Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is a great way to update your weekly pasta night without a lot of extra work! Using store bought/jarred roasted red peppers makes this sauce come together in a flash! Toss it with some cooked pasta and a little cheese and dinner is ready in about 10 minutes!
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Why it Works
No roasting, sautéing or baking required to make this sauce. Here is why it works so well:
- The store bought peppers are already roasted and softened for you. Take the kitchen help where you can get it!
- Since they are so soft, the peppers blend up perfectly!
- The basil and garlic add enough aromatics to give it extra layers of flavor.
- Balsamic vinegar is the perfect acid to add, balancing out the sweetness of the roasted red peppers.
Ingredients
You only need 6 ingredients to make Homemade Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. The nice thing is you probably already have half of the ingredients in your pantry!
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Uses
Our very favorite way to use this sauce is tossing it with cooked pasta. However you can pour it over cooked chicken or fish, use it as a garnish over a rice bowl, the uses are endless.
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Storing
Store your leftover Roasted Red Pepper Sauce in the fridge for up to a week. It may thicken a little in the fridge.
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Recipe/Copy/Photos updated on August 31, 2021 – Original post November 9, 2017
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Easy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 -12 oz. to 16 oz. Roasted Red Peppers (in water not oil) - Drained
- 1 Large Garlic Clove
- 1 teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 10 Fresh Basil Leaves
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
Serving with Pasta
- ½ up to 1 lb. pasta - (rigatoni, penne, spaghetti, or what ever pasta you like)
- ½ cup reserved starchy pasta cooking water
- fresh grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- To a food processor or blender add the drained red peppers, garlic clove, balsamic, basil leaves, salt and olive oil. Process or blend until smooth.
- Give it a taste for more salt, garlic, or balsamic.
- Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Using with pasta
- Cook ½ up to 1 lb pasta. Reserve about ½ cup starchy pasta cooking water.
- Toss the drained pasta with the roasted red pepper sauce, thin with the starchy pasta water. Sprinkle in fresh grated parmesan cheese and stir to coat.
- Serve right away!
Notes:
Too thin? Simmer on the stove over medium low heat to evaporate some of the water. You could also add extra Parmesan cheese to thicken. Too thick? Add a little chicken broth or water to thin it out a bit.
Joy
Super Simple and tasty too😋
Kathy
Can this be frozen?
Susie Weinrich
You should definitely be able to freeze it, just like marinara!
Carolyn
Do u have to peel the skin off the red peppers
Susie
They should be soft enough to blend or some jarred roasted peppers will already have the skins removed.
John
😋 Great for pasta year-round!