This pasta recipe, Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Pasta, uses quite a few peppers to create a fresh and spicy sauce to coat some bow tie noodles. Instead of using jarred roasted peppers, you can easily make your own by roasting them in the oven. When the skins turn black, you can simply seal them in a ziploc bag and as they cool, the skin will slip right off. Make sure to not peel them under running water, you wouldn't want to waste that roasted flavor!
The amount of sauce is pretty generous - a bit too much though - and was a little thin, but we both loved the taste. Next time I would maybe add a little less chicken broth and probably reduce the sugar by a teaspoon - it was almost a little too sweet. The thin slices of basil added to the freshness with creamy bits of goat cheese that tempered the heat from the crushed red pepper.
What's the story behind the dislike?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds wonderful, Joe, thanks =) I'll remember your tips when I try it!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't care for green or red bell peppers, try roasting yellow or orange bell peppers. They have a sweeter more subtle flavor and then you will probably eventually aquire a teste for the red and green ones.
ReplyDeleteGreen bell peppers are like green tomatoes, they're not yet ripe, and like green potatoes, contain solanine, which can be toxic to the rare person who can't process it in their intestines. Not a bad idea to avoid them, especially if you don't like the flavor anyway. I even make gumbo with red pepper instead of green.
ReplyDeleteI love red peppers. I make a similar recipe, but might have to try yours for comparison. I've found the sauce also works well in lasagna or in a calzone.
ReplyDeleteI love any color of bell peppers besides green ones. Yellow and orange are both yummy as well. I love Sprouts--they always have them so much cheaper than anywhere else around here.
ReplyDeleteHow's the home showings coming along?
kinda similar arent they ?
ReplyDeleteYou are so right on about green bell peppers! I think the key concept that a lot of people miss is that they are "green", i.e. NOT RIPE. Once they are ripe (i.e. red or orange or yellow, depending on the variety) they are flavorable, palatable, and digestible.
ReplyDeleteI really like Green Bell Peppers, I find them esp good with Pasta and Alfredo sauce, or on Nachos.
ReplyDeleteNerissa - No story really, we both just thought we didn't like them!
ReplyDeleteLis - Thanks!
Michele - We do like the reds now, but will try out the others!
G - Great ideas for other uses!
JJ - I wish I could say they were plentiful, but alas it has been pretty slow. We'll probably be dropping the price soon to try and get some more traffic coming through.
Foodcrazee - Not sure what you mean! I don't think reds and green peppers are much alike in taste.
Amy - I'm with you!
Anon - I just can't get into the taste... too stong!