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Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce Recipe

Robyn Stone

Updated Sep 09, 2021

This Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce is about as perfect of a cream sauce as I’ve ever tasted. In my opinion, it is balanced and just has the right amount of bite from the peppers without overwhelming whatever you serve it on.

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And since this cream sauce comes together in just a few minutes, it is easy enough to pull together and serve over a quick dish of pasta or even my new favorite zucchini pasta. Believe me, it has been a go-to recipe in my house for years.

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It all begins with a little bit of butter, onions, garlic, chopped roasted red peppers, cream and a few other touches. In just a few minutes, you have this delicious cream sauce that takes everything up a notch and tastes like you’ve been in the kitchen cooking all afternoon.

When, in reality, you can throw a meal together of pasta, cream sauce, and a small side salad in about 15 minutes. Or, if you have more time, it is beautiful drizzled over roasted chicken. But definitely, check in tomorrow to see what I made with this cream sauce recipe. You’ll love it.

I don’t know about you, but it takes longer for me to make up my mind what I want to cook for supper than it does to have this on the table!

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Here’s my Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce recipe. I hope you love it!

Ingredients

  • ▢ 1 tablespoon butter
  • ▢ 1/2 onion , diced finely
  • ▢ 1 clove garlic , minced
  • ▢ 1 (12-ounce)jar roasted red peppers , , diced
  • ▢ 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • ▢ pinch red pepper flakes , optional
  • ▢ salt and pepper , to taste

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and roasted red peppers, including the juices from the container. Add in heavy cream, stirring constantly until cream sauce has thickened and will coat the back of a spoon. Add red pepper flakes, if using. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Enjoy! Robyn xo

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Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 onion diced finely
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 (12-ounce)jar roasted red peppers , diced
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • pinch red pepper flakes optional
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and roasted red peppers, including the juices from the container. Add in heavy cream, stirring constantly until cream sauce has thickened and will coat the back of a spoon. Add red pepper flakes, if using. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition

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