Easy Creamy Bell Pepper Marinara recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup butter
1 small onion, sliced
½ large red bell pepper, cut into matchstick-sized pieces
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
32 ounces tomato sauce (such as Classico® Tomato and Basil Sauce)
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
1 ½ cups chopped fresh spinach

Nutrition Info

137.7 calories
carbohydrate: 12.5 g
cholesterol: 22.1 mg
fat: 8.1 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 5.3 g
saturatedFat: 4.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 725.5 mg
sugar: 6.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and garlic until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour until dissolved and thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour in milk, stirring constantly, until well mixed. Add Parmesan cheese, stir until cheese is melted, 5 minutes.

  2. Stir tomato sauce into creamy onion mixture, season with black pepper, balsamic vinegar, and hot sauce. Cook and stir until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle spinach over sauce to serve.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Add this creamy base to give a new spin to your favorite store-bought marinara.

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