Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

5 from 6 votes

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce with pureed jarred marinated roasted bell peppers, fresh garlic, butter, basil, and heavy cream, ready in 10 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: heavy cream, red pepper, red pepper sauce, roasted red pepper, sauce

Servings:

Calories: 315kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter
1 cup marinated roasted red peppers (include 1-2 tablespoon marinating liquid)
3 cloves garlic, crushed/minced
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 cup heavy cream

Pasta

½ lb pasta
½ cup reserved pasta water, as neeeded

Instructions

Puree peppers/garlic and juices from jar in a food processor or blender until smooth.
2. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter.
3. Once butter is melted, add fresh crushed garlic and sauté until fragrant, 1 minute.
4. Add puréed peppers and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
5. Add the dried basil and cream, and cook sauce 6-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
6. If serving with pasta, transfer cooked and drained al dente pasta into sauce and allow to finish cooking in sauce for best results. Add reserved pasta water as needed, and finish with plenty of grated parmesan cheese!

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