5 Easy Weeknight Tomato Sauce Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com
Updated July 09, 2020

Super easy and full of flavor, our quick tomato sauce recipes make for the perfect weeknight dinner. No pasta? No problem. These sauces taste great served over ravioli or polenta or spooned on bread and baked with cheese for a pizzalike appetizer.

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Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce

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This easy classic marinara gets its robust flavor from dry red wine and snipped fresh basil.

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Sausage and Mushroom Tomato Sauce

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Sausage and mushrooms make this sauce extra-filling, while the pimiento-stuffed green olives give it some bite.

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Creamy Marinara Sauce

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Whipping cream makes this simple pasta sauce rich and smooth.

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Savory Green Bean Tomato Sauce

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Green beans and tomatoes fresh from the garden taste best, but store-bought veggies work well too in this easy twist on a classic sauce.

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Simply Loaded Ratatouille Sauce

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Yellow sweet pepper and zucchini amp up the heartiness of classic marinara, which makes it a perfect topper for baked bread.

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By The editors of MidwestLiving.com