While we’re all for jarred Italian sauce, making tomato sauce from scratch is quite simple. Spending Sunday letting sauce simmer on the stove will turn a basic pasta dinner into a restaurant-quality meal. If you’re looking to up your next pasta night, give one of these 8 from-scratch tomato sauce recipes a try. Add a salad and garlic bread for a meal your family is guaranteed to enjoy.
Mom's Spaghetti Sauce
"This recipe was a staple growing up in a family of eight, six of which were male! To this day it is the most requested and desired meal when the family is all together." - Brandi
Italian Meat Sauce
"This homemade meat sauce is thick, hearty and full of flavor. Simmering this allows the flavors to really marry. A great winter comfort meal. Add some garlic bread, a salad and you have a delicious dinner." - The Kitchen Crew
Slow Cooker Tomato Meat Sauce
"Easy to make Slow Cooker Tomato Meat Sauce is an easy 2 step process and requires little hands-on time." - Paula
Italian Plum Tomato Sauce
"All of the fresh ingredients are what truly makes this sauce exceptional. The plum tomatoes and basil are a perfect combination, but the fresh onion and garlic add tons of flavor too. This may look like a lot of work, but it's pretty simple to make. Serve with your favorite pasta for an Italian restaurant-quality meal." - The Kitchen Crew
My Grandma's Spaghetti Sauce
"As this old-fashioned spaghetti sauce simmers on your stove all day it will make your house smell amazing. This sauce is thick and full of meat. Fresh onions and bell peppers cook down to almost nothing but add so much flavor." - The Kitchen Crew
One-Pot Marinara Sauce
"One pot, 5 basic ingredients, no chopping, 45 minutes and you have an authentic, deep-flavored, absolutely delicious and wholesome plant-based marinara sauce. Homemade marinara sauce is immeasurably better than any store-bought sauce!" - Shika
Kay's All Day Spaghetti Sauce
"For over 30 years I have been making spaghetti on the weekend for my family. Started simple when I was very young, and then my kids just fell in love with it. Gradually I modified it and developed a cooking method and recipe that always makes everyone go for seconds!" - Kay