Rustichella Tomato Sauce Basil

Savor Nicolina's artisanal tomato sauces, crafted with top-quality ingredients by the family's matriarch.

Tomato and Basil is a perfect pairing for any pasta. 88% tomato pulp delivers deep tomato flavor while extra virgin olive oil, onion, carrot, and a whisper of basil add complexity. Either heat before serving, or simply mix in with the cooked pasta. These sauces are also wonderful in lasagna and ideal to use when making a chicken or rabbit cacciatore, or as a base for any fish stew.

We have been very lucky to share many wonderful meals at home with Nicolina, Gianlugi and Stefania's mother, and the entire Peduzzi family of Rustichella d'Abruzzo pasta. As Nicolina prepares the perfect sauce for a particular shape of pasta, one can't help but notice the incredible quality of her ingredients. Her sauces are simple and made with produce from the family farm near Moscufo, on the Vestini hills overlooking the Adriatic Sea to the east and the great Apennine Mountains to the west.

The Rustichella d'Abruzzo sauces are made with high-quality ingredients such as those Nicolina uses at home in Pianella. Vine tomatoes picked at perfect ripeness, as well as the finest extra virgin olive oil from Abruzzo, set these sauces into a category of their own. Nicolina's secret magic touch can be tasted in each one of the jars.