Red Pepper Pasta
I love this simple Red Pepper pasta, with a little kick of red pepper flakes.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tbsp oil (EVOO)
- 2 Bell Peppers
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes (use less if you have an aversion to spice)
- 15 fresh basil leaves (sliced)
- 1 box of spaghetti (300 grams) or 300 grams of fresh spaghetti
Instructions:
Boil water for pasta. I have my fresh pasta here which I will post the recipe to in a couple of days. Be sure to salt the water after water boils. Julienne the peppers into ¼” wide strips. Chop the onion into same size julienned strips. In a large skillet add the oil and butter to medium high heat, then add the onions and peppers, sauté for approximately 10 minutes until both are slightly browned. Add salt and toss. Add in the cream and the red pepper flakes and cook down till cream thickens. Pasta should be timed so that they are finished around the same time. Using pasta tongs, add spaghetti to the pan of peppers adding in some of the pasta water so that it dilutes the sauce a bit, so it’s not too thick. Stir pasta to coat all of the spaghetti. Place the pasta into bowls then add the sliced basil to the bowl. And voila!
