Summer Squash Pasta With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe by Tasty

Ingredients

for 4 servings

2 red bell peppers
½ tablespoon
olive oil
2 shallots, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 large yellow squash
2 large zucchinis
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 ½ tablespoons
cornstarch
red pepper flakes, to taste
1 ½ cups
milk (355 mL)
1 bunch fresh basil, roughly chopped

Preparation

Heat oven to 500°F (260°C).
Spiralize the yellow squash and zucchinis into a large bowl.
Bring a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil.
Sauté shallots and garlic until golden brown and soft, about 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Remove from heat and set aside.
Quarter and deseed the red bell peppers and arrange onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Roast the red peppers until black and charred bits appear, about 25-30 minutes.
Carefully remove the red peppers from the oven and remove the charred black bits.
Transfer the roasted peppers to a blender and add salt, pepper, cornstarch, red pepper flakes, sautéed shallot and garlic, and milk. Blend on high speed until creamy. Set aside.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
Pour the pepper sauce in the skillet to thicken and simmer, about 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue simmering.
Add the spiralized veggies and stir to coat, cooking for 2-3 minutes.
Add basil and stir, 2-3 minutes.
Serve with red pepper flakes and basil.
Enjoy!

Tips

Liz Ferrell

The sauce is a little bland. I added a little lemon zest and lemon juice and it was still boring. Next time I will melt goat cheese or cream cheese into the sauce.
2 months ago Helpful (2)
belenchis

Just did with zucchini and it was amazing! Used almond milk in the sauce and gave a sweet and smooth flavor
2 months ago Helpful (2)
Ashley Lippincott

Followed the recipe to a T, sauce was way too spicy for my liking. My dad though (who loves Cajun) ate it up saying it wasn’t spicy at all. If I had omitted the red pepper flakes from the sauce it would have been fine. As per other comments I also added a little lemon zest and juice and made it much tastier! Will definitely try this again!
9 days ago Helpful (0)

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