1: Pizza/Pasta Sauce

The most obvious choice, make the base recipe and toss in your favorite fresh herbs. Use the tomato sauce as a great summer pasta sauce or as a base for grilled pizza. Mix up the herbs for fresh new flavors or add a splash of cream to make a delicious tomato cream sauce.

Try the sauce with:

Ricotta Stuffed Shells with Roasted Tomato Sauce
Einkorn Ricotta Gnocchi with Roasted Tomato Sauce
Olive Pizza with Red Onions

1: Enchiladas

Spice up the sauce with cilantro, chili peppers, and/or chipotle peppers and use it in your favorite enchilada dish. The roasted tomatoes are a nice base to play around with a myriad of flavors. Best of all, you can freeze the tomato sauce or make up the entire batch of enchiladas and freeze those (this is one of my go-to meals to take to new families!)

Try the sauce with:

Breakfast Enchiladas with Avocado Cream Sauce
Spinach Enchiladas with Lentils
Roasted Corn and Ricotta Enchiladas with Chipotle Tomato Sauce

1: Stewed Items/Soups

If you start anywhere in the journey of making homemade tomato sauce recipes, this is it. I posted on instagram a breakfast I made after I made this particular sauce up top. I mixed in a splash of heavy cream, cracked in a few eggs, and make the best cooked eggs. There's nothing quite as good as eggs cooked in a roasted tomato sauce.

Try them in:

Curried Eggs with Spinach
White Beans in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup

Roasted Tomato Sauce

variations

Basil: Add 1/4 to 1/3 cup of fresh basil leaves for a wonderful pasta sauce.

Herbs: Make an alternative herb sauce and use my favorite combination of tarragon and chives. A bit of fresh thyme is also nice.

Pizza Sauce Add a few leaves of fresh basil, a sprinkle of oregano, and a splash of balsamic vinegar.

Mexican: My favorite combination for enchiladas: roasted jalapeños and blend in cilantro/oregano.

Smoky: Add a chipotle pepper or a sprinkle of smoked paprika to get a nice smoky sauce (also delicious for enchiladas).