marinara sauce

Red pasta dressing

Marinara sauce is a simple Italian tomato sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and herbs like basil and oregano.

It's used on pasta, as a pizza base, or as a dipping sauce for bread and fried foods: mozzarella sticks with marinara.

Unlike meat-based sauces, marinara is quick-cooking and vegetarian.

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mozzarella sticks · meatballs · spaghetti · garlic · cheese · garlic bread · lasagna · parsley · fra diavolo · bruschetta · San Marzano · pasta · lycopene · umami · olive oil · dip · jarred · Olive Garden

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Opposites
sauce base/color

marinara saucewhite sauce

Milk-based culinary coating

béchamel · cream sauce · vodka sauce · carbonara · cacio e pepe

sauce complexity/richness

marinara saucemeat sauce

Tomato-based protein topping

Bolognese · ragù · Sunday gravy · clam sauce · amatriciana

culinary tradition

marinara saucesoy sauce

Fermented bean condiment

teriyaki sauce · curry sauce · mole · peanut sauce · hoisin sauce

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G