Pasta sauce recipes

Make your own delicious pesto sauce in just 15 minutes

A rich, versatile meat sauce: serve it Bolognese-style with spaghetti or use it as a base for lasagne or moussaka

This classic, storecupboard white sauce is loaded with strong cheddar cheese – our easy recipe is ready in 15 minutes. Use to make macaroni or cauliflower cheese

A superhealthy roasted pepper pasta sauce recipe that's versatile and tasty

Blend together pine nuts or cashews, basil, parmesan, garlic and olive oil to make your own pesto. It's perfect for pizzas, pasta and sandwiches

You'll never buy ready-made jars of pasta sauce again after trying this simple, easy blend with garlic and oregano

Every home cook needs a good béchamel sauce in their repertoire – our step-by-step guide shows how to make a roux and get rid of lumps

Help kids aged 3-6 make their own superhealthy fresh tomato sauce to go with pasta

Rich and full of umami savouriness, this simple creamy mushroom sauce is perfect with steak, chicken or tossed through hot pasta

This leafy green cabbage-like vegetable is a genuine superfood - it's great whizzed up in place of basil in an Italian sauce

Save time and money with this simple and tasty sauce, great with pasta, meat or fish

This simple sauce is very versatile - perfect poured over roasted veg as well as chicken

Make a classic marsala sauce as the perfect partner for steak or chicken. It's full of the rich flavours of shallots, mushrooms, garlic and marsala wine

Transform your foraging finds into a tangy sauce by combining wild garlic leaves with parmesan, garlic, lemon and pine nuts. Or, use fresh young nettles

This fresh green purée is a light alternative to traditional heavy sauces and goes well with an Italian-style roast turkey or chicken

This veggie Bolognese-style sauce is great served with pasta and crams in three of your five-a-day

For a change from the traditional basil variety, this quick and easy peppery pesto is delicious dolloped on pasta or drizzled over summer salads

This low fat, tasty pasta supper can be rustled up from tins and packets in the storecupboard

Try this sumptuous dish with a no-cook pasta sauce