Sometimes there might be some substitute for canned tomato paste for pasta sauce recipe in UK. We will always love you marinara, but it’s time to start seeing other homemade pasta sauces.
From deep green linguini with a focus on herbs to mixed pesto, red wine-soaked spaghetti to our best alfredo, homemade pasta sauce recipes are the perfect thing when you need a break from red sauce.
If you are obsessed with pasta but tired of your usual sauces, the pasta sauce recipes are all you need. For me, pasta is a weekday staple.
It is hearty, easy to make, and most importantly, delicious. While store-bought sauces are more convenient, homemade ones are much cheaper and tastier.
It’s time to ditch the jar and make your own! With this collection of pasta sauce recipes, the “pasta possibilities” are endless. Whether they’re sweet, savory, or creamy, there’s something for everyone on this list.
I’ve got your pasta covered (literally), from the classic marinara, alfredo and bolognese to more unconventional sauces like vodka, artichoke and eggplant. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get this show started! Let’s start with the basics, shall we? If you consider yourself a pasta lover, you better have a marinara recipe in your stash.
But whether it is or not, I highly recommend you try this recipe. This sauce has all the flavors you’re looking for in a marinade, and you only need five ingredients to make it. This is a very simple sauce that calls for canned tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, and dried oregano. But make no mistake, this marinara sauce is packed with flavor.
You will love how the flavors and spices mask the flavor of the canned tomatoes! Butternut Squash with Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Rosemary: Why Hello Fall! This pasta sauce is fall comfort food at its best.
The combination of sweet-smoky roasted pumpkin, earthy rosemary and warming spices is truly remarkable. Adding crème fraîche makes it extra thick and creamy. It’s so good, worthy of a special event, but also quite easy to do on any day of the week.
Oh, and did I mention that this pasta sauce is 100% vegetarian? That means everyone can have fun. When it comes to umami flavors, nothing beats the classic Alfredo sauce.
This cream based white sauce is full of richness and creaminess! Made with heavy cream, butter, cheese and herbs and spices, Alfredo sauce is sure to hit your taste buds with a wonderful explosion of umami goodness.
There are jars upon jars of alfredo sauce in the grocery store, but once you find out how delicious this recipe is and how easy it is to make, you’ll never go back to the store bought. This recipe is probably one of, if not, the easiest on this list.
Also known as aglio olio, this garlicky spaghetti sauce is a simple combination of olive oil, garlic, butter, basil, and parmesan cheese.
It looks basic, but guys, once you try it, you’ll be brave every day. The olive oil and butter make the sauce richer, and the garlic gives it that wonderful tangy, spicy flavor.
The basil balances the richness with its earthy flavor, and the Parmesan adds a lovely layer of nuttiness. Bolognese is a classic pasta sauce of ground meat in a tomato sauce. It’s like a classic spaghetti sauce, but with celery and carrots for extra flavor.
There is something really wonderful about the combination of ground meat and tomato sauce. This recipe also has a bit of wine, which gives the sauce an even deeper flavor. This bolognese sauce is perfect with any type of pasta, from penne to pappardelle to ziti.
And since it’s not cream based, it freezes well. This means you can make a whole batch, freeze it and enjoy it anytime.
Pureed vegetables in themselves are not the most delicious thing. However, with just a few garnishes and spices, you can turn even the most boring thing into a mouth-watering sauce. In this recipe, pureed green peas become a thousand times tastier with roasted garlic, lemon and mint.
Substitute For Canned Tomato Paste
Sprinkle with fusilli can be a good substitute for canned tomato paste. What’s better than cheese-filled pasta sauce? One with four kinds of cheese in it, that’s all. White Cream Four Cheese Garlic Pasta Sauce – You can tell from the name alone that this sauce is epic.
The combination of flavors between cream, olive oil, butter and garlic will surely make you fall in love. As if it couldn’t get any better, a combination of cheddar, mozzarella, provolone and asiago is thrown into the mix, making the sauce bolder and more flavorful than ever.
The heart of this sauce is the usual tomatoes, fresh herbs and Parmesan, but it gets even better with vodka. If you think alcohol won’t do much in pasta sauces, think again. Although you can’t taste the vodka in this sauce, you can expect a great sauce with a deeper flavor.
Yes, vodka works wonders with tomatoes! This elevates their flavors to a whole new level. Here’s another tomato sauce for you. It’s the perfect way to use up all those sweet cherry tomatoes you have over the summer.
This recipe couldn’t be simpler, but it’s also incredibly delicious. The tomatoes are flavored with just three ingredients – olive oil, basil and garlic. But somehow the result is amazing.
Here’s the best part: it will only take you 30 minutes to make! If you like plain pesto, this will be difficult for you. Instead of the usual pine nuts, this pesto sauce uses pistachios. It’s richer, nuttier, creamier, and generally a hundred times better.
Together with mixed greens, olive oil, garlic, lemon and parmesan cheese, pistachios create a delicious pesto sauce with such a unique taste. It is sinful, but at the same time healthy. I can’t get enough! For this recipe, you only need four ingredients and 15 minutes.
How awesome is that? It is a simple mixture of milk and Asia thickened with flour and flavored with your choice of herbs. I like to season it with basil and parsley, but feel free to experiment with your own.
The result is a rich and creamy sauce with a perfect balance of nuttiness from Asia and earthiness from the spices. It really is 10/10. It is great not only for pasta but also for other dishes. Pour this beauty over roasted vegetables or grilled meat for a more delectable meal. This spaghetti and spinach sauce is creamy, nutty, and great with garlic.
This is a great vegetarian sauce that even meat lovers will fall in love with. Baby spinach and garlic leaves are pureed with olive oil and cheese. It is! It’s surprising how such basic ingredients can deliver the richest flavors.
It is great as a pasta sauce, but also as a dressing for fish dishes such as grilled salmon and tuna. This Alfredo sauce is as rich, creamy and delicious as the first one on this list. However, it is low carb, dairy free and secretly healthy! It’s so decadent that it might shock you to find out there’s no cream at all.
All you need is a few cauliflower florets. Pureed with garlic, olive oil, cream and mozzarella, this cauliflower alfredo sauce is delicious. It’s the perfect, healthy alternative to classic Alfredo when you’re trying to cut calories.
Blue cheese is an acquired taste, but once you get it, boy, you can never get enough of it. This pasta sauce has the sharp taste of blue cheese along with butter and parsley. It consists of only three ingredients, but it will completely blow your taste buds.
It’s salty, creamy, buttery – it’s a blue cheese lover’s dream sauce to bring to life. Pesto is a classic sauce, but have you ever tried white? This variation on the classic uses walnuts, fresh oregano, garlic, lemon, olive oil and two cheeses.
It’s all white (with a few flecks of oregano here and there) and it’s good. It might not look that vibrant, but trust me, it’s really delicious. With a mixture of ricotta and parmesan, the sauce is cheesy to say the least.
This is the perfect pesto and alfredo mess you never knew you needed. Kale is a superfood you want to add to your diet. But let’s be honest, it’s not good on its own. With just a few ingredients, however, you can make a great pasta sauce.
For this recipe, you will combine kale leaves, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and nutritional yeast. This combination creates a wonderfully smooth, creamy, earthy and tangy sauce that tastes great with any pasta.
Recipe For Canned Tomato Paste
This is a fun and enjoyable way to incorporate canned tomato paste into your diet. But you should first have a recipe for it. Pomarola tomato sauce is a Tuscan pasta sauce made from fresh tomatoes.
Serve it over pasta mista for an authentic Italian meal. Pasta mista translates to mixed pasta, so you get a mix of different shapes of pasta in one bowl.
Originally recognized as food for the poor, leftover pasta was made into pasta mista, which was then sold at much cheaper prices. There is nothing cheap about this pasta dish though! Topped with aromatic pomarola and finished with pecorino cheese, your pasta mista will look and taste amazing.
This recipe takes classic marinara to a whole new flavor level. Roasted red peppers are used instead of tomatoes, which creates a deeper, bolder flavor in the marinara. This is not your typical spaghetti marinara, folks. Roasted red peppers have a brighter and sweeter flavor than tomatoes, resulting in a much tastier sauce.
This version of marinara is not only very tasty, but also versatile. Use it on pasta, mozzarella sticks, chicken parmesan, pizza – you name it! This pasta sauce combines the goodness of pesto and sun-dried tomatoes, because why not? Sun-dried tomatoes are such a treat.
They are sweet with a slight tartness, soft and chewy and just delightful. The combination of colorful tomatoes and basil makes an absurdly delicious sauce. It’s sweet and tangy, rich and creamy, and incredibly satisfying.
The thought of a walnut-based sauce makes me cringe. I can already imagine the rich, nutty taste coating my tongue! Basil pesto may be the most common type of pesto, but for me, this less famous version is the winner.
Made with pulsed walnuts, parmesan, garlic, olive oil and milk, it is decidedly richer, creamier and more edible. The mixture is mashed with bread soaked in milk, giving it a thick pesto-like consistency. If you’ve never had truffles before, take this as a sign to give it a try.
Yes, it’s super expensive, but if you want to up your pasta game, it’s definitely worth it. For this sauce, you will combine cream, parmesan, butter, and diced Italian truffles. If you think a simple cream sauce is already delicious, wait until you try it with truffles.
Truffles have a sharp, extremely rich umami taste. You can’t get this level of flavor anywhere else. If you love everything sweet and salty, you must try this sauce. Think of it as a sweetened version of fettuccine alfredo, but with pumpkin puree.
The combination of pumpkin and reduced-fat cream cheese gives this sauce sweetness and richness, without the huge calories. Spiced with sage, cinnamon, cayenne and nutmeg, it’s like harvest in a bowl.
When it comes to pasta sauces, you can never go wrong with cream cheese. Add garlic olive oil and Parmesan cheese to the mix and you have mental flavor overload. This sauce is rich and creamy to say the least.
Together with your favorite pasta, you get a great hearty and complete meal. Since it comes together in just 10 minutes, it’s a great option for a busy weekday meal. Beet in pasta? This is definitely an unusual sauce, but still so good.
This reddish-pink sauce is sure to be one for the books. Beetroot, ricotta, parmesan, walnuts and lemon juice: can’t imagine how they taste when put together? Well, let’s say that I am willing to bet that this will be your new favorite.
This one-of-a-kind sauce is rich and creamy, sweet and nutty. Not overpowering, but perfectly flavored. Bring this to your next potluck and your friends will definitely be asking for the recipe.
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