Recipes with tomato sauce

Freezer-friendly chicken and noodle casserole in a red wine tomato-mushroom sauce with basil and garlic. Make it ahead, freeze in individual portions, and reheat on busy nights. Serves 4 to 6.

Pesto and pasta with rotelle tossed in basil pesto then topped with a creamy tomato-pesto sauce. A quick four-ingredient dinner where pesto hits twice for double the basil flavor.

Soft-rolled chicken enchiladas with shredded chicken breast and green chiles, sauced with garlic-onion tomato sauce and finished with a dollop of sour cream. 25 minute Tex-Mex weeknight dinner.

Poultry chili with chicken or turkey, kidney beans, tomato concasse, and a bold spice blend of cumin, sage, thyme, and red pepper flakes simmered low and slow. A lighter take on classic chili.

Fresh mushrooms, red and green peppers, zucchini, corn, and kidney beans simmer in spiced tomato sauce for this quick garden vegetable chili. Ready in 35 minutes.

Slow cooker BBQ beef sandwiches with shredded ground beef simmered all day in a homemade sauce of tomato, brown sugar, mustard, and BBQ spice. Pile it on rolls with cheese.

Italian bean and barley casserole layered with sauteed zucchini, homemade tomato sauce, grated cheese, and wheat germ. A hearty vegetarian bake with a crunchy, golden topping.

Oven-baked barbecue chicken breasts browned in a dry skillet, then baked under a tangy chili sauce, tomato sauce and Worcestershire glaze with sliced onion. No grill required.

Karen's meatless chili with jalapenos, five tablespoons of chili powder, molasses, nutritional yeast, and apple cider vinegar. Vegan, bold, and deeply spiced.

Vegetarian garbanzo cassoulet: chickpeas and carrots simmered with a clove-studded onion, baked under a tomato sauce and a triple layer of crispy herb bread crumbs. A rustic meatless casserole for cold nights.

Salad bar pizza is a vegetable-loaded deep-dish pie on whole wheat crust with broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, and red onion under mozzarella and Parmesan. Vegetarian, lower calorie.

Sardinian fregula with clams, prosciutto, saffron, and chili flakes cooked to a risotto-like consistency in white wine and tomato broth. A rustic Italian seafood pasta.

Vegetarian chunky tomato pasta sauce loaded with mushrooms, celery, and bell pepper, simmered with fresh tomatoes and herbs. Oil-free option available. Ready in under an hour.

Cheap and easy three-bean and hominy stew with pinto beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, hominy, and taco seasoning. The dump-and-heat vegetarian pantry stew for hungry crowds on a tight budget.

Three beans simmer with tomatoes, jalapeños, and a full can of beer in this hearty vegetarian chili. Cumin and chili powder bring the heat home.

Italian sausage, shrimp, and lobster simmered in a wine-spiked tomato broth with vegetables and fusilli, then broiled under a bubbling cap of Jarlsberg cheese. This cheesy cioppino is San Francisco soul food with a gooey twist.