Sunday, February 23, 2014

Penne with roasted red pepper sauce

Please be aware: you need to roast the red peppers BEFORE you make this recipe ( not realize it half way through making the dish)

Servings 4 (I think it makes more like 6 though)

Ingredients:
1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch rings
1 large head of broccoli, you only need the florets
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 box of penne pasta (or if you need to improvise you can use spaghetti noodles)
1 1/2 cup roasted red pepper sauce (see below)
Basil for garnish (if you are into that kind of thing)

Ingredients for roasted red pepper sauce:
One 12 oz package of extra firm silken tofu, drained
2 large red bell peppers, roasted and seeded (roasting takes 1-2 hours)
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
2 TB chopped dill ( you don't have to use fresh herbs)
1tps salt
"Zest of 1 lemon" (aka: uses a tablespoon of lemon juice)

How to make this recipe!
Step 1: combine all the ingredients for the roasted red pepper sauce in a blender and mix until smooth (DO NOT, under any circumstances use a hand molsifier, your kitchen ceiling will thank you). Set this mix aside in a bowl in the fridge.
Step 1.5: begin to boil water to cook your noodles, then cook noodles while doing steps 2-3
Step 2: place onion and broccoli in a large skillet, sauté for 7-8 minutes. NOTE: you can water sauté or use oil, it's up to you
Step 3: add garlic and onion to your skillet (you can season with salt if you would like).
Step 4: add pasta and red pepper sauce to the skillet mixture, stir and heat through.
Step 5: serve, (and garnish if you want to)
Step 6: get your fiancé to was all the dishes because I'm not allowed to with a cast on my hand!

Enjoy!

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