My kids love pasta. I can hear you saying which kids doesn’t… I normally try to do different type of pasta esp pesto using vegetables. I love roasted vegetables. So I wanted to try Red bell pepper pesto pasta. Normally I try to do pasta for Friday dinner as I am so exhausted do something elaborate and what kids like. Pasta comes in handy in those situation. I find this Pesto so flavourful and hard to resist
Ingredients
For Pesto
Red Bell Pepper – 3 small (when you roast and cut it will come about 1.25 cups)
Coriander Leaves – 1/2 cup (roughly chopped with stems)
Small onion – 4-5
Garlic – 3-4
Parmesan cheese – 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Pepper corn – 1 teaspoon (adjust to your spice level)
Red chillies flake – 1/4 teaspoon
Walnut – 10-12
Olive Oil – 1/2 to 1 teaspoon
For Pasta:
Pasta – 2 cups
Cheese – 3-4 tablespoon of your favourite cheese ( have used Cheddar)
Garlic- 5-7 Pods
Olive – 1 tabespoon (sliced thinly ) – Optional
Salt to taste
Mixed Italian herb – 1/2 teaspoon
Method:
Grind together chopped bell pepper, small onion, garlic, coriander leaves, pepper corns, walnuts and parmesan cheese into smooth paste. Add Red chilli flake and run the mixer for another 10 sec.
Note: As an alternative to open flame roasting you can roast bell pepper in microwave at 180 degree C for 35-40 mins (till fully done and charred)
Heat the olive oil in kadai, When it is hot add garlic and fry till they are slight brown in color. Add Bell Pepper pesto, Mixed Italian herb and fry for another 1 min. Adjust the consistency of the pesto by adding water. Add cooked Pasta and mix well. Cook for another 2 mins. Add Cheese and mix well. Cook till cheese is melted.
16 Replies to “Roasted Bell Pepper Pasta”
very very flavorful and delicious pasta dear 🙂 they are tempting me 🙂 love to finish the whole bowl !!
Yummy pasta………looks spicy…
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super tempting pasta. Kids will love for sure
The red pepper sauce looks so tempting, should have tasted good with the pasta..
Oh so tempting….
Delicious pasta with beautiful colour.
Pasta looks great.adding red pepper sauce adds great flavor.
pasta looks super awesome..
Wow, such a great sauce for the pasta. Tempting & healthy !
looks yumm Veena
yummy and inviting
Yummy pasta..
pasta looks very delicious and inviting.
love this delicious, falvourful, healthy and lovely pasta….
Am in love with ur pasta, my lil one will go crazy if he saw ur pasta.
aromatic pasta.. very delicious..