One of our easiest solution for everyday different pasta menu. Just make all the sauces below and freeze them up using the 1/2 cup broth cube mold. Once the cube has frozen up, store them into reusable Ziplock. Cook pasta enough for 5 days, portion them in 5 different Tupperware, cook some meat ahead or shred some rotisserie chicken and dump them beautifully on top of the pasta. The day before and right before you leave home, take one or two sauce cube and toss them on to of the beautiful bed of meat and off you go. By the lunch time heat, microwave it for 3 to 4 minutes and ready to serve!

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For all the sauces below, freeze up all the extras. If you are making them on Sun, I would also freeze up the Wed to Fri portion. I use the 1 cup silicon broth cube mold to do that. If you don't have any, like I said, check out our gearing up blog!

And now, 

recipes!

1, Classic Marinara Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 can (28 oz) whole tomatoes
• 1 large onion (quartered)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar (optional)

2, Creamy Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3, Pesto Sauce

(image credit: Delish)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup pine nut
• 3 garlic cloves
• salt to taste

Instructions: Add all ingredients to the food processor and blend until smooth. Transfer to a pot and heat over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4, Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 roasted red bell peppers (peeled and seeded)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan chees
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

5, Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (soaked in warm water for 30 minutes)
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: Drain the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to the food processor along with the other ingredients. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a pot and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce is heated through.

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