Roasted Pepper Marinara Sauce Recipes

ROASTED PEPPER AND EGGPLANT MARINARA

Steps:

• Char the skins of sweet and hot peppers to black under a broiler with oven door slightly ajar, to prevent steam build up or place directly over stovetop flame. Cover the charred peppers and cool, peel, and seed. Reserve.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut head garlic to expose the cloves, dress in extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Press the garlic into the chopped rosemary and coat the cut cloves. Wrap the garlic up in foil and roast 40 to 45 minutes, until soft but still moist.
• Halve the eggplant lengthwise and brush with extra-virgin olive oil. Season the eggplant with salt and pepper and place cut-side down on baking sheet and roast to very tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool the eggplant until easy to handle, then scoop the flesh away from skins and add to a food processor with roasted garlic and roasted sweet and hot peppers, then puree.
• In saucepan, heat the stock and tomatoes. If the tomatoes are whole, break them up. Stir in the eggplant-pepper mixture and add basil and oregano, salt, and pepper, to taste.
• Simmer sauce to combine flavors then cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• Reheat over medium heat.
• Boil long, curly pasta in salted water to al dente, toss the pasta with sauce and serve with cheese and a sprinkle fresh parsley.

ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the red peppers, broth, vinegar, and oil and process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a small saucepan and set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, partially cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Let come to room temperature and store in a plastic container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer up to 3 months.

PENNE WITH ROASTED PEPPER MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic; sauté for 6 minutes or until tender.
• Add bell peppers and the next 5 ingredients (bell peppers through tomatoes); bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat; stir in oil.
• Serve over pasta.

ROASTED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Combine the tomatoes, red pepper, and garlic on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 6 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Roast until vegetables are soft, and brown around the edges, 45 to 50 minutes. Squeeze garlic pulp from skins; discard skins.
• Transfer vegetables to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add vegetable mixture, thyme, and vinegar and cook until heated through. Taste and adjust for seasoning.

RUSTIC MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes more.
• Mix petite diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes, white wine, tomato paste, oregano, salt, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves into onion mixture; reduce heat to low, cover Dutch oven, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 1 hour.
• Remove Dutch oven from heat. Add 1/2 cup Pecorino-Romano cheese, basil, and parsley into into sauce; stir until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle remaining cheese over sauce when serving.