Creamy Red Pepper Sauce served with linguine and shrimp!

OK, so I stole this recipe from my sister.  She entered a cooking contest and used this sauce as its base.  As she was describing it, I thought to myself, I always make spaghetti sauce, but no other kind of sauce to go with pasta (besides pesto).  So, I made this and served it with linguine and shrimp.  So yummy!  Thanks Beth for the great recipe!!  You can see more of her recipes at www.biz319.wordpress.com.  

Creamy Red Pepper Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 large red peppers

1 tablespoon tomato paste

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

½ cup dry white wine

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup ff half and half

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Heat olive oil in a large pan.  Add garlic and sauté until tender.  Add diced red peppers, tomato paste and Italian seasoning.  Cook mixture for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Add white wine and bring to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute.  Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.  Boil until sauce is reduced by half.  Add ff half and half and simmer until reduced again by about half.  Remove from heat; using a stick blender, puree.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

In a small skillet, saute the shrimp few a few minutes until they are pink, set aside. Cook linguine according to the package and drain.  Serve some of the pasta, set a few of the cooked shrimp on top and ladle the roasted red pepper sauce on top.  Sprinkle with a few more crushed red pepper flakes if you wish!