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Roasted Red Pepper Parmesan Pizza Sauce

A thick, sweet-smoky blended pizza sauce of roasted red peppers and tomato paste, rounded out with nutty Parmesan and oregano.

Roasted Red Pepper Parmesan Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2½ medium300 gRed bell pepperseeded and cut into wide strips
  • ½ cup chopped80 gYellow onioncut into wedges
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicpeeled whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp15 gOlive oil
  • ¼ cup60 gTomato paste
  • ⅓ cup grated30 gGrated Parmesan
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • ½ tsp1 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gCrushed red pepper
  • 2½ tbsp40 gWater
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking dish or small pan with parchment.
  2. Toss the bell pepper, onion and garlic with the olive oil in the dish, spreading them in one layer.
  3. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, stirring once, until the peppers are soft and charred at the edges and the garlic is tender.
  4. Let the vegetables cool for 5 minutes, then scrape them and any oil into a blender.
  5. Add the tomato paste, parmesan, oregano, paprika, red pepper flakes, water, salt and black pepper to the blender.
  6. Blend until smooth and thick enough to spread; add a splash more water only if it won't move in the blender.
  7. Spread on pizza dough before topping, or refrigerate in a covered jar for up to 4 days.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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