Creamy Red Pepper pasta with blistered tomatoes

By michellecresta

Ingredients

• 1 lb rigatoni or other pasta
• 2 to 3 cups cherry tomatoes
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• Sauce:
• 1 1/4 sup cashes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 large roasted red pepper
• ( jar or maybe 1/2 cup )
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• Crushed red pepper (optional)
• chives or basil for topping

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta
preheat oven to broil and on baking sheet, toss cherry tomatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Broil 10-15 minutes.
For sauce: blend all ingredients in a blender until very smooth and creamy. Pour over cooked pasta.

Step 2

serve with tomatoes over the top as well as herbs, salt and pepper and maybe also add crushed red pepper