Is There a Difference Between Pizza Sauce and Pasta Sauce? (Hell Yes!) — Tips from The Kitchn

During my freshman year of college, I lived in a small dorm that was a ways from the dining hall and instead had a small kitchen in the basement. That left me to cook most of my dinners, but my options were pretty limited when I shared the space with 30 other residents. So a whole lot of my meals relied on a jar of marinara sauce.

I'd toss pasta with it, make English muffin pizzas with it, and spoon it over pre-cooked breaded chicken breast for a hacked version of chicken Parm. I figured that sauce was completely multipurpose — and it is, to some extent.

The thing I realized later down the road is that marinara sauce is really not intended for pizza, whether that's an English muffin pizza or an actual pizza. I don't mean to be fussy, but there's one big thing that sets them apart. Here's what it is.

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