What Do You Add to a Basic Shop-Bought Pasta Sauce? / myLot

Nottingham, England

November 2, 2025 6:15am CST

I always add extra chopped garlic. I pretty much double it for pasta (or curry) and let it sizzle first so the sauce tastes like I actually cooked.

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• Toccoa, Georgia

3 Nov 25

I add chopped onions and mushrooms and oregano.

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@porwest (112696)

• United States

2 Nov 25

The only thing I use pre-made pasta sauces for are things like lasagna. And I leave them as-is. Otherwise, I make my own.

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@AmbiePam (132573)

• United States

2 Nov 25

I tend to add oregano, but it used to be garlic.

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@LadyDuck (505457)

• Italy

2 Nov 25

I never buy basic pasta sauce. The only "ready" sauce I buy is plain tomato sauce, that I had to make different kind of pasta sauces.

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