WIC Approved Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Name: WIC Approved Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 5 oz whole wheat angel hair; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 4; 2 shallots, minced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 C chicken broth; 1/4 C heavy whipping cream; 1 C spinach, chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp dried basil; 1/2 C parmesan cheese

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:15min

Cost of Non-WIC items: $8.49. Breadsticks recipe can be found on King Arthur Baking website.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:00:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories287.8 kcal (14%)

Total Fat16.1 g (23%)

Carbs29.4 g (11%)

Sugars3.3 g (4%)

Protein11.4 g (23%)

Sodium821.9 mg (41%)

Fiber6.3 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5 ozwhole wheat angel hair

1red bell pepper

seeded and sliced into 4

2 Tbspolive oil

0.25 Cheavy whipping cream

1 Cspinach

chopped

1 tspsalt

1 tspdried basil

½ cparmesan cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Roast pepper pieces at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges begin to blacken. Set aside. If you don’t feel comfortable cooking with this high of heat, cook for 35 minutes at 350.

Step 2

Cook pasta to Al dente. Drain all but 1/4 C of the pasta water.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and shallots. Cook until fragrant.

Step 4

Add broth and roasted peppers to the pan. Bring to a boil.

Step 5

Pour all of the pan contents into a blender. Blend on high for 10 seconds.

Step 6

Pour purée back into the pan, still keeping the heat on medium. Add in heavy cream. Mix until fully combined.

Step 7

Add in spinach and cheese. Cook until spinach has wilted.