Okay… I am not a chef. I’m like millions of you moms out there just trying to keep the family fed with healthy, good-tasting meals. Now that you know about my sauces, did you know how many ways you can use it?

I have listed some very tasty ways to use the varieties of marinara sauces available. I am looking for ideas from you with other ways you would like to use a good marinara sauce. Send in your recipe using any one of my sauces and I’ll post it on the website and name it after you.

Here are some of the ways you can use this versatile gourmet marinara sauce:

Over pasta; any one of the four.

Over chicken: Sauté in olive oil sliced onions and add hot pepper flakes and rosemary. Add marinara sauce over fried chicken and serve with fresh grated Pecorino Cheese.

Over fish: add black olives and capers to marinara sauce and heat. Pour over filet fish of any kind and bake until flaky.

Over polenta (By the way, I also sell fully cooked, tubes of flavored polenta): Sauté Italian (hot, if desired) sausage, pour Mushroom and Wine sauce over cooked sausage and heat through. Pour over heated (fried in evoo) polenta slices,

Meatballs: Make (or store bought) meatballs. You can either cook them first or let them simmer in the sauce until done. Place them in a pot full of chunky marinara sauce and cook through. Top with Romano cheese.

Meatloaf: Sauté peppers, onions, and add Worcestershire sauce and a bit of ketchup. Pour chunky marinara sauce over mixture and heat through. Add some to the meatloaf mixture; pour the rest over the top of the loaf. Bake and serve.

Vodka sauce : over cheese tortellini and top with fresh sage leaves and pecorino cheese.

Over Eggplant: Seasoned, breaded and sautéed eggplant, pour one of the red sauces over eggplant in a baking dish, add mozzarella cheese and grated Romano cheese and bake for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.

Over Zucchini: Grill seasoned slices of zucchini. Pour chunky marinara sauce over and top with your favorite cheese.

Smooth marinara As a Dip for chicken fingers, stromboli, or fried veggies. A great appetizer or quick snack.

SEND IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.