Penne pasta with roasted red pepper sauce

I had a lot of red, yellow and orange bell peppers at the house and wanted to use them up . I talked to my sister who suggested either a stuffed pepper or a roasted red pepper sauce with pasta . I chose the latter since it had been a while since I last had pasta. For the pasta I used a brown rice and quinoa pasta but any kind of pasta can be used. I looked around and found this recipe for roasted red pepper pasta by Pioneer woman and adapted it for my recipe.

Sauce :

Ingredients :

Bell peppers - 3 or 4 

Onion - 1/2 chopped into cubes 

Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves 

Cream/ whole milk / milk - 1/2 cup 

Vegetable stock - 2 cups 

Salt to taste 

Pepper 

Basil / parsley - fresh or dried 

Butter/ olive oil for sautéing the vegetables 

Instructions: 

1. Turn on the broil setting of the oven to high 

2. Cut the bell peppers in half remove the seeds

3. Place them cut side  down on a foil lined baking sheet

4.Broil for about 8-10 minutes until the skin is blackened and blistered 

5. Now place the peppers in a container and place a lid on it for about 10 minutes 

6. This allows the peppers to cook in the steam and soften further 

7. Now remove the peel of the peppers and chop them in to cubes 

NOW we have roasted red peppers. IF I had planned ahead I could have gotten a jar of roasted red peppers in a jar ready to go!!

8. Place a sauce pan on medium heat and add a couple of tablespoons of butter to it and let it melt

9. Add the chopped onion and sauté until translucent 

10. Add the garlic cloves and sauté for 30 sec- 1 min

11. Now add the cubed roasted red peppers and sauté well for a few minutes 

12. Add salt and pepper and sauté 

13. Now add the mixture along with 1/2 cup of broth to the blender and blend into a smooth paste  ( Keep the sauce pan aside to use soon)

14.  Now add a couple of tablespoons of butter to the pan and let it melt. Turn the heat down to medium.

15. Add the roasted pepper puree and add another cup of vegetable broth and mix and let it het up for a couple of minutes.

16. Add salt and pepper to taste, add your herbs ( I added basil and parsley flakes). Add the cream in and mix it in.

17. Sauce is now ready!

Pasta

I used a penne pasta ( you can use any kind of pasta . We chose a brown rice and quinoa pasta)

Take a deep pot and fill it with half to 2/3 with water 

Add a couple of teaspoons of salt to the water

Let the water come to a boil

Cook pasta according to package instructions.

Drain the pasta using a colander and run cold water over the pasta to stop the cooking process

Set aside

To serve:

Place the pasta on a plate or bowl.

Spoon over the desired amount of sauce on the pasta.

Shave some fresh parmesan or sprinkle grated Parmesan 

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Penne pasta with roasted red pepper sauce is ready to eat.