Food Shopping and Storing We Tested 125 Pasta Sauces—Here Are the Best We ladled up 125 pasta sauces (not a typo) to find the best. These sauces will make you say "amore." By Ananda Eidelstein Ananda Eidelstein Instagram Website Ananda Eidelstein is a vegetable-loving food writer, recipe developer, and editor with nearly a decade of culinary and food media experience. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 26, 2019 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: courtesy of manufacturer 01 of 06 Best Marinara: Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce walmart.com This perfectly seasoned all-purpose sauce is made with only eight simple ingredients. It has just the right amount of texture—not too chunky and not too smooth—so you can use it for meatballs or lasagna. To buy: $7 for 24 oz.; walmart.com. 02 of 06 Best Basil: Brandless Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce brandless.com Bursting with basil flavor, this sugar-free winner gets its natural sweetness from tomatoes alone. To buy: $3 for 24 oz.; brandless.com. 03 of 06 Best Garlic: Newman's Own Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce newsmanown.com Roasting garlic mellows its heat, so it adds rich, savory flavor, minus the bite. To buy: $3 for 24 oz.; newmansown.com. 04 of 06 Best Vodka: Victoria Vodka Sauce target.com Tasters loved the blend of Parmesan and Romano cheeses in this pink sauce. It has the homemade flavor and rustic texture of your favorite red sauce joint's.To buy: $7 for 24 oz.; target.com. 05 of 06 Best Alfredo: Bertolli Organic Creamy Alfredo Pasta Sauce target.com Velvety and super cheesy, this black-pepper-studded sauce clings to noodles without getting gloppy.To buy: $3 for 15 oz.; target.com. 06 of 06 Best Spicy: Paesana Fra Diavolo Hot and Spicy Pasta Sauce amazon.com Wake up your standard pasta dish with a kick. There's just enough spice to make you notice, but not so much to scare off the heat-averse. To buy: $6 for 25 oz.; amazon.com. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit