Roasted Bell Pepper Pasta

30m
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Start by cutting an onion in half, peel and take the root off.
  2. 2Cut 2 bell peppers in half, take the stem off and deseeded it.
  3. 3Cut 2 Roma tomatoes in half and take the top off 1 garlic bulb.
  4. 4Lay all ingredients on an oven safe tray, drizzle generous amounts of olive oil, salt, pepper and chili flakes.
  5. 5Bake in a preheated oven set to 425°F for 30 minutes.
  6. 6Once it's cooled down, peel the skin off the bell peppers. It's important to do this because the skin has a very bitter taste.
  7. 7Throw everything in a blender, squeeze roasted garlic out, add heavy cream and scrape that flavor off into the blender.
  8. 8Add cream cheese and blend till smooth.
  9. 9Cook your favorite pasta in salted boiling water.
  10. 10Get a pan on medium heat, add your sauce into it, add a bit of pasta water to get this silky consistency.
  11. 11Add your cooked pasta, a bit more pasta water if required, incorporate it and it's ready to serve.
  12. 12Optionally garnish with freshly grated parmesan and finely chopped parsley.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 2 bell pepper
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 garlic bulb
  • 0 olive oil
  • 0 salt
  • 0 pepper
  • 0 chili flakes
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 1.5 tbsp cream cheese
  • 0 pasta
  • 0 pasta water
  • 0 parmesan
  • 0 parsley
  • 0 basil

Equipment

knifeovenblenderpanwooden spatula