PASTA WITH ROASTED TOMATO-PEACH SAUCE

Pasta with Roasted Tomato-Peach Sauce image

We played around with this sauce that was adapted from a salsa recipe. It's also great with roasted cashews thrown in.

Provided by womenwhotech

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

6 medium tomatoes
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 fresh peach, halved and pitted
1 sweet onion, unpeeled
1 jalapeno chile pepper
¼ cup chopped fresh basil, or to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, or to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
garlic powder, or to taste
⅓ teaspoon salt
¾ (16 ounce) box penne pasta

Steps:

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Place tomatoes, garlic cloves, peach halves, onion, and jalapeno pepper on a baking sheet.
Broil for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning every 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skins on onion and garlic cloves. Transfer all vegetables, peach halves, and any juices to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until a smooth puree forms.
Transfer tomato mixture to a large saucepan. Add basil, rosemary, olive oil, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Bring to a simmer over low heat; cook for at least 30 minutes.
While the sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until partially cooked, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid.
Add pasta to tomato sauce with 1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid. Cook until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, adding more liquid if necessary, 3 to 5 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.1 calories, Carbohydrate 77.1 g, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 6.5 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 211.7 mg, Sugar 11.8 g