Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Creamy roasted red pepper pasta is a quick, flavorful dish made with blended roasted peppers and garlic for a rich, velvety sauce—perfect for easy weeknight dinners.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 200 g dry pasta
- 200 g ground beef
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
Sauce ingredients
- 2 large red bell peppers
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cloves grated garlic
- 4 basil leaves
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1½ tbsp cream cheese
Instructions
- Place your peppers into an air fryer on the highest setting and cook until charred on the outside (approx 10-15 min)2 large red bell peppers
- Once charred, place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam for 5-10 minutes. (this makes the skin easier to remove)
- Remove the charred skin from the peppers and place roasted peppers into a blender container along with the rest of the sauce ingredients.1 tbsp tomato paste, 2 cloves grated garlic, 4 basil leaves, ¼ cup heavy cream, 1½ tbsp cream cheese
- Blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Begin to cook your pasta in salted water.200 g dry pasta
- Cook your ground beef in a separate pan. Set aside200 g ground beef
- Once pasta is 75% cooked, add your pasta sauce into a medium heat pan.
- Add your 75% cooked pasta along with some of the salted water.
- Add grated parmesan and continue to simmer until the pasta is cooked to your desired texture and sauce is to the desired consistency.¼ cup grated parmesan
- Serve pasta with ground beef, more parmesan, and basil.4 basil leaves
