Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Sauce in large pan with fresh parsley sprigs in the sauce.

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5 from 1 vote

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is savory and delicious. Toss it over your favorite pasta or use it as a sauce on pizza.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Servings:

Calories: 84kcal

Author: Christine

Ingredients

4 medium red bell peppers
4 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder divided
1 teaspoon ground black pepper divided
1 cup cottage cheese 2%
1 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut peppers in half and remove the seeds. Peel garlic and chop off the ends.
Place the cut side of the peppers and garlic cloves onto prepared baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of garlic powder and ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper.
Bake 20 minutes or until the peppers are soft. Set aside to cool.
Place cooked red peppers and garlic, cottage cheese, chicken broth, and cornstarch into a blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Transfer mixture to a large sauce pan and sprinkle with oregano, basil, parsley and remaining garlic powder and ground black pepper. Cook on medium heat until the sauce begins to bubble.
Reduce heat to minimum and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and toss over your favorite pasta. Makes 6 servings, 1 cup each.

Notes

Make sure to line the baking sheet with parchment paper. This will prevent the peppers and garlic from sticking to the pan and it makes for a much quicker cleanup.

Make sure the peppers are soft before placing them into the blender as this will ensure there are no lumps in the sauce.

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to three days.

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce freezes well. Place sauce in a freezer safe container and freeze up to three months. I like to freeze mine in individual portions so I can use it for pizza sauce or single serve pasta dishes. Reheat on the stovetop when ready to eat.

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