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Ingredients
- Recipe Inspiration: Smitten Kitchen's Charred Pepper Steak Sauce
- Makes: about 2 cups
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes to roast peppers, 10 minutes to re-heat sauce
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 2/3 cup tomato sauce (no salt added)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 439g | |
| Calories 452 | |
| Calories from Fat 251 | 56% |
| Total Fat 28.5g | 36% |
| Saturated Fat 3.93g | 16% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 2396mg | 100% |
| Potassium 1557mg | 44% |
| Total Carbs 48.4g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber 6.1g | 20% |
| Sugars 33.81g | 23% |
| Protein 4.37g | 7% |
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