Recipe: Tri Colour Pepper Pasta

This pasta recipe for kids uses bell peppers, a powerhouse of Vitamins A & C. It is nourishing, easy to make and sure to be a hit with the munchkins.

Serves: 3-4 people

Tri Colour Pepper Pasta Recipe For Kids

Ingredients

• 200 gms of dry pasta (penne or fusilli works best, but you can use spaghetti or anything actually!)
• Half of yellow, red and green pepper, thinly sliced
• Pasta sauce, readymade or home made
• 1 tbsp Coldpressed oil (I use sunflower or groundnut)
• Dried herbs, any or all of oregano, parsley, rosemary
• Garlic pods (if not already added in the sauce)
• Fresh basil leaves
• Olive oil
• Butter
• Cheese (any type), to taste
• Salt to taste

 Method

1. Boil 1 lt of water. Add 1 tsp of salt and the dry pasta. Cook as per instructions. Save some pasta water before draining.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of coldpressed oil. If sauce does not contain garlic, add in chunkily cut or whole garlic. Let them brown.
3. On high heat, add in the tri-coloured peppers and do a quick stir fry for a couple of minutes.
4. Add in sauce as needed and the boiled pasta. Mix.
5. Pour in some of the pasta water (substitute with chicken stock for a flavourful punch) to keep the mixture moist. Cook until pasta sauce is nearly dry.
6. Serve on plate. Drizzle olive oil or a pat of butter on pasta.
7. Garnish with fresh basil and cheese.

Cold Pasta Salad

The same can be converted into a cold pasta salad by

1. Reducing or eliminating sauce
2. Cooling and setting pasta in the fridge for 1-4 hours.