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Roasted Pepper Pasta

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams fresh or dried pasta
  • Salt
  • 150 grams roasted red peppers capsicum
  • 60 grams sun-dried tomatoes
  • 60 grams cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 cup pasta water

Method
 

  1. Prepare a large pot of salted water to cook your pasta
  2. Cook your pasta according to the directions on the packet.
  3. While the pasta is cooking place your red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, cream cheese, garlic, paprika and about a teaspoon of pepper into a tall narrow container.
  4. Once the pasta is just cooked through scoop out 1/2 cup of the water from the pot and add it to your prepared sauce ingredients. Strain the pasta and set aside while you finish preparing your sauce.
  5. Blend the sauce ingredients using a stick blender. Continue until the sauce is completely smooth.
  6. Pour both the sauce and your cooked pasta back into your cooking pot and heat on a low to medium temperature until the sauce and pasta are hot.
  7. Season with salt and pepper if needed before serving.