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Balsamic Butter Penne With Roasted Red Peppers

July 23, 2013

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This pasta recipe has a unique flavor that comes from allowing the balsamic vinegar to reduce.  This mellows and sweetens the flavors, and also thickens the vinegar which allows it to adhere nicely the penne.  I added some leftover slices of grilled steak to the pasta make it a little more substantial, but it would also taste great on its own or with grilled chicken.

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Balsamic Butter Penne With Roasted Red Peppers

Balsamic Butter Penne With Roasted Red Peppers

  • Author: Julie
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
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Ingredients

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  • 3 red peppers
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 1 pound penne
  • 1/4 pound butter, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Chop the red pepper into 1 inch pieces. Place on a baking sheet and toss with olive oil and salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, put the vinegar in a small saucepan. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until 3 tablespoons remain and vinegar has thickened.
  4. Stir in the brown sugar. Remove from the heat.
  5. Cook the penne in a large pot of boiling, salted water according to the directions on the box.
  6. In a small dry saucepan, toast the pine nuts over medium heat until they are just golden brown. Remove from heat.
  7. Drain the pasta and toss with the butter, vinegar, pepper, pine nuts, spinach, parmesan, and the remaining 1 teaspoons salt.
  8. Serve with additional parmesan.

Notes

Source: Adapted from Food and Wine

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  1. David Webber says

    January 31, 2016 at 8:34 am

    Looks like this and a couple of other pages are missing a bunch of their pictures, which is tragic because your photos are beautiful!

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    • Julie says

      February 1, 2016 at 8:17 am

      Thank you for letting me know. My web guy (husband) is checking into it :0)

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