EASY CREAMY BELL PEPPER MARINARA

Easy Creamy Bell Pepper Marinara image

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

Provided by MaryESP

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 725.5 mg, Sugar 6.8 g