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Smoky Roasted Pepper Sauce with Carrot

A silky, sweet-smoky tomato sauce built on oven-roasted red peppers and carrots, simmered with canned tomatoes and a gentle chili warmth that clings to pasta.

Smoky Roasted Pepper Sauce with Carrot

Ingredients

  • 2½ medium300 gRed bell pepperseeded and cut into wide strips
  • 2 medium120 gCarrotspeeled and sliced into thin coins
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onioncut into wedges
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicpeeled, whole cloves
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1 tbsp20 gTomato paste
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • 1½ tsp8 gApple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a rimmed baking pan with parchment.
  2. Toss the bell pepper, carrot, onion and garlic with half of the olive oil on the pan and spread in one layer.
  3. Roast for 25 minutes, stirring once, until the peppers are blistered and the carrot is tender.
  4. Scrape the roasted vegetables into a 2-quart oven-safe baking dish. Stir in the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, thyme, salt, black pepper and the remaining half of the olive oil.
  5. Lower the oven to 375°F (190°C) and bake the dish uncovered for 25 minutes, until bubbling and slightly thickened.
  6. Carefully blend the hot sauce with an immersion blender (or in a vented blender) until smooth, then stir in the cider vinegar.
  7. Let the sauce cool for 5 minutes, then toss with hot pasta, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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

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