Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Looking for a roasted red pepper pasta that the whole family will love? Using roasted red peppers adds a deliciously sweet and slightly smoky flavor that makes a creamy yummy sauce with the help of a little heavy cream.

This Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is a delicious and colorful dish that will make your taste buds dance!

It's a classic pasta dish we serve often on busy weekdays that our whole family enjoys, much like our caprese pasta salad and our lemon chicken orzo.

It features roasted red peppers, heavy cream, and a hint of garlic for some extra zing. The perfect blend of flavors creates an easy-to-make meal that's sure to satisfy everyone at the dinner table.

Plus, it comes together in less than 30 minutes so you can have a tasty weeknight dinner on the table in no time!

Whether you're looking for something special to serve up as part of a date night or just want to add some variety to your weekly meals, this Red Pepper Pasta is sure to be a hit.

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• Ingredients
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Ingredients

Pasta: We used bowtie pasta, but any small pasta like penne or even spaghetti would work too.

Roasted red peppers: We used a jar of peppers, again just to make it easy and quick. But you could easily just roast your own red bell peppers.

Toasted walnuts: We'll be adding these to the sauce for additional flavor. You can also sprinkle some on top of your pasta for some additional crunch.

Fresh basil: Pasta always tastes better with a little fresh basil added

We also used:

• Tomato paste
• Miso (optional)
• Fresh garlic
• Heavy cream
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

To make your red pepper pasta, start by cooking the pasta according to the package instructions.

While the noodles are cooking, you can make your sauce.

In a blender add the roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts, tomato paste, misso, heavy cream, garlic, and ½ cup of the pasta cooking water.

Blend on high speed until the sauce is creamy.

When your pasta has finished cooking drain the water and return your noodles back to the pan.

Then pour your sauce over the pasta and stir until everything is coated well and the sauce warms up.

Your pasta is ready to serve!

We like to serve ours with breadsticks and salad. Enjoy!

Storage

You can store any leftovers in a sealable container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

To rewarm, just put in the microwave for a couple of minutes and serve.