Ranking Every Jarred Pasta Sauce

In this saucy episode of Ranked with Babish, Andrew Rea tackles a wide selection of jarred pasta sauces to find out which ones are worth pouring over your next plate of spaghetti. From big-name brands to artisanal options, he dishes out hot takes on marinara, tomato basil, and more. It’s a red-sauce showdown full of surprises and strong opinions.

Here’s the ranking:

• Carbone Marinara - 10

• Carmine’s Marinara - 9

• Lydia's Marinara - 8

• Trader Joe's Calabrian Chili Spicy Pasta Sauce - 8

• Classico Italian Sausage - 7

• Trader Joe's Tomato Basil Marinara - 6

• Classico Traditional Sweet Basil - 6

• Classico Spicy Red Pepper - 6

• Newman's Own Sockarooni - 6

• Rao's Arrabbiata - 6

• Classico Fire Roasted Tomato & Garlic - 6

• Prego Italian Sausage & Garlic - 5

• Rao's Homemade Marinara- 5

• Rao's Vodka Sauce - 5

• Rao's Homemade Sensitive Marinara - 5

• Newman's Own Tomato & Basil, - 5

• Carbone Mushroom - 5

• Prego Traditional - 4

• Prego Tomato, Basil, & Garlic - 4

• Bertolli Five Cheese - 4

• Rao's Homemade Bolognese - 4

• Rao's Homemade Four Cheese - 4

• Rao's Roasted Garlic - 4

• San Merican Marinara - 4

• TuttoRosso Traditional - 4

• Classico Four Cheese - 4

• Carbone Roasted Garlic - 4

• Prego Flavored with Meat - 3

• Prego Roasted Garlic Parmesan - 3

• Ragu - 3

• Ragu Flavored with Meat - 3

• Bertolli Vineyard Marinara - 3

• Hunt's Traditional - 3

• Barilla Traditional - 3

• Barilla Marinara - 3

• Classico Vodka Sauce - 3

• Prego Chunky Garden Combo - 2

• Bertolli Vodka Sauce - 2

• 365 Organic Marinara - 2

• Amazon Fresh Tomato, Basil, & Garlic - 2

• Hunt's Four Cheese - 2

• Trader Joe's Cacio e Pepe Pasta Sauce - 2

• Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo - 1