Roasted Vegetable Sauce for Pasta

Name: Roasted Vegetable Sauce for Pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes, diced; 1 red pepper, diced; 2 cups broccoli florets; 1 tbsp olive oil; Sea salt and ground black pepper; 1 tsp dried basil; 3 cloves garlic, minced

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Prep 5 min
Total 35 min
Servings 4

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This easy vegetable pasta sauce is chunky, fresh and flavorful.

by: Sarah Walker Caron

Updated Jan 5, 2017

Ingredients

2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 red pepper, diced
2 cups broccoli florets
1 tbsp olive oil
Sea salt and ground black pepper
1 tsp dried basil
3 cloves garlic, minced

Steps

1

Preheat oven to 375° F.
2

In a 9x13 baking dish with sides, combine the tomatoes, red pepper and broccoli. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt, pepper, basil and garlic. Mix well, then spread out into a single layer.
3

Bake the sauce for 25-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
4

Serve over pasta

Nutrition Information

64.0 Calories, 3.7g Total Fat, 2.1g Protein, 6.9g Total Carbohydrate, 2.9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 64.0

Total Fat: 3.7g; 6%

Saturated Fat: 0.5g; 3%

Sodium: 14.4mg; 1%

Potassium: 338.6mg; 10%

Total Carbohydrate: 6.9g; 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.5g; 6%

Sugars: 2.9g

Protein: 2.1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin C: 133.70%; 134%

Calcium: 3.40%; 3%

Iron: 4.60%; 5%

Exchanges:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Looking for a smooth pasta sauce? This isn’t it. But this Roasted Vegetable Sauce for Pasta is a fresh, bright, flavorful and chunky sauce that will leave you clamoring for more.

The recipe is really no-nonsense. You dice the ingredients, toss them in a baking pan and bake for about 30 minutes. No stirring, fussing or watching necessary. And if you make the pasta while the sauce is cooking, your dinner is on the table even faster.

Serve this with a big salad and bread, if you want … or just have the pasta and call it a night. Either way, it’s a tasty dinner that won’t stress you out one bit.