14 Ways To Use That Italian Red Sauce (Gravy)

If you're celebrating Italian-American Week like we are, you made a big ol' pot of tomato sauce. A really huge one. You can't really celebrate this particular week without this particular sauce — it's an absolute staple and one of the most versatile blank slates for dinner ever. We have 14 ways to soak up the goodness, from pasta to vegetables to polenta to even more pasta, so don't you worry about that big pot of sauce (or gravy, depending on the context). Everything's going to be great.

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