Red Pepper Tomato Sauce Food

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut top 1/4 off garlic head and cut around to expose as many cloves as possible.
• Drizzle with olive oil and place on a baking dish or in a roasting pan (I usually roast vegetables along side it because it makes the vegetables nice and garlicky).
• Place whole red pepper in dish and place in oven.
• Roast for 1 hour or until cloves are soft and mushy inside (you should be able to squeeze a clove and have all the garlic goodness come right out).
• Place red pepper in plastic ziploc bag and seal, let sit about 10-15 minutes or until it cools and is easy enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, pour can of diced tomatoes in blender.
• Add balsamic vinegar, salt, sugar and red pepper flakes.
• Squeeze cloves out of garlic head (you can leave the skins on).
• Once pepper has cooled, peel off skin (it should come right off), cut open, take out seeds and remove stem
• Place pepper in blender.
• Puree mixture until blended.
• Stir in cornstarch.
• Heat up on stove when ready to eat or store in container and freeze for later.

ROASTED RED PEPPER & TOMATO SAUCE OVER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
• Add the onion, garlic, celery, and mushrooms. Saute till onions are translucent.
• Add rest of sauce ingredients. Simmer gently for 30-60 minutes.
• Cover and keep warm.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta in a colander.
• If serving immediately, it is not necessary to rinse the pasta. Transfer the pasta to warmed plates. Top with the Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, garnish with the fresh herbs & grated cheese, and serve immediately.

PASTA WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Purée tomatoes and roasted peppers in blender, food processor or with immersion blender. Reserve.
• Heat olive oil in a large deep skillet on medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook gently for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add pureed tomatoes and roasted peppers. Bring to a boil on medium-high heat. Lower temperature and simmer for 15 minutes, until starting to thicken. Remove garlic cloves. Add Carnation 2% Evaporated Milk and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.
• Add pasta and basil to sauce in skillet. Toss over very low heat to combine. Serve immediately.
• TIPS: Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• For another idea, try using other pastas such as gnocchi, tortellini or ravioli.

BOWTIE PASTA WITH TOMATO AND ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, and roasted peppers and cook until the garlic is aromatic, about 1 minute. Crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the pot; stir in their juices, sugar, the 1 teaspoon salt, and season with pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat, stir in the herbs, cover, and set aside for about 10 minutes for the flavors to come together.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water generously, add the pasta, and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, saving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
• Before serving, add the vinegar to the sauce. Add the drained pasta to the tomato sauce and toss. Thin with a little pasta water, if needed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Divide among 4 warm serving bowls. Pass the grated cheese, if desired, at the table.

ROASTED RED PEPPER TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut off and discard top quarter of garlic head and wrap remainder in foil. Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in a foil-lined 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking pan and sprinkle lightly with salt. Add whole bell pepper and garlic (in foil) to pan and roast vegetables in middle of oven 1 hour.
• Transfer bell pepper to a bowl and cover bowl with plastic wrap, then let stand about 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel pepper, discarding stem and seeds, and transfer to a food processor or blender along with tomatoes.
• Unwrap garlic and squeeze roasted cloves from skin into food processor. Add remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste, then purée sauce until smooth.

GRILLED RED PEPPER-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the pepper, tomatoes, vinegar, honey and cilantro in a food processor and process until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add oil and season with salt and pepper.