maida and cheese. truly yummy ! Thank you.. i ran out of oregano and other herbs... but it tasted good anyway !

    Anju

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  19. Hi ma'am today I made this in afternoon and eat in the night, so it became dry, but turned out very good, got to know something different, you are really talented, ma'am please tell when we order red sauce pasta from restaurant how to make that

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