Red Pepper Pasta Sauce

Name: Red Pepper Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped; 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped; 2 plum tomatoes, quartered; 1 head of garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp salt; 1/4 cup half & half; Calabria chilis, in oil, optional; parmesan, optional

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:50min

An easy and creamy roasted vegetable pasta sauce with a bell pepper base.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:34:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories228.9 kcal (11%)

Total Fat17.8 g (25%)

Carbs16.2 g (6%)

Sugars7.8 g (9%)

Protein3.4 g (7%)

Sodium3515 mg (176%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 headgarlic

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400⁰ fahrenheit and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Step 2

While oven is preheating, chop your tomatoes, bell pepper and onion into large chunks and slice the top off your head of garlic. Place everything on the lined baking tray and toss with olive oil and salt.

Step 3

Bake for 30min or longer if needed, until vegetables have charred slightly and softened.

Step 4

Transfer your onion, tomato and bell pepper to a plate along with your garlic and place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to cool.

Step 5

Once slightly cooled, squeeze your roast garlic cloves out of their shells into a blender or immersion blender cup. Add onion, tomato and bell pepper.

Step 6

Using either a standing blender or handheld blender, blend ingredients until they begin to form a paste, then add half and half and blend until smooth.

Step 7

Serve over pasta of your choice and top with freshly grated parmesan or chopped calabrian chilies in oil.