Quick and delicious…
Summer has come to an end. Looking back, I definitely had a great summer and a lot of good memories to cherish. Today was a rainy day and the mighty Sun kept hiding among the clouds all day long. After coming home in the evening, my first thought was to make a hot soup or stew to keep myself warm. But I went with my second thought and made a quick Shrimp Pepper Pasta.
Last weekend, I had bought bell peppers of all colors. They were so pretty that I kept admiring their beauty and gorgeous colors. I cooked all the 4 different colored bell peppers along with shrimp. After seasoning them, added tomato sauce and combined with pasta. The pasta tasted so good with the peppers and the shrimp that I had to go for a second round. It was easy to make and unbelievably tasty.
Shrimp Pepper Pasta
Ingredients:
- Pasta, linguine cooked in boiling water- half box
- Shrimp, deveined and cooked- 20
- Bell peppers of all colors: red, yellow, orange and yellow cut into wedges- 1 each of all colors
- Italian seasoning- 1 tsp
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Ground pepper- 1/4 tsp
- Tomato sauce- 1 can or 14 fl oz
- Olive oil- 1 tbsp
- Black olives, canned for topping
Instruction
- Cook the pasta in boiling water after seasoning the water with salt, drain the water and keep the pasta aside.
- In a wok or large pot, add olive oil.
- To the oil add the cut bell peppers, saute till it turns slightly tender.
- Add the cooked shrimp with it and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add the Italian seasoning, cumin powder and ground pepper.
- Combine well and saute for a minute.
- Now, add the tomato sauce and let come to a boil.
- Taste and add salt and more ground pepper if needed.
- Add the cooked pasta, combine well and cook for a minute.
- Remove from the heat and serve on a plate.
- If you prefer you could garnish the pasta with black olives and chopped parsley.
Tips:
- I used precooked shrimp. If you are using uncooked shrimp, you could cook the shrimp separately in boiling water or cook along with the peppers.
- Pasta, linguine cooked in boiling water- half box
- Shrimp, deveined and cooked- 20
- Bell peppers of all colors: red, yellow, orange and yellow cut into wedges- 1 each of all colors
- Italian seasoning- 1 tsp
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
- Tomato sauce- 1 can or 14 fl oz
- Olive oil- 1 tbsp
- Black olives, canned for topping
- Cook the pasta in boiling water after seasoning the water with salt, drain the water and keep the pasta aside.
- In a wok or large pot, add olive oil.
- To the oil add the cut bell peppers, saute till it turns slightly tender.
- Add the cooked shrimp with it and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add the Italian seasoning, cumin powder and ground pepper.
- Combine well and saute for a minute.
- Now, add the tomato sauce and let come to a boil.
- Taste and add salt and more ground pepper if needed.
- Add the cooked pasta, combine well and cook for a minute.
- Remove from the heat and serve on a plate.
- If you prefer you could garnish the pasta with black olives and chopped parsley.