Baked Pasta with Peppers

Name: Baked Pasta with Peppers
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large Red/Yellow Bell Peppers; 1/2 large Vidalia Onion; 8 oz Angel Hair Pasta; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Bacon Fat; 1 cup Milk; 1 1/2 tsp Cornstarch; 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper; 1 tsp Onion Powder; 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper; 1 tsp Seasoned Salt

hands.matt @cook_3355319

North Carolina

A pretty easy family dinner with a bit of spice to it.

hands.matt @cook_3355319

North Carolina

A pretty easy family dinner with a bit of spice to it.

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

2 largeRed/Yellow Bell Peppers
1/2 largeVidalia Onion
8 ozAngel Hair Pasta
1 tbspOlive Oil
1 tbspBacon Fat
1 cupMilk
1 1/2 tspCornstarch
1 cupShredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 tspSalt
1/2 tspGround Black Pepper
1 tspOnion Powder
1/2 tspCrushed Red Pepper
1 tspSeasoned Salt

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Steps

30 mins

1

Preheat oven to 500?F.
2

Thinly slice bell peppers and onion. Pour olive oil, peppers, onion, salt, and pepper in saucepan. Cook over medium low heat until soft/translucent.
3

Cook pasta as directed on box. It's important to not overcook; angel hair cooks quickly and will cook more later. Set aside when finished.
4

Once peppers/onions have finished, add bacon fat to same pan. Cook over low heat until melted.
5

Once bacon fat has melted, add cornstarch, milk, onion powder, crushed red pepper, and seasoned salt. Stir over low heat until milk thickens slightly.
6

Add 2/3 of mozzarella to milk/peppers mixture. Stir until melted.
7

Add cooked pasta to remainder of ingredients. Stir to mix thoroughly.
8

Pour pasta mixture into baking pan that has been lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Add remaining 1/3 of mozzarella to top.
9

Bake at 500?F until cheese on top is melted.