Veggie Pasta with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

Recipe Type : Italian                                                                        Yield : 2
Preparation Time : 5 mins                                                               Cooking Time : 25 mins


Ingredients:
1 and half cup of uncooked penne pasta
350g roasted red bell peppers
7 cups of water
1/2 tsp crushed red peppers
1/4 tsp crushed black peppers
3 slices of green olives
6 slices of summer squash
5 basil leaves
1 fresh bell pepper
4 marinated artichoke hearts
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
2 onions
2 tsp oil
2 garlic

Method :
Pasta cooking method:
1. Heat a sauce pan. Add 7 cups of water and 1 tsp of salt. Bring to boil.
2. Now add uncooked penne  pasta. Cook it for 8 mins. Don't cook pasta fully (it should cook 3/4th only).
3. Sieve the water from pasta. Save 1 cup of sieved water for later.

Final Cooking Method :
1. Heat a pan. Add oil. Put chopped onions and chopped garlic. Cook for 5 mins.

2. Now add chopped roasted red bell peppers and crushed red peppers. Fry for 2 mins.

3. In a blender put cooked onions, garlic pieces and roasted bell pepper. Make a fine paste.

4. Heat a sauce pan. Pour ground sauce into pan. Cook for 2 mins.
5. Now add 1 tsp of salt, all vegetables, 2 chopped basil leaves, crushed black pepper, parmesan cheese, 3/4 cooked pasta. Cook for 2 mins.

6. Adjust the sauce thickness by adding water.
7. Finally add remaining chopped basil leaves. Mix well.