Recipe: Perfect Angel Hair With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Angel Hair With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.

You can cook Angel Hair With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Angel Hair With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

1. It's 1 of salt (optional), for cooking the pasta.
2. Prepare 8 oz of angel hair pasta.
3. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 1 cup of finely chopped onion (from 1 medium size onion).
5. It's 1/2 cup of half and half.
6. Prepare 2 clove of garlic, minced.
7. Prepare 1 pinch of of cayenne pepper.
8. It's 1 of basil leaves, or 2 tablespoons store bought pesto for garnish.
9. You need 1 jar of (12 to 13 ounces, about 1 1/2 cups) roasted red peppers, drained.

Angel Hair With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat..
2. Add salt, if using, and stir in the angel hair pasta..
3. Reduce the heat to medium high and cook the angel hair, uncovered, until al dente, 4 minutes..
4. Drain the angel hair well in a colander, shaking it a few times to remove any water that might still cling to the pasta..
5. Return the angel hair to the pot, toss it with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and cover the pot to keep the pasta warm..
6. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat..
7. Add the onion and garlic, reduce the heat to medium low, and cook, stirring until the onion softens, 3 minutes..
8. Place the onion and garlic mixture and the red peppers, half and half, and cayenne in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth, 30 seconds..
9. Spoon the sauce over the angel hair and stir to coat it well..
10. Serve at once, garnished with basil leaves..
11. *This recipe makes a little more than 2 cups of sauce.*.