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Ingredients

¼ cup butter 1 small onion, sliced ½ large red bell pepper, cut into matchstick-sized pieces 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 cup milk ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 32 ounces tomato sauce (such as Classico® Tomato and Basil Sauce) ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste 1 ½ cups chopped fresh spinach

Nutrition Info

137.7 calories carbohydrate: 12.5 g cholesterol: 22.1 mg fat: 8.1 g fiber: 2.2 g protein: 5.3 g saturatedFat: 4.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 725.5 mg sugar: 6.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and garlic until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour until dissolved and thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour in milk, stirring constantly, until well mixed. Add Parmesan cheese, stir until cheese is melted, 5 minutes.
Stir tomato sauce into creamy onion mixture, season with black pepper, balsamic vinegar, and hot sauce. Cook and stir until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle spinach over sauce to serve.

8 servings

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