The best pasta sauces can completely change a meal. It doesn't matter if you are cooking a quick midweek spaghetti dinner or preparing a slow Sunday pasta dish. Adding the right sauce will provide depth, balance, and more flavour to the meal.

At Merchant’s Pantry, our collection brings together authentic Italian sauces made with quality ingredients like fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, olive oil, red wine, and pecorino cheese. All of which combine wonderfully to help you create satisfying Italian cuisine at home.

Authentic Italian Pasta Sauces

Our collection features authentic Italian pasta sauces inspired by traditional recipes from regions across Italy, including Puglia in Southern Italy. As they are ready-made sauces, they are perfect for busy households. All you need to do is simply heat, pour, and serve pasta in minutes!

Whether you choose an artichoke and ricotta pasta sauce, a passata classica, or anything else in our range is up to you. But when paired with dried pasta, baked ziti, or a simple pasta dish that's finished with parmesan cheese and black pepper, these sauces will take your taste buds to new levels.

Unlike many jars found in supermarkets, the sauces we offer are not made with fillers, excess sugar, canned tomatoes, or artificial flavours. Instead, they are the result of using real ingredients and traditional preparation. We're talking rich sauce options made with ingredients like peeled tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, quality tomato paste, garlic, celery, butter, ricotta cheese, basil, and more.

Classic Italian Pasta Sauce Styles

Different sauces are more suited to different dishes and pasta shapes. For instance, marinara and tomato sauce pair beautifully with spaghetti and fresh basil. Richer red sauces, on the other hand, work well with meatballs, pork ribs, or bucatini all'amatriciana.

Those who enjoy pesto sauces with pine nuts and olive oil can use them for lighter meals, especially during the warmer months of the year, while vegetable-rich sughi with roasted vegetables also makes an easy weeknight dinner dish.

For even more flavour, consider finishing your pasta with Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, toasted breadcrumbs, lemon juice, or spicy red pepper flakes.

How to Choose the Right Authentic Pasta Sauce for Your Dish

If you are not sure how to choose the right sauce for your dish, a good rule of thumb is that lighter, silky sauces suit long pasta like spaghetti better. Thicker or creamy sauces hold better with shapes, like penne, that trap sauce and pasta water more easily. You can even put them on a pizza.