Tomato Free Pasta Sauces

No more jarred sauce!

You're tired. Nothing's defrosted. You don't feel like cooking. What do you do? Pop open a jar of sauce and boil up some spaghetti! But after a while, that go-to gets boring.

 
Even the culinarily enhanced go through it. You need a quick, easy meal that only calls for a few ingredients and very few brain cells. But after a while, tomato sauce from a jar gets boring and you want some other options. Well, look no further! There's more than just tomato sauce from a jar! Below are some great recipes for your lazy night pleasure.

Ravioli with Spicy Sage Butter

Hubby has a late night at work today so I need a nice, easy recipe to make while I juggle a very cranky nine month old who's just getting over the nasty stomach bug that's been going around. A favorite go-to recipe is Giada de Laurentiis' Ravioli with Spicy Sage Butter. It takes less than 15 minutes and tastes great!

Ingredients

• 1 pound ravioli
• 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 16 fresh sage leaves, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Fill a large pot with water and salt generously. Salting the water will add a little seasoning to the pasta as it cooks. You can add a little olive oil as well to keep the raviolis from sticking together.

Boil the pasta for 3-5 minutes until the raviolis float (start your sauce during this time).

Drain the pasta and set aside.

Meanwhile, melt the room temperature butter in a separate skillet.

Chop up the fresh sage. 

Add the Sage, Paprika and Red Pepper Flakes.

The butter will brown quickly (in less than a minute) so make sure you're stirring and watching carefully. Brown butter doesn't mean burnt butter! Once it browns, take it off the heat and stir in the salt.

Add the raviolis to the sauce and stir to coat.

Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top and scoop up some spicy, buttery goodness for your plate!