Purchased marinara is good and all, but it can’t hold a candle to the real thing. That’s right, a homemade pasta sauce recipe cooked with love is the best meal around. You may not always have time for a homemade sauce, but often cooking from scratch is easier than you think. Here are our top homemade pasta sauces to make when you need inspiration! With these these sauce recipes to your arsenal, there’s nothing you can’t do.

And now…the top homemade pasta sauce recipes!

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There are so many delicious ways to make sauces from scratch! Here are a few tasty pasta recipes to try, some of them showcasing the sauces above: Total time: 5 minutes Total time: 17 minutes Total time: 25 minutes

Try Easy Tortelloni or Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Marinara Go big with Burrata Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce or Pesto Cavatappi Opt for Mushroom Pasta with Parmesan or Roasted Eggplant Pasta Add shrimp for Cajun Shrimp Pasta or Creamy Shrimp Pasta Grab Homemade Mac and Cheese or Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Bake up a pan of Baked Rigatoni

Want more? Head to 18 Types of Pasta to learn more about pasta shapes and how to use them in your cooking. 5 from 1 review

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