Even the label boasts 2.5 servings of vegetables per half cup serving. This sauce takes third place, though, because it tastes more like pizza sauce than a good, fresh pasta sauce. It comes in taller, skinnier bottles than most Spaghetti Sauces and it has a lot of great flavors.

Then just sautee some shallots and garlic in olive oil, add tomato paste and stir for a minute until it turns rust-colored, then add the sauce and red wine and cover and simmer (stirring often) until the alcohol and metallic to no to taste cooks out. Its name sounds pretty healthy. ), and I thought sharing the recipe might make a few others bake his cookies too, which I think is a nice way of sharing a person's memory. But his peanut butter cookies were the best in my opinion (apple crisp is a close second). Best Store-Bought Alfredo Sauce Brand Buyer’s Guide When you want a satisfying dinner choice, pasta is an excellent option because you can pair it with so many ingredients. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Twenty-one America’s Test Kitchen staffers sampled 10 jarred pasta sauces, priced from $0.07 to $0.39 per ounce, plain and tossed with spaghetti in blind tastings. A sauce to pass on is Chunky Ragu Tomato, Garlic and Onion. Runners Up Bertolli Tomato and Basil , $3, 24 ounces Whichever has the least amount of sugar; Trader Joes and Albertsons' store brand sauces are great. My favorite from this brand is a Truffle Parmesan I think. Simmer sauce: Bring to a light boil, then reduce heat to low (2nd to lowest setting about), cover with lid and let simmer until onions have softened through, about 15 minutes. Methodology. There's a higher quality sauce I like too, but I can't remember the name. I thought a good way to remember him today was to bake these cookies on my own for the first time (I'm 29! Add some hot sauce or pepper flakes for heat and powdered parmesan cheese and it's perfect. Though we still prefer to make sauce when we have time, our winner, Rao’s Homemade Marinara Sauce, is a rich, bright sauce that’s a good stand-in for homemade. Alfredo sauce gives consumers the opportunity to mix up dinner choices like spaghetti or chicken Parmesan with a lighter option. It was the only sauce that contained Parmesan cheese, and the cheesy flavor and herby notes gave this sauce a pizzeria quality. VERY GOOD: Bove’s Basil Pasta Sauce Get it: $5 (26-ounce bottle), available at many supermarkets Testers said: Some raters thought Bove’s captured the essence of homemade tomato sauce. Add other ingredients: stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, beef, basil and oregano.