Have you tried Pasta in Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce? I tried it and this is really flavorful with tastes of bell pepper. I used red bell pepper, so the pasta dish is colorful and inviting. I usually like to cook pasta in different recipes and this time I used penne pasta. But, you can still use spaghetti in the same recipe.
When you cook pasta, cook it till al dante. This will give you a perfect pasta dish. Also add pinch of salt to the water you boil pasta. But don’t add oil into water as some suggest. There is a reason. Why? When you add oil to pasta boiling water, there will be an oily coating around pasta. Once you add the sauce to pasta dish, it will not combine with pasta properly if there is an oily coating. Final result is a pasta dish with reduced taste. I also learned this tip later after reading some posts.
Check: How to cook pasta perfectly
So, here is my recipe of cooking pasta with bell pepper. Try it if you like different pasta recipes.
Recipe: Pasta in Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: (2 servings)
1 Cup Penne Pasta
1 Medium sized Red Bell Pepper
2 Tomatoes
1/2 tsp. Oregano
Salt to taste
Black Pepper powder as per taste
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
Grated Cheese for garnishing
Instructions:
Cook pasta according to the package instructions.(check how to cook pasta perfectly)
Drain pasta and keep aside.
Meanwhile chop tomato. Cut bell pepper and remove the seeds.
Heat oil in a saucepan and add chopped tomatoes and bell-pepper strips. Also add oregano and black pepper powder together with salt. Sauté for about 5 minutes till bell pepper is soften and the mix become a sauce.
Remove from the heat and toss well over cooked pasta.
Sprinkle shredded cheese and serve hot.
Do you like this pasta recipe?Please share your thoughts below.
17 comments
My son’s favourite. This dish looks soooo delicious.
thank you…
Simple and easy pasta… Neat presentation
Thanks Sowmi…
Pasta looks delicious…a fav at our home:)
thanks Padma…
Sometimes these simple recipes and tastes are the best. i often get caught up with experimenting and add more and more flavours when I should really enjoy simple,natural delicious flavours. Thanks for linking to #featurefridays
Yes,simple recipes are always the best,I always like to try recipes which need few steps to try.Thanks for the comment….
Pasta looks gorgeous.nice clicks
Thanks Jayanthi…
Ahhh!!! nice, Not the usual with lots of sauce and the tips on how to cook paste, truly appreciated though pasta and us far apart.
Thanks Nava,this recipe was so simple to try and it was flavorful too….
how cool, this is easily turned vegan so I can make it for my entire family. Cool! Thank you!
Glad to know this recipe is a good match for you….Thanks for visiting
Thanks for sharing this, I love simple pasta recipes and this one might even get my son to eat bell peppers, considering he won’t really see them and think it’s all tomato 😉
So… pinned!
Alex – Funky Jungle
This looks fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
It’s a great article and I’m very interested in it. Thank you for sharing it to us all, and I will try your best.