Meal Type: Dinner

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cooking Time: 30 min.

Total Time: 40 min.

Cook Method: Stove

Difficulty: Easy

Cuisine: Italian

     Serving Size: 4 1 2 4 8 16 - Change

Submitted By: Ben S. - See All My Recipes

Date Added: June 11, 2009

1. Cut the peppers in half, discard the core and seeds and cut flesh into bite size chunks.

2. Put the tomatoes in a bowl. Cover with boiling water for about 40 seconds then plunge into cold water. Peel off the skins and chop the flesh. Chop the onion. Crush the peperoncino.

3. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, add onion and peppers and fry until softened. Add the peperoncino, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water for about 10 minutes.

5. Chop the pistachio nuts. When the sauce is cooked, stir in the nuts and adjust the seasoning.

6. Drain the pasta, stir in the sauce and serve with Parmesan cheese.

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Dietary Notes:

This Penne with Pepper And Pistachio Sauce recipe is low-cholesterol with 13.5mg per serving

This Penne with Pepper And Pistachio Sauce recipe is high in Vitamin A with 53% of your daily recommended intake per serving. This Penne with Pepper And Pistachio Sauce recipe is high in Vitamin C with 215% of your daily recommended intake per serving. This Penne with Pepper And Pistachio Sauce recipe is a good source of Vitamin E with 12% of your daily recommended intake per serving.

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