¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cups diced onion
1 -2 yellow bell peppers, cleaned of all seeds and pulp sliced very thinly
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh thyme or half that of dried
250g pasta, or any pasta that holds sauce well such as Fusilli
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more to sprinkle over the finished dish
In a large sauté pan or skillet with high sides, heat oil over medium to medium high heat and add onions. Cook stirring occasionally for eight minutes adjusting heat so that they don’t brown. Add peppers, salt, pepper and thyme and stir. Lower heat and cook covered for five minutes. Add ¼ cup of water and cook covered for five more minutes. If peppers are soft, remove from heat or cook for five more minutes if needed until peppers are fully cooked.
Using a blender or an immersion blender, puree mixture until very smooth. If too thick, add a little water. Pour back into pan and hold for next step. Cook pasta according to package directions until slightly less than done. (Reserve pasta water, do not drain). Place pasta in with sauce and cook over medium heat adding small ladles of pasta water until pasta is fully cooked and sauce is the proper constancy. Remove from heat and mix in Parmesan cheese. Serve with additional grated Parmesan cheese over each portion.
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