I cook a lot with pasta and, as a result, Waitrose Essential Tomato and Basil Sauce tends to be one of the staple products in my fridge. I shop in Waitrose and there are a wide range of sauces to choose from, but tomato and basil really is one of those basic products that is a must have for basic savory cooking. My favourite recipe is to fry up some chicken, bacon, courgette, onion and chives and then stir in this sauce with some penne pasta. Then transfer this to a dish and sprinkle with cheese and breadcrumbs........and pop in the oven for 20 minutes or so. Delicious and very simple! This sauce comes in a plastic pot with a resealable lid so that you don't ...  Read the complete review

Normally I'll use Lloyd Grossman pasta sauces or sometimes supermarket own brand sauces from Saibsurys and Tesco but on this occasion, we were doing an Internet shop at Ocado and to make up the minimum delivery amount, we decided to add some of this pasta sauce to the virtual basket as it was one of the cheapest. THE PACKAGING The sauce comes in a clear, plastic 'pot' type that we found extremely difficult to open via the 'catch' at the side of the lid. Once it was opened, the lid didn't fit as securely as I would have liked. Although it wasn't in grave danger of coming off, it just didn't feel particularly secure if the pot was to tip over accidentally. ...  Read the complete review