Pasta Sauces

You can't beat the original! Fettuccine pasta served with a rich, cheesy, creamy sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

This simple Alfredo sauce is dressed up with peas and ham and tossed with bow tie pasta.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Pasta alla checca is an uncooked tomato sauce made with garlic and basil and served over hot cooked pasta. A light and refreshing pasta dish.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Start with a rich white sauce and add some Parmesan. What do you get? A classic Alfredo sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

If you are cutting calories then this copycat recipe from Strings Restaurant is a good choice of Alfredo sauce. It uses non-fat milk, arrowroot starch, and non-fat...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

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Serve this easy Alfredo sauce made with evaporated milk, garlic, cooked chicken, mushrooms, and parmesan cheese over your favorite pasta.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Pesto is a versatile sauce that can be used in a variety of dishes. Pesto is traditionally made using a mortar and pestle, but now it is more commonly made in a food processor.


Time:   under 30 minutes

This spicy marinara sauce packs a punch with just a handful of ingredients. Made easily in a crock pot, this sauce combines tomatoes, aromatic herbs, and a kick of...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Butter and cream cheese are mixed with half and half and Parmesan cheese to create a rich Alfredo sauce that complements freshly cooked crab legs.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Get the slow simmered taste of a great spaghetti sauce in only minutes using this pressure cooker method.

Method:   pressure cooker
Time:   under 30 minutes

Butter sauteed mushrooms with parsley, white wine, and cream go perfect over pasta. There's wine in the creamy pasta sauce, so you might as well enjoy a glass on the...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

A blend of sausage and beef spiced with everything from fennel seeds to basil makes a hearty, heavenly pasta sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Homemade pesto can be your secret weapon for fresh-tasting Italian cooking. Make some extra to freeze so you can have pesto, pronto, whenever you need it.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Love a good Alfredo sauce but don't love all the calories? This recipe offers both regular and lower fat alternatives for a delicious sauce.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

If you're looking for a pasta sauce with authentic Italian flavor, you have to go with fresh tomatoes. Add some quality olive oil and some freshly grated parmesan and you...


Time:   1-2 hours

With plenty of basil and a bite from balsamic, this tangy pesto sauce would be equally at home on a grilled pizza or some simple crostini with a drizzle of olive oil.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Whether you've got an allergy or simply forgot to pick up pine nuts from the store, don't worry. Delicious pesto is very much still on the table. As long as you've got fresh...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with pasta, spaghetti sauce, mushroom stems and pieces, Italian sausage, boneless chicken breasts, green bell pepper, onion, Italian seasoning

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

If you're on the hunt for something different, this venison spaghetti sauce brings together a combination of ground game and farm-fresh veggies. It's a rustic...

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Pesto! An exciting word for an exciting flavor. If you've never given your salads the pesto treatment, this vinaigrette is for you.


Time:   1-2 hours

Travel the world while never leaving your kitchen. You can savor the fine tastes of Italy by making this traditional meal with a special ingredient: veal! Approved by...

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Homemade pesto is undoubtedly one of those "never go back to store-bought" recipes. The fresh flavor of olive oil, earthy pine nuts, and Parmesan is simply sublime.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with green onion, garlic, fresh ginger, powdered ginger, vegetable oil, tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, salt

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with oil, minced clams, tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, sugar, bay leaf, dried basil, dried thyme, salt

Method:   crock pot, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with tomato paste, green pepper, onion, garlic, sugar, salt, dried oregano, dried basil, chili powder, black pepper

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with ground turkey, onion, green onions, garlic, celery, red bell pepper, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, red wine

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pasta, basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt and pepper, crushed red pepper, olive oil

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with black pepper, ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, tomato soup, garlic powder, dried oregano, Tabasco sauce, salt

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with Parmesan cheese, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, blue cheese


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with tomato paste, carrots, celery, onion, dried porcini mushrooms, garlic, salt, mild chili powder, olive oil, pancetta or smoked ham

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with sugar, salt and pepper, fresh basil, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pimento-stuffed green olives, pine nuts, garlic, capers, basil, Parmesan-Reggiano cheese, olive oil


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with sugar, oregano, olive oil, yellow onions, carrots, celery, garlic, black pepper, beef chuck, bay leaves

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with Parmesan cheese, dried porcini mushrooms, pancetta or bacon, shallots, Parma ham, garlic, black pepper, fresh basil, heavy cream

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with water, onion, garlic, sweet basil, olive oil, salt and pepper, ground beef, tomato puree, tomato sauce, tomato paste

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, fresh mint, walnuts, frozen orange juice concentrate


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with Italian tomatoes, fire roasted Italian tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, fresh parsley, fresh oregano, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pine nuts, dried ancho chilies or pasilla chilies, red bell pepper, chipotle chilies

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with dried basil, salt, dried oregano, olive oil, onions, garlic, whole tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cooking wine, fresh parsley, black pepper, Italian plum tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, oregano, salt

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with Worcestershire sauce, oregano leaves, ground beef, kielbasa Polish sausage, tomato paste, water, onion, garlic, black pepper, salt

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with sweet Italian sausage, basil, hot Italian sausage, garlic, onions, tomato paste, garlic salt, crushed tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

This spinach marinara sauce combines robust flavors of spinach, mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, garlic, and red pepper, simmered in the crock pot.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with ground beef, cornstarch, dried minced onion, dried parsley flakes, dried vegetable or sweet pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, salt, sugar, dried minced garlic


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with steak, English onion, celery, carrot, garlic, mushrooms, tomato puree, red wine, chopped tomatoes, nutmeg

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with fresh parsley, Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, heavy cream, salt and pepper, Parmesan cheese

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with light cream, salt and pepper, basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with basil, garlic, onion, green bell pepper, celery, carrot, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, parsley, lemon peel

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with salt and pepper, sugar, dried basil, olive oil, onions, garlic, whole peeled Italian plum tomatoes, dried oregano

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with celery, red bell pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning, dried thyme, bay leaves, fennel seeds or anise seeds, beef stock, red wine, tomatoes

Method:   oven, crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours