Pasta in red bellpepper sauce – easy snack recipes

Blogging has become a integral part of my life again. I often keep thinking about food , new recipes and blog improvements. I spend sometime atleast few times a week going through old posts and doing other things concerning different aspects of blogging especially after moving to wordpress. I am enjoying it and its a great stressbuster and I do hope to continue with this work regularly unlike a last few years where I could not find much time and blogging always took a backseat.

Pasta is a regular thing at our place. I make atleast once in a week or two. Kids enjoy it too. My son loves it in his lunch box. I make the pasta with white sauce most of the times, but I try to do something different so that it doesn’t get too boring for us too. So my readers often see a pasta recipe coming up every now and then.

      This time, I made using red bellpeppers and tomatoes and the idea was given by a friend as she makes it often this way. I also added a little tomato paste for a more vibrant red colour. You can add a few slit fresh red chillies or even chilly flakes if you prefer a spicy version otherwise we liked the slight tangy taste of the pasta. I added a little parmesan before serving it to the kids. My kids like anything cheesy and they liked it that way.     Here in this recipe I have just sauteed the bellpeppers and tomatoes till soft and then ground it to a paste. This is a very simple process.But you can also grill them in the oven and then grind it. This will give a nice smoky flavour too.I will be doing it next time. I got a bottle of pasta herbs from the supermarket this time and it was quite good and imparted a nice flavour. But in case you don’t have this, you can also add oregano and other flavours which you prefer. I hope you try this and do let me know how it turns out for you.

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Red bell pepper and tomato pasta - easy snack recipes Yum

A delicious pasta recipe with bellpeppers and tomatoes.

Course

breakfast, snack

Cuisine

Italian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 200 gm pasta shells Use any variety
• 2 red bell peppers chopped to pieces
• 1 tomato chopped to pieces
• 1 tbsp Finely chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp tomato paste optional for more deep red colour
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp pasta herbs
• 1 tsp powdered white pepper
• 2-3 tsp butter or olive oil

Course breakfast, snack Cuisine Italian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings people Ingredients 200 gm pasta shells Use any variety 2 red bell peppers chopped to pieces 1 tomato chopped to pieces 1 tbsp Finely chopped garlic 1 tbsp tomato paste optional for more deep red colour salt to taste 1 tsp pasta herbs 1 tsp powdered white pepper 2-3 tsp butter or olive oil

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta in a boiling pot of water till it turns soft. Drain the water and Keep aside until use. Heat oil or butter in a large pan. Add the chopped garlic and saute for a minute. Add the chopped bellpepper and tomato. Add salt. Mix and cook till it is soft.

   
2. Allow it to cool and grind it to a paste. Heat the pan and add the ground paste. Add the tomato paste if adding and mix.

   
3. Add salt accordingly along with pepper and pasta herbs. Mix well and cook for 7- 10 minutes till it thickens a bit.

   
4. Add the cooked pasta. Mix till the sauce coats the pasta nicely. Add cheese if you desire and mix well.

   
5. Serve immediately.

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