Penne alla vodka is as debated as it is beloved, with origins traced to both Rome and New York in the 1970s and ’80s. A late-night favorite after dancing, it earned the nickname “disco sauce” and remains a creamy, nostalgic classic to this day.

Cioppino was born along the docks of late nineteenth century San Francisco, where Italian immigrant fishermen gathered the day’s unsold catch into a single pot. Simmered with tomatoes, garlic, wine, and warming spices, it was a practical meal meant to be shared. Over time, cioppino became one of the defining Italian-American dishes of the city, celebrating the Pacific catch and the communal spirit that shaped it.

A Sunday classic passed down through generations, Nonna Rosa’s meatballs and slow-simmered rib ragù capture the heart of Sicilian cooking. Tender meatballs, melt-away ribs, and a tomato sauce rich with garlic and herbs come together in a dish built on memory, tradition, and hours on the stove.

From silky gazpacho soup to velvety crespelle alla fiorentina, savory caponata sandwiches and comforting polenta alla spianatora, we're diving into the unlimited and delicious ways to incorporate our tomato sauces into non-pasta recipes. What's your favorite way to use tomato sauce? 

While ham hock delivers just the right touch of smoke and salt to this ham, white bean and ditalini pasta soup, the aromatic and smooth broth makes it irresistibly comforting.

Perhaps the most iconic Italian spaghetti recipe there is, pasta pomodoro exemplifies what Italian cuisine does best: allowing simple, high quality ingredients to take center stage. Made from fresh heirloom Corleonese tomatoes and Sicilian Sea Salt, our Original Passata sauce offers the perfect base for your next pasta pomodoro.

With beautiful layers of thin crespelle either rolled into cannelloni-like forms or folded in four like a handkerchief, this spectacular spinach and ricotta filled dish is a longstanding Florentine favorite.

Think Polish Cabbage Rolls, but make it Italian. Filled with Italian aromatics and blanketed in our sun-sweetened Passata sauce, these Italian cabbage rolls are a healthier way to savor your favorite Italian flavors.