This Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is quick and easy to make. It's the perfect meatless pasta recipe for any occasion!
If you're like me, roasted red pepper pasta is a weekly staple in your house. It's so quick and easy to make plus everyone goes crazy for it.
Basically, I'm just a sucker for pasta recipes. Any time I'm looking for a dinner recipe I know every single family member will love I typically make pasta.
The think I dig about pasta is how you can make it stretch or turn the leftovers into a whole new recipe.
For instance, you could add rotisserie chicken to the leftovers for an incredible meal the next day. You could also keep it meat free and just add tons of roasted veggies. The possibilities are endless.
My daughter is a vegetarian. She grew up not eating meat until she about 15 years old. Then, she started eating meat for about 9 or 10 years. Now she's back to eating meatless meals again.
More often than not, I make two versions of this on the same night. Generally, I whip up a giant batch then move half of it into another pan with cooked chicken. That way, we have a meatless option and a meaty option for everyone to choose from.
This recipe is a riff on The Pioneer Woman's Quick and Easy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta. It's so darn good, as are all her recipes.
I highly recommend making a double batch of this wonderful roasted red pepper pasta. You will thank me later!
Other amazing pasta recipes
- Easy Spicy Lasagna
- Skillet Lasagna
- Farmers Market Pasta Salad
- Angel Hair Pasta with Shallots, Garlic, Broccoli and Lemon
- Bolognese
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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Ingredients
- 454 grams Farfalle noodles
- 4 tbsp butter divided
- ½ medium sweet onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic chopped finely
- 300 ml jarred roasted red peppers drained and chopped
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ½ cup heavy cream
- dried sweet basil to taste
Instructions
- Cook your pasta in salted water according to the directions, minus one minute.
- Melt half the butter (2 tablespoons) in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions and saute for about 4 or 5 minutes. Add the garlic and peppers, cook for about 3 to 4 minutes longer.
- Remove the skillet from the heat, carefully transfer the ingredients to a food processor. Pulse until mixed but slightly chunky. Be sure the lid was on. Seriously people, common sense prevails here. wipes red pepper off her face
- Heat the remaining butter (2 tablespoons) in the same skillet over medium high heat, then transfer the ingredients from the food processor back into the pan. Add the broth, salt and pepper and cook until it all starts to bubble and come together while you stir.
- Add the heavy cream in, more or less depending on your moo-d. <see what I did there
- Stir until the cream combines and feel free to add any more spices that suit your fancy.
- Drain pasta, (reserving about ½ cup of pasta water), and pour that cooked pasta into your skillet. Continue to cook until everything combines and become one big happy melting pot of joy. To help it combine a little better, add a little pasta water. Start with about ¼ cup and cook while it melds the ingredients together. You can add more if needed.
- Toss the dried sweet basil over top and it's pasta party time.
- Serve with a big old peppery smile!
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Terra
Awww, how exciting! I see recipes, then honestly want them to be amazing. Most of the time they are, BUT sometimes they are just meh! 🙂 I have a favorite blogger/tv personality that I love following, I am making one of his recipes tomorrow for my first time......cross your fingers! Love this pasta recipe, and your pics look so inviting! Hugs, Terra
Kim Beaulieu
I swear hers always work when I try them. I've never had one fail. Some celeb chefs I cannot say the same about. Now I'm all curious who the blogger/chef is you follow.
Thanks so much Terra. I actually owe you an email. It was a wild summer and this month hasn't gotten any calmer. Whoever said life slows down when your kids get older was totally lying. Ha!
Talk soon. xx
Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies
Looks delicious! I've made a modified version of this..I used sour cream instead of heavy cream and it turned out well 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
It's such a simple but amazing recipe. I have thing about sour cream. Growing up my brother loved it but I have some weird aversion to it. Same with mayo, almost allergy like. Get really sick, no idea why. Makes about as much sense as my tomato hives. Lol!
john@kitchenriffs
Good looking stuff! I love roasted red peppers, and I've made a pasta somewhat similar to this in the past. Really looking forward to seeing the dish this one inspired!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much John. Apart from the almost dying while eating it I really loved it. I swear it's weird when things like that happen. Luckily mini-me was home. I almost titled the post "PW tried to kill me", but it seemed overly dramatic.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I love roasted red peppers and I can close my eyes and taste this stuff. I. want.
Kim Beaulieu
I picked up oodles of peppers the other day so I can keep playing around with them. Funny how us cooks go on kicks with certain ingredients. I'm obsessed with jars of peppers right now. It smells so good as it cooks. Very fragrant.
Aurora Importing
You got me at "Super quick and easy to make pasta" 🙂
--Andrés
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, I know right. Quick and easy is always a winning combo here. I just don't do long drawn out recipes until the snow hits. Then I love the long ones so it warms up my house. I'm always scheming.
Aurora Importing
You are a good planner. I also love the smell of the food being cooked for longer 🙂
Liz
Nice recipe. Thank you.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Liz.
Coco
Pinterest is very very dangerous. I could spend an entire day doing nothing but drooling over pics.
Like this pasta of yours! I'm gonna make this tonite! Have a great w/end, doll. oxo
Kim Beaulieu
I know right. It's evil.
Thanks lady. This pasta is amazing. I am seriously addicted to this stuff.
Emily @ Life on Food
Pinterest always makes me really hungry and super ambitious to redo our whole house! The house thing goes away pretty quickly but the hunger stays around.
Kim Beaulieu
Me too. I come away feeling really inspired but then it's the middle of the night and I can't execute any of it. Ha.
suzanne Perazzini
I love these simple tasty pasta dishes for those nights when I can't be bothered inventing something creative. I'll stash this one away in my memory.
Kim Beaulieu
Pasta is perfect for busy nights. We eat a ton of it. Plus it's cheap. So we make it even more. Lol!
Ramona W
Mmmm... looks really good!! I would have to add a side of some kind of meat for my men... they are such carnivores. But my little girl and I would devour this beautiful pasta as is! 🙂
Ashley Bee
I wish I was eating pasta again... I love roasted red pepper, this looks awesome.
Kim Beaulieu
It's so yummy. I am completely addicted to this stuff.
Choc Chip Uru
Super delicious and bursting with flavour and colour 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks lady. I am completely in love with this recipe. It's fabulous.
Abbe@This is How I Cook
I love peppers and I love cream. I have no doubt this would be an outstanding dish!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Abbe. I am so in love with this recipe.
mjskit
I've been roasted all kinds of sweet peppers and spicy peppers for weeks now. This is a great recipe for the bells. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to make it!
Kim Beaulieu
I love roasted peppers. They make my heart sing.
Jennie @themessybakerblog
You know what's funny? I stumbled upon the same recipe and am making it tonight for dinner. I'm happy to hear it's a good one. Your version looks delish.
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, that's hilarious. What did you think of it? I'm freaking in love with it.
Iri
Wow! This was AWESOME! Very tasty, added some fresh chopped chili! Great recipe! Loved by everyone in the family
Kim Beaulieu
Yah, I am so happy to hear that. It's a fabulous recipe. Did you try the newer one with sausage? It's even better than this one. I am addicted to this stuff.
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
I love this SO much! pinning!!
Randi
OMG thank you this was the best !
Kim Beaulieu
Yeah, I love hearing that. So glad you liked it. There's a similar one with Italian Sausage too that is seriously good.
Gaby Patino
Is there anything I can use beside heavy cream, something that would be healthy. If not I'll just sacrifice myself and use heavy cream, lol.
Kim Beaulieu
I've not tried it with anything else. The cream is just meant to thicken the sauce. You can try just not thickening it, or you could make a slurrie with water and corn starch and try that to thicken it a bit. I think it would still be good without the thickener. It's a great pasta.
Gaby Patino
Also can I use non canned red peppers
Kim Beaulieu
Absolutely. You can use fresh or jarred. Whatever you like.
Gaby Patino
I used fresh red peppers and half and half instead of heavy cream. This is an amazing dish.
Jamee
This recipe sounds it like Noodles and Company Pena rosa! But with peppers instead of pepper flakes!
Kim Beaulieu
I have no idea what Noodles and Company is. The joys of being Canadian, now I need to go google. Lol.
Morgan
Hey Kim! I'm doing a Top 10 of our family's favourite recipes, and would love to link to this.
Kim Beaulieu
Hey Morgan. I'm always okay with people linking over to the blog. Thanks for the compliment. I really appreciate it.
Stacy
can you use a hand blender instead of a food processor.
Kim Beaulieu
I would totally try that. It's good if it's smooth or a bit chunky so you really can't mess it up. Hope you love it.