Penne With Capsicum And Mascarpone
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 red onions, chopped
- 1 red, 1 yellow and 1 green capsicum, deseeded and cut into 1cm pieces
- 275g dried penne
- 200g mascarpone
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 4 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Black pepper
- 4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the garlic, onions and capsicum for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, or until the vegetables have softened. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil, add the pasts and cook for 8 minutes or until just firm in the centre (al dente). Drain, set aside and keep warm.
2. Stir half the mascarpone, the lemon juice, parsley and seasoning into the capsicum mixture. Cook for 5 minutes or until the mascarpone melts.
3. Stir the remaining mascarpone into the pasta, then add to the capsicum mixture, tossing together well. Serve with a sprinkling of Parmesan.
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I made this for lunch today – I had just green peppers to use, added tomato and used dried basil seasoning instead of fresh basil – it turned out yummy! thanks a ton!