Pasta sauce is sauce that’s created to flavor pasta. It can be tomato based, cream based, along with other variety of flavors. Pasta sauce can be served by being mixed into your noodles, served on top of your noodles, or served alongside your noodles.
Pasta sauce that’s made with a tomato base is made of crushed tomatoes, is thinner than pizza sauce meaning it has a greater water content. It generally has salt, pepper, dried oregano, and tomato chunks.
Uses for Pasta Sauce
There are many uses for pasta sauce in addition to the obvious use being to flavor pasta. Here are some ideas of uses for pasta sauce or what to do with leftover pasta sauce.
Eat on bagels or English muffins
Use in chili
Add to tomato-based soups such as minestrone
Seasoning in meatloaf
Flavoring for Spanish rice
As a condiment for meatball subs
Top cooked eggs
As a dip for garlic bread
…and more
What Is Pizza Sauce?
Pizza sauce is made for the purpose of adding to the top of a pizza. It’s made from plain tomato sauce or pureed tomatoes and tomato paste. It’s thicker than pasta sauce and includes spices such as oregano, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, onion powder, and sugar.
Uses for Pizza Sauce
Pizza sauce, though technically designed for the top of a pizza, can be used for other purposes as well. Here are some ideas of what to do with leftover pizza sauce.
A substitute for pasta sauce
Dip for garlic bread or breadsticks
Use as a marinade for meat
Flavor salads as a dressing
Add to chili
Use as a flavoring for tomato-based soups
Create a base for sloppy joes
…and more
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