Three Pepper Pesto Pasta

Submitted by ColoradoCookin

"A tasty fancier version of pesto pasta."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• For three pepper sauce

• 1 large sweet red pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 large yellow pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 large green pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄3 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (or 2 tsp. prepack minced garlic)
• 1 cup drained and chopped canned italian-style plum tomato

• For Pesto Sauce

• 12 ounces angel hair pasta
• 5 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, leaves only
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup chicken broth, defatted
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside; keep warm.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, toast pine nuts on a cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes, do not over toast.
3. Transfer pine nuts to a food processor.
4. Spray an unheated large skillet with olive oil no stick spray - or use 1 teaspoons olive oil. Add the red, yellow and green peppers. Stir in the onions and garlic.
5. Cook over medium heat for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Meanwhile, add basil and garlic to blender or food processor. Blend until finely chopped. Slowly pour oil, then chicken broth in thin streams with the blender/processor running.
7. Gradually add Parmesan cheese, a paste will form.
8. Toss paste with pasta, divide amongst 4-6 plates.
9. Top with pepper mixture.
10. ((If you want to use as an entire meal add a cooked chicken breast cut into strips into the pepper mixture and cook with the peppers. Add a little extra olive oil and cook until the peppers and onions are tender.)).

Reviews

[Daniele1969]

Made this the other evening and found it very easy to make. I added chicken to the peppers, but otherwise I followed the recipe. I used corkscrew noodles and the Pesto sauce was PHENOMENAL!!!! But I was a little confused. After I finished making everything, it seemed to me that the Pepper sauce could've been used on the noodles by itself. I mixed the pesto in with the noodles and then served the pepper sauce on the side. My husband and I really liked it (he's pesto fanatic). I think next time i will either make the pesto sauce OR the pepper sauce. Great recipe.

 

[Roxygirl in Colorado]

My husband's eyes lit up when he saw this beautiful dish, and he said "Do we get to eat this?" I said "Of course, it's dinner," like it was every day that we eat a beautiful, colorful dish like this. I only had red peppers and added broccoli flowerets to the mix. I also added some already cooked chicken pieces from the freezer and it made it very filling. Thanks a lot for making Monday's night dinner something memorable. Roxygirl in Colo.