This pasta dish is such a special staple in our house! We’re not sure how it came about, but it’s been developed over the years and we have truly perfected it!
This red pepper romesco sauce is the perfect way to switch up a Sunday dinner and try something new. It works well with all types of pasta and is gluten free! We served ours with homemade pizza bread, a small antipasto and a fresh toss salad!
Ingredients:
(Serves 6)
-2 12 or 13 oz. jars of roasted red peppers
-4 cloves of garlic
-1/2 small onion
-1 to 1 1/2 lbs. pasta
-2 cups frozen peas
-3 tbsp olive oil
-1/4 cup pecorino romano
-2 tsp garlic powder
-1/3 cup heavy cream
-salt
-pepper
-parsley
-fresh basil
Instructions:
1. Mince your garlic and finely chop your onion. Add to medium skillet over medium heat with olive oil. Keep moving around to ensure it doesn’t burn!
2. Roughly chop roasted red peppers. Once onion becomes translucent, add peppers to pan. SautƩ all together for 5-7 minutes.
3. Transfer everything from pan into a food processor (if you don’t have a food processor, a blender would work as well!) Pulse until a smooth consistency. Return to pan over low heat.
4. Bring large pot of water to boil. Generously salt. Toss pasta. When your pasta has about 5 minutes left, toss frozen peas into the same pot to finish cooking along with the pasta. Reserve a mug of pasta water from the pot, then strain and set aside.
5. Add a splash of your hot pasta water to your heavy cream to temper it. Then add heavy cream, salt, pepper, parsley, and garlic powder to sauce. Stir and let it come to a simmer.
6. Combine pasta and peas with the red pepper sauce. Add cheese, fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil or a splash of pasta water to incorporate.
7. Serve and enjoy!
Keep scrolling to see more pictures and details of how we created this dish!
Roughly chop your roasted red peppers before adding to the pan.
Put the sauce base in the food processor and return to pan, slowly stirring in the heavy cream!
Putting the frozen peas right in the boiling water is the best short cut! It starts to flavor them and leaves them perfectly cooked! We love the addition of peas to this dish, but they could be easily swapped or left out.
We kept our sides simple — homemade pizza bread and antipasto! (and of course a toss salad we forgot to photograph!)
Finished result! Beautiful!
Please let us know if you tried this and what you thought! Leave a comment and see more photos on our Instagram! šø: @allinaandmarreana
Happy Cooking!
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