679 basic sauce recipes

Oriental garbanzo soup is a simple, soy-seasoned broth thickened with flour and flavored with sauteed onion, sweet basil, and garlic. A light, warming vegetarian soup in 30 minutes.

Pizza on rye bread with seasoned tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan broiled until bubbly. A quick open-faced pizza snack using toasted rye as the crust, kid-friendly and ready in minutes.

Easy roasted vegetable pasta sauce with oven-roasted red peppers, onions, and garlic folded into jarred spaghetti sauce with sauteed mushrooms and fresh basil. A semi-homemade upgrade.

Sicilian-style spaghetti with eggplant sauce built from salted cubed eggplant, plum tomatoes, anchovies, olives, and capers. A rustic Mediterranean pasta with briny depth and a hint of heat.

Hoosier goulash made entirely in the microwave with ground beef, elbow macaroni, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato sauce. A Midwest one-dish dinner in 20 minutes.

Pizza Carciofi with marinated artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and fontina cheese over a homemade tomato sauce on crispy pizza dough.

Tuscan peasant soup with sliced Italian sausage, zucchini, celery, basil, and tomato in a rich beef broth. Slow cooker comfort that perfumes the whole house. Served with garlic-buttered French toast.

Italian stuffed meatloaf layered with zucchini, mushrooms, black olives, and mozzarella, blanketed in spaghetti sauce. A showstopping party loaf that serves a crowd of twenty.

Vegetarian Thai drunkard's noodles stir-fried with green chilies, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, and fresh basil. Spicy, aromatic, and on the table in under 40 minutes. A fiery wok-tossed noodle dish for heat lovers.

Thai red curry beef with coconut milk, fish sauce, baby corn, and green peas, garnished with sweet basil. A quick, aromatic curry served over jasmine rice.

Houlihan's baked potato soup copycat with real baked russet potatoes, butter-onion roux, cream, and instant potato flakes for thickness. Topped with cheddar, bacon, and scallions.

Hearty burgundy spaghetti sauce with red wine, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, green pepper, basil, and oregano. A meatless pasta sauce with rich, wine-deepened tomato flavor.

Retro frosted liver pate made from braunschweiger mounded with garlic, onion, and basil, then coated in a cream cheese and hot pepper sauce frosting. A classic party spread served with dark rye crackers.

Lentils and eggplant with brown rice is a one-pot rice cooker dinner with tender lentils, meaty mushrooms, carrots, and eggplant simmered in tomato sauce with basil and oregano. Hearty vegetarian comfort with zero fuss.

Get out the crockpot for this delicious vegetable soup made with ground beef, italian zucchini squash and tomatoes.

Quick spaghetti sauce made with ground chicken or turkey, white wine, tomato sauce, and fresh vegetables. A lighter meat sauce with basil and sage, ready in 30 minutes.