Yield: 8

Roasted Tomato Sauce with Tortellini

Roasted Tomato Cream Sauce with Tortellini by www.cookingwithruthie.com is the BEST sauce in the world!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 roma tomatoes; charred, peeled, seeded
  • 1/2 large onion, small diced
  • 3 roasted garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup basil, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons oregano, chopped
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1.5 14.5 oz cans Italian Diced Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste, approx 10oz
  • 1 8oz package neufatchel cream cheese
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
  • small wedge of locatelli pecorino romano, for garnish
  • 1 9oz packaged cheese tortellini

Instructions

  1. Roast tomatoes on grill or under broiler until well roasted (black almost everywhere).
  2. Wrap in plastic wrap and cool.
  3. Peel, seed, and dice.
  4. In large stock pot Roast garlic with olive oil, add all herbs, onions, roasted tomatoes to pot.
  5. Cook 5-7 minutes to sweat onions and soften.
  6. Add red wine and reduce.
  7. Add the vegetable stock and reduce by half.
  8. Add canned chopped tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer until thick.
  9. Once thick, add neufatchel cream cheese and allow to melt.
  10. Blend in batches in blender. Return to pot and simmer.
  11. Salt and Pepper to taste.
  12. Serve with flaked locatelli pecorino romano. (or parmesan)