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Confetti Spaghetti with Pistachios
AppetizersandMunchies

Colorful sweet peppers simmered in lemon.


Ingredients:

1 pound colorful sweet peppers, trimmed and chunked

2 green bell peppers, trimmed and chunked

5 cloved garlic, minced

3/4 pound thin spaghetti

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup lemon juice

4 tablespoons softened butter

1 cup coarsely chopped salted pistachios


Recipe:

Put spaghetti water on to boil.

Place all peppers in a food processor and pulse to a fine dice.  Saute in olive oil in a large skillet until tender, about 5 minutes.

As spaghetti cooks, add garlic, salt and pepper to the peppers.  Drain spaghetti and stir in butter. 

Pour lemon juice over pepper mixture and cook a few more minutes.

Drain spaghetti and fold in about half of the pepper mixture.  Arrange on serving platter.  Top with remaining peppers and finish off with pistachios.  Serves 4.