By KBC Associate 
My Favorite Restaurant Pasta.
In the privacy of my own mind, I refer to this as “Bad Mood Pasta” as in these noodles always fix my bad mood. I don’t know what to make for dinner, things feel hard / sad / stressful, I’m just not feeling the day – I give myself the gift of this creamy, savory pasta.
It’s just like the red pepper pasta from Estelle in St. Paul – except made at home in 20 minutes. Restaurant level, but make it SOS.
It starts with little tangles of buttery caramelized shallots (a moment of appreciation for the deliciousness of shallots, please). Those get folded into a lusciously creamy red pepper sauce, and then everything coats a whole bunch of bouncy noodles. It’s so good.
I love this with shrimp (pull a bag out of the freezer, thaw, season, and sauté). Also love this with the simple green salad or air fryer broccoli.
Also, if I’m making this for dinner guests, which has become somewhat of a habit lately, I SUPER recommend this with the house favorite garlic bread. It’s a smashing hit every time.
My favorite noodles for this are this fun pennoni, which is like a jumbo penne! I get compliments on these noodles from friends and family on the regular – they fold over just right and the angles are so pleasant. But rigatoni or penne is also very perfect!
Hope you love these noodles!
