20+ Spaghetti Sauce Recipes You’ll Love
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Looking for a yummy pasta sauce for your spaghetti? Here are 20 of my favourite spaghetti sauce recipes perfect for a quick weeknight dinner and sure to please any spaghetti lover.
Grab your apron and let’s cook!
Who doesn’t love spaghetti? This is probably the most popular and iconic pasta shape in the world. The long, thin noodles mix wonderfully with a variety of sauces.
And it’s hard to resist a bowl of cozy spaghetti tossed with scrumptious pasta sauces, it’s perfect to satisfy any carb craving and Io lift your mood after a long, busy day.
So whether you love scrumptious tomato sauces, bolognese, creamy cheese sauces, meatballs, vibrant pesto, veggies, or ALL of them, I’ve rounded up delicious spaghetti sauce recipes I’m sure you’re going to love!
Scroll through to check out delicious spaghetti marinara or spaghetti with ricotta and spinach, and more incredible pasta dishes perfect for your busy weeknights.
Enjoy! x
Spaghetti Sauce Recipes
Lemon ricotta pasta & spinach
This delish no-cook spaghetti sauce combines creamy ricotta, parmesan cheese, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, and refreshing lemon. It's easy to whip up in one bowl, it takes minutes and tastes sensational!
Spaghetti Napoletana
This wonderful napoletana pasta sauce is one of my favorite Italian spaghetti sauce recipes. It uses just a few pantry staples like canned tomatoes. It's simple, delicious, and full of flavor.
Lemon Spaghetti
If you love the delicious combination of lemon and pasta, this delightful spring recipe is for you. A bowl full of bright, fresh, and creamy spaghetti ready in less than 15 minutes.
Carbonara with Mushrooms (meatless)
This is my go-to carbonara spaghetti sauce, but it's meatless and tastes like restaurant comfort food. I use mushrooms instead of bacon, and I cook them with smoked paprika and garlic to enhance their umami flavor. We love it!
Tomato Basil Pasta
This is one of the best and easy spaghetti sauce recipes that you'll love. Think of a combination of juicy cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, extra virgin olive and garlic tossed with spaghetti. Simple yet wonderfully delicious.
One-Pot Creamy Spaghetti
What about cooking your spaghetti with a luscious creamy sauce all in one pot? This recipe is genious and makes a super simple creamy spaghetti sauce that will blow your mind.
Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil
This classic no-frills Italian spaghetti with oil packs big flavor and uses basic storecupboard ingredients. It's a family favourite that comes together in less than 15 minutes.
Walnut sauce pasta
This wonderful storecupboard spaghetti sauce comes together in minutes and requires minimal ingredients. The walnuts are blended with olive oil, parmesan, garlic, and a slice of bread soaked in milk. The end result is incredibile.
Tomato Pasta Sauce with Cream cheese
If you’re looking for a quick and easy spaghetti sauce recipe, this creamy tomato sauce is it! So easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights, this is definitely one of the best tomato spaghetti sauce recipes to add to your repertoire.
Fried Spaghetti and Scrambled Eggs
Another stupid simple spaghetti recipe that combines fried noodles coated in creamy scrambled eggs. A combination of flavors and textures that is absolutely perfect for a quick and tasty family meal.
Creamy Pesto Pasta
Cream cheese, pesto and starchy pasta water are combined to make a deliciously smooth pasta sauce. This is one of those spaghetti sauce recipes that leave everyone licking their plates clean!
Cacio e pepe
You need only 3 ingredients to whip up this classic Italian pasta recipe, but it's sure to blow you away with its simplicity and BIG flavor.
Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti with bolognese sauce is one of the most popular spaghetti sauce recipes you can dream about. The mince meat is cooked in a tomato based sauce and it's rich, thick and totally scrumptious.
Spinach Spaghetti with garlic crumbs
There's no much sauce here, but I think this spaghetti with spinach deserves some attention too! The noodles are tossed with sautéed spinach, toasted garlic breadcrumbs, lemon, and parmesan cheese. Simple and full of flavor!
Hearty Spaghetti with Lentils & Marinara Sauce
You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy this scrumptiouis spaghetti sauce made with lentils and marinara sauce. A vegetarian meal that is easy to make, affordable and delicious!
Garlic Herb Spaghetti with Chicken Meatballs
A combination of lemon, butter, parsley, and Parmesan turn your spaghetti into a sensational meal. This spaghetti recipe is truly a flavor bomb, so fresh and flavorful.
Carbonara
When it comes to spaghetti sauce recipes, the Italian carbonara is one of the most classic Italian pasta dishes. The no-frills sauce features eggs, cheese and starchy pasta cooking water. It's simply AMAZING.
Shredded Brussels and Kale Spaghetti with Parmesan and Pine Nuts.
This is a meatless spaghetti recipe that uses flavorul brussel sprouts, kale, parmensa and crunchy pine nuts. A super flavorful, quick and easy weeknight meal you'll love.
Arugula Pasta
This is tecnically an amazing arugula pesto, a no-cook sauce that will turn your spaghetti into a simple yet flavorful meal.
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20+ Spaghetti Sauce Recipes
Ingredients
- ½ lb (220 grams) Spaghetti, or other pasta of your choice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 small onion, diced (optional)
- 1 can (14oz/400 grams) plum or diced tomatoes
- ¼ – ½ teaspoon chili flakes, to taste (optional)
- salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook your spaghetti until al dente according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile, in a medium pot or pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add garlic, onion and a pinch of chilli flakes if using. Saute' gently until golden, about 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes, oregano and a good pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes.
- Stir occasionally. If using plum tomatoes, crush them with the back of a wooden spoon while stirring the sauce.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt or pepper to taste.
- Drain your pasta (saving about 1/2 cup of pasta water), stir into the marinara sauce, turn the heat to high and toss well to coat for about 10 seconds letting the pasta absorb the flavor from the sauce. At this stage, you might want to add some of the reserve pasta water to thin out the sauce, just as much as needed.
- Serve with a drizzle of olive oil or extra virgin olive oil, some oregano and chili flakes for a little kirk. Enjoy!
