Classico is great if you’re on a budget and it has plenty of variety. If you’re not going to make it but want it to be as good as possible I recommend Rao’s, it’s expensive but really good, the Alfredo sauce is great too

Make it yourself. Stop being lazy.

Recently I’ve been buying “Yo Mama’s” sauce (no it’s not the setup to a joke, it’s actually called that). I first picked it up because it has lower amounts of sugar and salt then most retail sauces and liked the taste enough to keep buying it. It’s fairly pricey though, usually eight or nine dollars online, but the local Grocery Outlet (a discount store in case you don’t have them in your area) usually sells it for around five-ish.

One problem though, the lack of preservatives combined with the low salt and sugar means a jar can start to go bad relatively quickly. I’ve had more than one jar go fuzzy because I decided to take a week long break from eating pasta.

Bertolli

Prego makes a mushroom/sausage jar that is actually hella good. Also, mixed vegetables Prego. If I’m trying to class up a plain jar of red sauce, adding a whole can of diced tomatoes gives it a push. Raid your spice cabinet for flavors you like (and if you have citric acid, add a pinch)

Mostly the whole process takes <5mins