# Red Pepper Pasta

A vegetarian red pepper pasta dish that can be easily customized with various proteins or vegetables.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add a couple tablespoons of butter to a pan.
2. Add half a red onion and a full diced red bell pepper to the pan.
3. Cook the vegetables for about 10 minutes until softened.
4. Add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes and a big scoop of garlic.
5. Cook all together for just a minute or two.
6. Add a few tablespoons of tomato paste.
7. Fry all ingredients down for about 4 or 5 minutes together to let the tomato paste caramelize.
8. Season with a little bit of salt, some black pepper, a little bit of Italian seasoning, and some crushed red pepper flakes.
9. Add about a cup of salted pasta water that was saved.
10. Add a healthy splash of heavy cream.
11. Once this comes up to a simmer, add the pasta (cavatappi or any preferred type).
12. Add smoked paprika.
13. Cut the heat.
14. Stir in some 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYh5TYosEeC/?igsh=MWIxNGxoeXAzMm9sdg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fc32be98-b56f-4d6b-b5be-b21e07f5be1f
- Extracted: 2026-05-21

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