188 basic sauce recipes

Basic spaghetti sauce simmers tomato sauce with sauteed onions, garlic, green pepper, basil, and oregano in under 30 minutes. A pantry-staple weeknight base for pasta or pizza.

Basic Italian tomato sauce with peeled plum tomatoes, garlic, basil, a splash of red wine, and a knob of butter for a silky, restaurant-style red sauce in 40 minutes.

Homemade balti sauce with onions, ginger, garlic, tomato, and warming spices blended smooth. Your base for any balti curry, ready in 45 minutes. Endlessly customizable.

Classic French Nantua sauce built from live crayfish, cognac, mirepoix, and cream. A double-reduced, deeply pink shellfish sauce for quenelles, fish, or seafood pasta.

Angel hair pasta tossed with fresh chopped tomatoes, basil, parsley, scallions, green olives, and olive oil for a no-cook sauce that comes together in minutes.

Angel Hair Pasta With Fresh Tomato & Basil Sauce recipe

Angel hair pasta in a fresh carrot juice and basil sauce with pine nuts, lemon, and white beans. A creative, nearly fat-free vegetarian pasta with vibrant color.

Crispy corn tortilla strips layered with seasoned ground beef, Anaheim chiles, pinto beans, red sauce, and melted cheddar. This Tex-Mex casserole feeds eight and bakes in 30 minutes.

Whole wheat spaghetti is tossed with tomato sauce, fresh basil, feta cheese and olives. A quick, tasty yet healthy one-pot meal, perfect for busy week days.

Easy spaghetti and meatballs in a from-scratch herb tomato sauce: crushed tomatoes simmered with oregano, basil, and marjoram, then the meatballs simmer right in the sauce. Classic comfort food over spaghetti.

Who doesn't like grilled cheese? Probably nobody, as far as I know everybody I know absolutely loves it. Quick, easy and delicious. Made this Mexican pizza grilled cheese for lunch, and needless to say, I was totally happy and satisfied. Here the recipe is.

A delicious pizza Margherita is topped with bacon. A classic pizza with a modern twist gives you a double deliciousness.

My sister was kind enough to share her wonderful recipe with me. Serve over any type of cooked pasta.

Alice's zucchini crust pizza swaps dough for a golden crust of grated zucchini bound with egg, parmesan and basil. A low-carb, veggie-packed base for all your favorite pizza toppings.

Thai pumpkin and coconut cream soup blends shrimp, lemongrass, and chilies into a paste, then simmers cubed pumpkin in coconut milk with basil for a fragrant Southeast Asian first course.

Herbed fresh tomato soup blends six peeled tomatoes with basil, thyme, and a hit of hot pepper sauce, then purees smooth for a low-fat, freezer-friendly weeknight bowl. Light, herby, and budget kind.