70. Roasted Capsicum and Vegetable Pasta

Name: 70. Roasted Capsicum and Vegetable Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 2 capsicums, sliced into flat steaks; 500g pasta; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 30mL verjuice; 300g jar roasted capsicum, finely chopped; 2 carrots, sliced finely; 2 zucchini, sliced finely; 300g mushrooms, finely sliced; 100g parmesan cheese, shaved, to serve

3 steps

Prep:20minCook:50min

You can use any pasta type you desire. You can of course make your own pasta, I have this on many of my recipes, but not on this occasion. This time I used verjuice for acidulation, but you could substitute 150mL of wine there also.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:06:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories568.5 kcal (28%)

Total Fat13.6 g (19%)

Carbs92.3 g (35%)

Sugars13.3 g (15%)

Protein17.1 g (34%)

Sodium219.3 mg (11%)

Fiber8.7 g (31%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

2capsicums

sliced into flat steaks

500gpasta

4 Tbspolive oil

3 Tbsptomato paste

30 mLverjuice

300groasted capsicum

300gmushrooms

100gparmesan cheese

shaved, to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Place the capsicum steaks under the oven grill (broiler in the US) on high and heat until the skins are all blackened, about 10 mins or so. Take them out and immediately cover with a tea towel for a further 10-15 minutes to sweat. Now that they’re cool, the blackened skins should be very easy to peel off. Slice into strips.

Step 2

Get the sauce going by heating the onion and garlic in the oil until translucent, before adding the tomato paste, and cooking that off for a few minutes. Deglaze with the verjuice, and add the carrot, zucchini, mushrooms, and finely minced roasted capsicum in brine. Top this up with 500mL of water, and simmer away until the vegetables are cooked, about 20-25 minutes. Add a generous helping of salt and some pepper to taste.

Step 3

Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for their indicated time, or a minute less. Add to the sauce, with a further 250mL of pasta water, and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, allowing the sauce to emulsify around the pasta. Serve with shaved parmesan cheese.