Best Rotini With Roasted Peppers Spinach And Pine Nuts Recipes

Spinach and Pine Nuts with Penne image

Provided by Food Network

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounce penne pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 garlic clove, minced
1 pound spinach (washed and trimmed)
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup currants soaked in port wine

Steps:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add penne and boil for 10 minutes or according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a heavy 12-inch skillet heat butter and olive oil until foamy. Add pine nuts and saute, stirring continuously until they turn golden. Add garlic and saute for a minute to release the aroma. Add spinach in two batches if you must and toss together just until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Add a tablespoon or so of water to get spinach steaming. Drain pasta and serve in bowl. Toss with wilted spinach and garnish with port soaked currants.

Rotini with Roasted Peppers, Spinach and Pine Nuts image

Yield Makes 4 (appetizer) or 2 (main-course) servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 red bell peppers
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/4 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 10-ounce bag spinach leaves, stems removed, leaves chopped
1/2 pound rotini pasta
3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 1/2 ounces)
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Steps:

Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Wrap in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers; cut into 1/2-inch strips.
Mix flour and butter in small bowl to form paste. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add broth, wine, thyme and dried red pepper; simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 6 minutes. Whisk in flour paste. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Add roasted peppers and spinach and simmer until spinach wilts, about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta well.
Add pasta, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts to sauce and toss to coat.