Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce from Colleen and Charlotte

Homemade

Charlotte decided to make homemade pasta (that was a messy adventure - but the results were great) and we decided to make some pasta sauce to go along with it.  I was home sick in my jammies, so we had to make do with what we had in the pantry/fridge. We came up with a roasted red pepper sauce that was delicious and really easy to put together.
—- Colleen

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce

2-3 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon of red chili flakes

olive oil

1-2 jars of roasted red peppers, drained and roughly chopped

1 cup of halved cherry tomatoes (or 1 small can chopped tomatoes, drained)

2 Tablespoons Bomba Tomato paste

1 cup cream or half and half

salt 

basil for garnish 

Saute 2-3 cloves garlic in olive oil

Add in about a teaspoon of red chili flakes and sauté for a minute.  Add in chopped peppers and tomatoes and toss to coat with the garlic and hot peppers.  Add in the tomato paste and stir.  Stir in the cream/half and half.  Season to taste with salt.  Cook until veggies are softened.  Use an immersion blender to puree sauce to texture you prefer.  Serve over pasta or use as sauce for chicken.