Pasta Sauce Recipes

Dress up your noodles with these homemade pasta sauce recipes.

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Penne all’Arrabbiat’a

Penne all'arrabbiata combines al dente pasta with a spicy tomato sauce.

Arugula Walnut Pesto

Move over, basil! We're loving arugula pesto. Here's how you can make pesto at home with a different green.


Vegan Bechamel

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Here's how to make a creamy vegan bechamel sauce with three main ingredients. It's the perfect white sauce for pasta,...


Spicy Fresh Tomato and Eggplant Sauce

My garden is teeming with fresh tomatoes and eggplant toward the end of summer, so I've been thinking of ways...


Garlic Cream Sauce

This rich, easy garlic cream sauce recipe is requested at every family occasion I attend. Don't be afraid to alter...

Best Ever Cashew Cheese Sauce

This is a versatile cashew cheese sauce that's totally plant-based. I use it as a pasta sauce, as a pizza...


Homemade Marinara Sauce

This quick and easy homemade marinara sauce is my kids' favorite. It works fantastic with spaghetti, and my kids love...

Marinara

My mother, who was Italian American, called marinara sauce "gravy." She made this sauce in big batches several times a...


Pasta Napolitana

This is the ultimate meat lovers sauce and is my copycat version of The Cheesecake Factory's pasta. Rich and hearty,...


Garden Vegetable Tomato Sauce

I make this vegetable tomato sauce regularly and store containers of it in my freezer. It's a tasty substitute for...


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Simple Pasta Sauce

Want to learn how to make pasta sauce? This simple recipe is a great place to start. It's on the...

Pressure-Cooker Red Clam Sauce

This recipe tastes as if you've been working on it all day. What a classy way to jazz up pasta...


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Canned Marinara Sauce

Set aside the store-bought jars and learn how to make the best canned marinara sauce.


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Pressure-Cooker Spicy Pork and Squash Ragu

This recipe is a marvelously spicy combo perfect for cooler fall weather—so satisfying after a day spent outdoors. —Monica Osterhaus,...


Shrimp Fra Diavolo

Love red sauce? You've got to try fra diavolo: a spicy, garlicky recipe that just might be the perfect tomato...


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How to Make the Best Marinara Sauce

Set aside the store-bought jars and learn how to make the best marinara sauce.

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15 of Our All-Time Favorite Pasta Copycat Recipes

These copycat restaurant recipes will take your pasta from boring to "bellisimo!"


20 Noodles & Company Copycat Recipes That’ll Let You Skip the Drive-Thru

What's harder: skipping Noodles & Company takeout or sticking to your budget? With these copycat recipes, you don't have to...


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Short Rib Ragu

This rich, hearty short rib ragu is made in the slow cooker. The tomato-wine sauce is decadent, and the short...


Spicy Pork and Butternut Squash Ragu

This recipe is a marvelously spicy combo that's perfect for cooler fall weather and satisfying after a day spent outdoors....


Slow-Cooker Clam Sauce

Serve this delectable clam sauce as a hot dip for holiday get-togethers. The sauce is bright and fresh with pasta,...


Arrabbiata Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

This popular Italian dish is flavorful and spicy. We decided to re-create one of our favorite jarred sauces and serve...


Chicken Spaghetti Supper

Instead of chicken breasts, try cut-up chicken or even browned turkey in her main dish. it's also interesting to try...


Fettuccine with Black Bean Sauce

When my husband needed to go on a heart-smart diet, I had to come up with new ways to get...


Zippy Spaghetti Sauce

This thick and hearty sauce goes a long way to satisfy my hungry family. They enjoy any leftovers ladled over...

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Italian Meat Sauce

This robust home-style pasta sauce from Candi Johnsen of West Plains, Missouri tastes just as good after it's been frozen.


Low-Sodium Spaghetti Sauce

There are just 57 milligrams of sodium in each cup of this thick fresh-tasting spaghetti sauce created by our Test...


Fresh Marinara Sauce

My family loves this zesty meatless sauce served over bow tie pasta. When tomatoes and carrots are ripe and plentiful,...


Italian Sausage Spaghetti

Sausage spaghetti combines savory Italian sausage with a hearty tomato sauce in an easy, 30-minute meal. It’s a comforting dish...


Italian Pasta Sauce

When my daughter Kris got married, her new husband made something special for their wedding buffet—a big batch of this...


Stewed Tomato Pasta

"I'm the mother of two very active boys, and this flavorful dish is one they'll always eat," writes Tracey Jones...