Easy pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has red pepper, red onion, red chilli, garlic clove, golden caster sugar, olive oil, tomato, pasta and parmesan.
Silvana's Mediterranean & basil pasta
Course: Easy pasta
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Red Pepper: 2 red peppers, seeded and cut into chunks
- Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, coarsley chopped
- Parmesan: a handful of fresh basil leaves and 2 tbsp grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), to serve
- Red Chilli: 2 mild red chillies, seeded and diced
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
- Red Onion: 2 red onions, cut into wedges
- Tomato: 1kg small ripe tomatoes, quartered
- Pasta: 350g dried pasta
- Golden Caster Sugar: 1 tsp golden caster sugar
Directions
- To roast the veg, preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Scatter the peppers, red onions, chillies and garlic in a large roasting tin. Sprinkle with sugar, drizzle over the oil and season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes, toss in the tomatoes and roast for another 15 minutes until everything is starting to soften and look golden.
- While the vegetables are roasting, cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water according to packet instructions, until tender but still with a bit of bite. Drain well.
- Remove the vegetables from the oven, tip in the pasta and toss lightly together. Tear the basil leaves on top and sprinkle with Parmesan to serve. If you have any leftovers it makes a great cold pasta salad - just moisten with extra olive oil if needed.
