Think beyond marinara! In this video, Nicole shares seven essential pasta sauces every home cook should know, breaking down the techniques that make each one easy to master. From rich, creamy Alfredo and hearty Bolognese to vibrant pesto and bold puttanesca, these versatile recipes belong in every cookās repertoire.
Nicole shows you how to make a silky cheese sauce, a restaurant-worthy vodka sauce, and an easy pan sauce that starts with flavorful drippings from whatever youāve cooked. Whether youāre brushing up on the basics or looking for a new way to dress up pasta night, consider this Nicole 101: seven dependable sauces youāll turn to again and again.
Timestamps:
0:00 ā 7 Easy Pasta Sauces Everyone Should Know
0:14 ā Alfredo Sauce
3:10 ā Bolognese Sauce
7:14 ā Cheese Sauce
10:41 ā Vodka Sauce
14:32 ā Pesto
17:50 ā Pan Sauce
20:55 ā Puttanesca Sauce
Get the recipes here:
Alfredo Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12065/classic-alfredo-sauce/
Bolognese Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/classic-bolognese-sauce-recipe-12107681
Cheese Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/238691/simple-macaroni-and-cheese/
Vodka Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8513545/penne-alla-vodka/
Pesto: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13937/pesto/
Pan Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/269649/skillet-chicken-with-sun-dried-tomato-sauce/
Puttanesca Sauce: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/11693/puttanesca-i/
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26 Comments
Having a few easy pasta sauces like these in your back pocket makes cooking so much easier. Definitely saving these ideas for the next pasta night.
Oh MY GOSH!! How do you stay so thin??? After eating all that pasta in just one day! Then all week!! Like i barely eat 1 bit of pasta 1x a week and i cant lose wt. Do you run? You must do a wt loss pg to go along with your eating page!!!!!
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I made the bolognese without the pancetta and slow cooked it and it was amazing! I used canned diced tomatoes and somehow slow cooking it made it taste more fresh and juicy, added some Worcestershire as well. It freezes well and I thawed and had some the other night and tasted the same! So delicious and easy
I am a big fan. She has so much info and a great personality that makes me actually get in the mood to cook. Lot's of great videos
How to make Sandwich for a beginner
And any Sandwich hacks
And any Sandwich meal
And what about Sandwich for a breakfast
And what about Sandwich for kids
Pistachios in pesto are also great!
Oh Nicole, I love you! Thanks for sharing these sauces!
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I consider Nicole the new Martha Stewart
But vodka sauce is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of vodka has no flavour if it does its cheap shite. The heat removes alcohol from something that should taste like water
It's water sauce. DUMB.
Love you, but please represent and honor your heritage when possible.
All the rationalizing and excuses you want to make does not turn this into Alfredo, it is a crime of bastardization much like all white cheese sauces in a jar called "Alfredo".
And don't tell me what not to say.
That is a creamy pasta cheese sauce and it looks great.
Also, there is no pre-made roux in Alfredo, the simple process and simple ingredients make the sauce.
Call it what it is and leave Alfredo Di Lelio out of it, then there is no crime…. capishe?
Knowing a few simple pasta sauces can make homemade meals so much easier and more delicious. I love how a handful of fresh ingredients can turn an ordinary plate of pasta into something special.
I would have loved for you to make a Carbonara sauce.
I love Nicole so much, I never get tired of watching her ā¤ā¤
"I could bathe in this". Woman are we related? Cheese sauce and peanut sauce are my bath choices. š
Add a soy-cured egg yolk (known as shoyuzuke or gyėģ„) also called a raw egg yolk cured in a mix of soy sauce and mirin to your pasta for some amazing umami flavor at the end when serving!
No more jar sauce for me š thanks for these yummy and easy sauces to make!
Itās that sugar. I saw my mom make again Fresca one time. Insane amount of sugar. Better to drink water most of the time sugary drinks only sometimes.
Wow, @allrecipes, your Alfredo is 100% Carnivore! Us people with food sensitivities really appreciate you showing some low-carb and gluten-free options, thank you very much
Why don't you link the recipe in the description. I'm trying to find the recipe on your website and can't because when I type in the name 50 different recipes pop up. Its frustrating.
You are such a great cook , you explain everything the dishes are so amazing. I love Italian food , I also love your other dishes. I love watching you cook you are so amazing great job š·
All of these sauces look delicious. I didn't realize how easy they are to make I'm going to start making them!
I made Alfredo sauce once and it was very greedy. What did I do wrong?
damm š Nicole with her hair tied up like that is next level hotness. š„š„š„
I k ow nothing about wine what do I buy to use in the. Bolognese. Sauce.
What brand are the pans? Thank you.