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penne pasta with chunky red sauce

Triple Tomato and Pepper Sauce

Sautéed peppers and grape tomatoes plus diced sun-dried tomatoes give the sauce texture and chunkiness. The red pepper flakes provide a bit of zip to the flavor.
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Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8.5 oz sundried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 medium white onion diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 medium green bell pepper diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 medium orange or yellow bell pepper diced, about 1 cup
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes cut in half, approximately 2 cups
  • ¼ to ½ teas crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ teas black pepper
  • ¾ teas sea salt
  • ½ teas onion powder
  • 1 teas oregano
  • 3 tbsp fresh basil snipped into pieces
  • 28 oz tomato sauce
  • 16 oz penne pasta

Method
 

  1. Drain the oil from the sundried tomatoes into a large sautee pan.
    a jar draining oil into a saute pan
  2. Add the diced onions and peppers to the saute pan and cook over medium heat until the onions are translucent and the peppers are slightly soft.
    saute pan with diced yellow and green peppers and white onions
  3. Toss in the red pepper flakes and other seasonings, stir and cook 1-2 minutes until the red pepper is fragrant.
    cutting board, large knife and dried tomatoes
  4. Add the grape and sundried tomatoes and mix well in the pan. Cook until the grape tomatoes get slightly soft and juicey.
  5. Toss in the salt, pepper, onion powder and oregano and mix.
    small glass bowl with dried seasonings
  6. Add the snipped basil and stir.
    Saute pan filled with chunky red sauce
  7. Pour the tomato sauce into the pan, stir well, simmer at least 15 minutes.
    Glass measuring cup filled with tomato sauce
  8. While the sauce cooks, boil the pasta per the box instructions. Drain in a colander.
    fresh basil leaves and a pair of cooking scissors
  9. Serve by plating 1 cup of hot, drained pasta and topped with ¾ cup of chunky sauce.
    penne pasta with chunky red sauce
  10. Store leftover sauce and pasta in separate containers. Reheat in a microwave and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe courtesy of www.spacebetweenblog.com
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