Sweet Pepper And Onion Fusilli
- 2 pounds red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into thin strips
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon plus 1 tbsp. salt, divided
- 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 3/4 pound fusilli
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, divided
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Chop garlic and set aside. Roughly chop oregano leaves and set aside.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, toast pine nuts, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside. In the same pan, melt 1 tbsp. butter with 2 tsp. olive oil. Increase heat to high and add half of the peppers and 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook peppers, stirring frequently, until soft and browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer peppers to a plate with a slotted spoon, leaving as much of the butter and oil in the pan as possible. Repeat with remaining peppers, 1/4 tsp. salt, and sweet onions. Remove frying pan from heat and reserve.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp. salt and fusilli to boiling water and cook until pasta is tender to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, heat reserved frying pan over medium-high heat, add remaining 1 tsp. olive oil and the chopped garlic, and cook until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Add reserved peppers and pine nuts. Cook, stirring, until well combined. Add pepper mixture and reserved oregano to cooked fusilli and toss to combine. Add 1/2 cup feta cheese and remaining 1 tbsp. butter. Toss until butter melts and everything is well combined. Divide among 6 plates or pasta bowls. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta cheese and serve immediately.
red bell peppers, garlic, oregano, pine nuts, butter, olive oil, salt, sweet onion, fusilli, feta cheese
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-pepper-onion-fusilli (may not work)