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Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Lawsie.

Bottom line: Pasta like this renders me speechless.

Ingredients

  • 3 whole Red Bell Peppers
  • 2 Tablespoons Pine Nuts (optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • ½ whole Medium Onion, Finely Diced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
  • ½ cups Heavy Cream
  • Flat Leaf Parsley, Finely Minced
  • Fresh Parmesan, Shaved Or Grated
  • ½ pounds (to 1 Pound) Pasta: Orecchiette, Penne, Fusilli, Etc.

Preparation

Roast red peppers, and then place in a Ziploc bag to allow to sweat. Peel the charred skins from the peppers, then removed seeds. Set aside.

Lightly toast pine nuts in a skillet. Set aside.

Puree peppers with pine nuts. Set aside.

Cook pasta according to package directions.

In a skillet or pot over medium heat, drizzle in olive oil. Add diced onions and garlic and cook until soft. Pour in pepper puree and stir together. Add plenty of salt.

Pour in cream and stir to combine. Taste and add more salt, if necessary. Add cooked pasta, and then stir together.

Place pasta into a bowl, top with chopped parsley and plenty of shaved Parmesan.

Give thanks for Italy.

Repeat as necessary.

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Claudia Ionker on 11.8.2012

This was the first recipe from this site that I tried and I added a bit of hot bell pepper powder ’cause I like my food spicy! This will certainly be added to my menu back home where I will not get any pine nuts but because of the easiness of this recipe I am sure I will find a substitute.
What a great recipe!!!! And so easy too.
So I will be back for more!!!

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Claudia Ionker on 11.8.2012

Perfect and I will be trying out variations!
I have to admit that I added some spicy bell pepper powder so that might have made it a little less mellow?? And I did not go easy on the nuts!

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Emily on 3.26.2011

I’m a dissenter again. This sauce was good, don’t get me wrong. But it didn’t knock my socks off. I was expecting a stronger, more distinct flavor. Like the other commenters noted, it is pretty mellow and needs some jazzing up.

I’m looking forward to trying the leftovers tomorrow as everyone says the flavors become more mingled together.

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llawton11 on 11.29.2010

I hate to admit that I cut corners and used jarred roasted red peppers, but I didn’t have time to roast the peppers myself! The dish still turned out AMAZING and I get requests from my boyfriend to make this about once a month. Also, my boyfriend is allergic to tree nuts, so I didn’t include the pine nuts – still delicious! It looks and tastes very “gourmet”. Love it!

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AZJ22 on 9.15.2010

Loved it, and so did my family!

This was the first time I’d made any pasta sauce from scratch, or roasted my own red peppers, and it was very easy. I made it last night so the flavors could marry overnight, and it was SO GOOD tonight. I definitely recommend letting it sit overnight…it enhanced the flavor a lot.

I didn’t have any fresh parsley, so I tossed in some dried and it worked out fine. I am definitely making this again! Next time I think I will toast the entire little package of pine nuts, ’cause I LOVE them!

Thank you so much, Ree!

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andreabeltz on 6.10.2010

I just made this last night and my husband and I both loved it! My husband is allergic to citric acid so he was especially lovin’ it because it reminded him of tomato sauce. I did add some black pepper and definitely don’t scrimp on the salt, other than the pepper I stayed true to the recipe. Thanks for the recipe, PDub.

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