Dinner-ready sauces have become practically as good as homemade or a top restaurant. Thanks to stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, cool, eclectic and upstart sauce brands are more readily available, including organic. Even if you're skipping carbs, you can enjoy many sauces on other food items like chicken, though with how amazing some ready-made sauces are today, you might just want to sneak in a little pasta just once.

From top:  Said to be one of the best Alfredo sauces available, Bertoli; A red sauce that has passed the test of even the most discriminating Italians,  Newman's Own; Butternut squash sauces are a great change from the traditional, Dave's Gourmet; A top-rated pesto made easy at home; Alessi