Most of your red sauces will be but it's hard to tell without knowing what brand. You can usually just read the back of the bottle for the ingredients. In fact, it's best to do this with everything you buy just to be safe.
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It can be. This is one where you get to exercise your label reading skills. The most common non-vegan ingredient in commercial pasta sauce is cheese (usually Parmesan or romano). It isn't always on the front of the label, so you should check the ingredient list on the back.
Pasta sauce is one thing I often recommend to people as a good way to get their feet wet with scratch cooking if at all possible. This is partially because of my history with cooking. When I moved in to my first apartment after graduating college I was financially strapped. I couldn't afford prepared pasta sauce. I could afford cheap cans of tomato sauce and had a few spices, so I checked out a few recipes to get an idea of what I spices I should use and in what quantity, and then tried to make something that tasted good enough, one serving at a time.
I checked out a few brands widely available around here, but double check with what you see on the shelves:
Ragu Chunky Style - all flavors I checked appear to be vegan
Ragu Traditional Style - has cheese
Classico Traditional Tomato & Basil, Spicy Tomato & Basil, Roasted Garlic (red sauce) appear to be vegan
Classico Vodka Sauce has cheese
Hunts Garlic and Herb, Traditional appear to be vegan
Barilla Spicy Marinera, Tomato and Basil appear to be vegan
Great Value Traditional (WalMart generic brand) has cheese
Read every one, every time!
I personally love this one--
http://www.francescorinaldi.com/products/product_detail/19
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I also like the basil tomato, and the spicy marinara is also good- I bought on accident, it's spicy!
Those are vegan and I like that they have algae DHA!
I get a 26 oz jar for about $2.00
Aldi has a good organic marinara, as well as reg, that are vegan
I personally love this one--
http://www.francescorinaldi.com/products/product_detail/19
I also like the basil tomato, and the spicy marinara is also good- I bought on accident, it's spicy!
Those are vegan and I like that they have algae DHA!
I get a 26 oz jar for about $2.00
Aldi has a good organic marinara, as well as reg, that are vegan
That's what I do. I buy pure tomato sauce and tomato paste and use those as a base for my sauce. For spaghetti sauce, I heat some tomato sauce and paste, then add fresh zucchini, mushroom, onion, bell pepper, red lentils, maybe even some bulgur wheat, and let it all simmer for about twenty minutes. I also add fresh basil and oregano from my herb garden (or in winter I use dried), and garlic. For enchilada sauce, I mix tomato paste and sauce, almond milk, paprika, garlic powder, touch of maple syrup, and a few other spices I can't think of off the top of my head. I never used to be a big fan of sauce til I went vegan. Now I love cauliflower/almond alfredo sauce, cashew or tofu/sweet potato "cheese" sauce, vegan gravy, salsa, my red lentil veggie sauce....It can be. This is one where you get to exercise your label reading skills. The most common non-vegan ingredient in commercial pasta sauce is cheese (usually Parmesan or romano). It isn't always on the front of the label, so you should check the ingredient list on the back.
Pasta sauce is one thing I often recommend to people as a good way to get their feet wet with scratch cooking if at all possible. This is partially because of my history with cooking. When I moved in to my first apartment after graduating college I was financially strapped. I couldn't afford prepared pasta sauce. I could afford cheap cans of tomato sauce and had a few spices, so I checked out a few recipes to get an idea of what I spices I should use and in what quantity, and then tried to make something that tasted good enough, one serving at a time.
I checked out a few brands widely available around here, but double check with what you see on the shelves:
Ragu Chunky Style - all flavors I checked appear to be vegan
Ragu Traditional Style - has cheese
Classico Traditional Tomato & Basil, Spicy Tomato & Basil, Roasted Garlic (red sauce) appear to be vegan
Classico Vodka Sauce has cheese
Hunts Garlic and Herb, Traditional appear to be vegan
Barilla Spicy Marinera, Tomato and Basil appear to be vegan
Great Value Traditional (WalMart generic brand) has cheese
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