Linguine With Red Bell Pepper Walnuts And Parmesan Food

RED PEPPER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Blitz the roasted red pepper with the olive oil, walnuts and garlic in a food processor, season well and set aside.
• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta and cook for 1 min less than the pack instructions and drain, reserving a ladleful of cooking water. Tip the pasta back into the pan, along with the reserved cooking water and red pepper sauce, and return to the heat to warm through. Tip the pasta into a bowl and top with the parmesan and some chopped toasted walnuts. Season and serve.

LINGUINE WITH RED BELL PEPPERS AND KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, olives, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Sauté until bell peppers are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add pasta, 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid, 1 cup basil, 1 cup cheese, and vinegar. Toss until sauce coats pasta, adding more reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if dry, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup basil and serve, passing additional cheese.

GARLICKY LINGUINE WITH CRAB, RED BELL PEPPER AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper; cover and cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cover and cook 2 minutes. Increase heat to high, add wine and boil 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• Return pasta to pot. Add clam juice, 1/2 cup cooking water and bell pepper mixture. Cook over high heat until pasta absorbs half of liquid, about 2 minutes. Add crab and toss until heated through, about 1 minute. Mix in parsley. Season to taste with pepper. Divide pasta among bowls. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing cheese separately.

LINGUINE WITH RED BELL PEPPER, WALNUTS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Combine bell peppers, garlic and 6 1/2 tablespoons oil in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and let stand at room temperature 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate.)
• Cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until tender and brown, about 6 minutes. Add bell pepper mixture; sauté 4 minutes. Add pasta to skillet and toss to coat. Transfer to large bowl. Add walnuts, parsley and 1 1/2 cups cheese; toss to coat. Serve, passing additional Parmesan cheese separately.

CREAMY LINGUINI WITH CHICKEN, ZUCCHINI AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add diced zucchini, diced red pepper and minced garlic to hot oil. Season with salt and red pepper flakes. Cook, turning occasionally, until zucchini and red pepper are slightly browned on each side, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, bake chicken in shallow glass baking dish at 350 degrees for 25 minutes and bring a large pot of generously salted water to boil. Cook pasta until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside. Stir 2% milk into zucchini and red pepper, and simmer until it is reduced by about half, about 10 minutes. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Add chicken and pasta to skillet, and stir well. Mix in 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. Sprinkle parsley over top and toss.

GARLICKY LINGUINE WITH CRAB, RED BELL PEPPER AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper; cover and cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cover and cook 2 minutes. Increase heat to high, add wine and boil 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• Return pasta to pot. Add clam juice, 1/2 cup cooking water and bell pepper mixture.
• Cook over high heat until pasta absorbs half of liquid, about 2 minutes. Add crab and toss until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Mix in parsley. Season to taste with pepper. Divide pasta among bowls. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing cheese separately.

LINGUINE WITH RED PEPPERS, GREEN ONIONS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers; sauté until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add green onions and sauté 2 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to bowl. Add cream and wine to same skillet and simmer until mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. Mix in cheese and all but 1 cup vegetable mixture. Simmer sauce 2 minutes to blend flavors; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to pot. Add sauce and toss to coat over medium heat, adding reserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls to moisten, if desired. Mound pasta on plates. Garnish with reserved 1 cup vegetables. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

PARMESAN AND PEPPER PASTA

Steps:

• Bring water to a rolling boil and add a dash of salt and the pasta.
• While the pasta cooks for 8-10 minutes (depending on desired firmness), chop peppers into small chunks. Chop the tomato into about 16 different segments - any smaller, and they will get lost when you mix all the ingredients together.
• Sprinkle peppers and tomato with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Remove pasta from heat, drain water, and empty into a different container. Set aside.
• Using the same pot (this makes sure you get the most flavor, so don't switch pots), put in half a tablespoon of red pepper olive oil and let it coat the bottom. Dump in half of the chopped peppers; stir them in the oil to make sure they are coated.
• Let the peppers cook for about 5 minutes (or until tender), stirring occasionally to make sure they aren't sticking to the bottom. Then empty them into the container with the pasta.
• Add another half tablespoon of red pepper olive oil to the pan, let it coat the bottom, and let the other half of the peppers cook for about 5 minutes. Then empty them into the pasta container as well.
• Add the last half tablespoon of red pepper oil to the pan and let it coat the bottom. Add the tomato chunks. Let them cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Pour the pasta and peppers back into the pot with the tomatoes and stir.
• Add pasta sauce, parmesan cheese, and pesto. Mix until the pasta is evenly coated.
• Add oregano, basil, and pepper. Mix.
• Refrigerate until cold or eat it now! :).
• It will keep for several days if refrigerated in a tupperware container.

ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil on medium to high heat in large skillet or wok.
• Add mushrooms, onions and all seasonings and saute for 15 to 20 minutes (Stir-fry style).
• Meanwhile, slice roasted red bell peppers as desired.
• Add the peppers to onions and mushrooms and continue to saute for another 5 minutes.
• Cook pasta and drain.
• Toss contents of skillet in with pasta and the parmesan cheese (I always serve more parmesan in a separate bowl as well).