Email to Bones      

Recipe Categories: billk54's HOME PAGEAPPETIZERS Appetizers_2 BBQ BEVERAGES Beverages_2 Biscuits BREAD Bread_2 Bread_3 BREAKFAST Breakfast_2 Breakfast_Fruit CAKESandPIES Cakes_Pies_4 Cakes_Pies_6 Cakes__Pies_2 Cakes__Pies_3 Cake_Pies_5 CANDY CASSEROLES Casseroles_2 Chicken Chicken_2 Chicken_Wings Chinese Christmas Christmas_2 COOKIES Cookies_2 Cookies_3 CookingTerms Cooking_Tips Cookout CROCKPOT Crockpot_2 DESSERTS Desserts_2 Desserts_3 DIABETIC Dips Doughnuts EasterBread EGGS ETHNIC FISHandSEAFOOD FoodSubstitutes FROSTINGS Gelato Gifts_in_a_Jar Italian Italian_2 JAMSandJELLIES LOWFAT Magic_Bullet_Recipes MARINADES Measurements MEATS Meats_2 Misc Pampered_Chef_Recipes PASTA PASTASALAD PASTRIES Pastry_Crusts Pickles PIZZA Potatoes POULTRY RICE SALADandDRESSING Salads_Dressings_2 SANDWICHES SAUCES Seasining SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS Spreads Stuffing Trifle VEGETABLES

Pasta w/ Peppers, Garlic and Basil




Source of Recipe


Internet


List of Ingredients




1 chunky red pepper
1 chunky yellow pepper
10 or so fresh basil leaves, torn up
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 oz butter
2 oz freshly grated parmesan
8 oz / 250 g pasta, or however much you usually use for 2 people. Tubular pasta such as penne or rigatoni would be best here.



Recipe



Cut the peppers lengthways along their grooves, remove the core and white bits, then peel the pieces using a vegetable peeler. Cut them into ½-inch / 1 cm strips, then cut these strips in half to make them shorter.
Sauté the whole garlic cloves in the olive oil until they turn a light nut brown, then discard them.
Add the peppers to the pan and cook them on a medium-high heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until they are tender but not mushy. Add salt, stir, and remove from the heat. Gently reheat just before you're ready to serve.
Cook the pasta.
When the pasta is about ready to drain, melt the butter in a small saucepan, or in a bowl in the microwave (it should be just runny, not sizzling). Toss the drained pasta with the peppers, add the melted butter, parmesan and basil leaves and toss thoroughly.