Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add a couple tablespoons of butter to a pan.
- 2Add half a red onion and a full diced red bell pepper to the pan.
- 3Cook the vegetables for about 10 minutes until softened.
- 4Add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes and a big scoop of garlic.
- 5Cook all together for just a minute or two.
- 6Add a few tablespoons of tomato paste.
- 7Fry all ingredients down for about 4 or 5 minutes together to let the tomato paste caramelize.
- 8Season with a little bit of salt, some black pepper, a little bit of Italian seasoning, and some crushed red pepper flakes.
- 9Add about a cup of salted pasta water that was saved.
- 10Add a healthy splash of heavy cream.
- 11Once this comes up to a simmer, add the pasta (cavatappi or any preferred type).
- 12Add smoked paprika.
- 13Cut the heat.
- 14Stir in some grated Asiago cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 0.5 red onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 scoop garlic
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- salt
- black pepper
- Italian seasoning
- crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup salted pasta water
- splash heavy cream
- 0.5 pound cavatappi pasta
- smoked paprika
- grated Asiago cheese
Tips
- This recipe is a great easy base for anything else you want to do with it; you can easily throw in some sausage, some meatballs, some chicken, or any other vegetables.
- If you like other seasonings, throw them in.
- You can double all the ingredients to use a full pound of pasta.
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