Baked Penne Pasta With Roasted Peppers In Marinara Sauce Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Baked Penne Pasta With Roasted Peppers In Marinara Sauce,To cook the PastaAdd 500 ml water to a deep bottomed saucepan and bring it to boil

Step 2: Add pasta and salt to the water and cook the pasta until Al dente

Step 3: This will take about 10-12 minutes

Step 4: Drain the pasta in a colander and reserve some pasta water to add in the end

Step 5: Wash the cooked pasta in running water and drizzle some olive oil and toss well and keep it aside

Step 6: To Make the Baked Penne Pasta With Roasted Peppers In Marinara SauceBring water to boil in a saucepan

Step 7: Wash the tomatoes, make slits on it, add tomatoes to the boiling water and blanch them for about 5 minutes

Step 8: After 5 minutes, cool the tomatoes, peel the skin and blend it to a puree in a blender

Step 9: Keep it aside

Step 10: Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius to 10 minutes and keep it ready

Step 11: Now add olive oil in a wide pan, add garlic and saute until it softens

Step 12: Add bell peppers and sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt and roast the bell peppers until is soft and tender

Step 13: Pour in the tomato sauce and sprinkle oregano and cook on medium heat for a while

Step 14: Make sure that you do not burn them

Step 15: After a minute, add chilly powder, sugar and salt, give it a stir

Step 16: Cook the sauce for at least 10 minutes and then add the drained pasta water if you feel the sauce has thickened

Step 17: After 2 minutes, add the cooked pasta and mix everything well

Step 18: Transfer the Baked Penne Pasta With Roasted Peppers In Marinara Sauce into a baked ceramic pan and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake until the cheese melts

Step 19: Serve Baked Penne Pasta With Roasted Peppers In Marinara Sauce with Pizza Margherita for a delicious weekend dinner