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Jamie Oliver’s Jarred Pepper Pasta

Made with just a handful of ingredients, this speedy pasta sauce makes the most of the bold flavour of jarred red peppers, blended with almonds, garlic and creamy cottage cheese. Finished with a fresh parsley oil, this dish can be on the table in just under 15 minutes.

From the book

Jamie Oliver

Introduction

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Ingredients

300g dried penne
1 bunch (30g) flat-leaf parsley
1 clove of garlic
! x 460g jar roasted red peppers
100g blanched almonds
½–1 tsp dried red chilli flakes
150g cottage cheese

Essential kit

You will need a blender.

Method

Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.

Blitz the parsley (stalks and all) in a blender with enough extra virgin olive oil to make a vibrant green oil, then pour into a clean jam jar.

Peel the garlic and place in the blender (there’s no need to clean it) with the jarred peppers (juice and all), the almonds, chilli flakes, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar and half the cottage cheese. Blitz until super-smooth.

Drain the pasta, reserving a mugful of starchy cooking water, then return it to the pan. Pour over the pepper sauce and toss together over the heat, loosening with a splash of cooking water, if needed, then season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper.

Divide between serving plates, dot over the remaining cottage cheese, then drizzle with parsley oil, to taste, keeping the rest in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freezing in an ice cube tray for future meals.

ENERGY 591kcal FAT 30.6g SAT FAT 4.7g PROTEIN 18.4g CARBS 64.1g SUGARS 7.2g SALT 0.2g FIBRE 1.1g 

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars

3 Ratings

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4 Comments

    default user avatar Olive McGrath

    What dairy free product could I use instead of cottage cheese?

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    default user avatar The Happy Foodie Team

    Hi Olive,

    We would recommend using something like Oatly creme fraiche, vegan cream cheese or a thicker-set vegan yoghurt as a substitute for the cottage cheese.

    Happy Cooking!
    The Happy Foodie Team

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    default user avatar Linda lawler

    Fantastic love it …. Your a Star ⭐️ Beautiful human being Jamie 👍😘

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    default user avatar Lorraine Soares

    Amazingly simple and so delicious. A must try

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