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Creamy Red Pepper Pasta
Creamy Red Pepper Pasta is a vegetarian, enveloping, flavorful and very colorful first course.This pasta recipe brings out the unmistakable flavor of these intensely flavored vegetables with sweet and aromatic notes. It’s really quick and easy to make!To make pasta with bell pepper cream all you have to do is cook the peppers in a pan. Then you just need to mix them with oil, garlic and basil to create a creamy and tasty sauce, enriched with the color and flavor of ripe cherry tomatoes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 456 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 320 g whole wheat spaghetti, or the pasta of your choice ¾ pound
- 400 g red bell peppers 2 big
- 150 g ripe cherry or grape tomatoes tomatoes 15-20 tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 basil leaves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash the peppers, remove the top, seeds and white skin.
- Cut the peppers into small pieces and set aside. Wash and halve the tomatoes as well.
- Pour the extra virgin olive oil into a large non-stick frying pan and sauté the garlic cloves for about one minute. Add the peppers and tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add a few basil leaves, reserving some for the finished dish. Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil to cook the pasta. When the pepper sauce is ready, add the pasta to the boiling water. Cook until al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking, pour the cooked peppers and tomatoes into the container of an immersion blender. Blend until you have a velvety, creamy pepper sauce.
- Drain the pasta al dente and add to the pan in which you cooked the peppers. Pour over the creamy pepper sauce and mix well. Set some of the pepper sauce aside. Serve with another spoonful of sauce and a fresh basil leaf on top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
456kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Sodium
11mg
(0%)
Potassium
486mg
(14%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
3470IU
(69%)
Vitamin C
134mg
(149%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 456
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 456kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 486mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 3470IU | 69% |
| Vitamin C | 134mg | 149% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.