Back to school means back to busy weeknight schedules. Between homework, activities, practices, work and class, preparing a delicious home-cooked meal can be quite a challenge, and getting started is often the hardest part. Let new ProgressoTM Recipe StartersTM cooking sauces give you a head start to a home cooked meal, and you´ll ace the dinner time routine this year!

Progresso Recipe Starters sauces are available in five flavorful varieties that can each be used as a starter to create numerous home-cooked meals. For added inspiration, Progresso created 80 recipes utilizing this new line of cooking sauces that can be found on Progresso.com/RecipeStarters. Many of these recipes are classic family favorites, such as Bacon Mac n´ Cheese, Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken Parmesan, and utilize ingredients your family may already have on-hand. In addition, all of the recipes on the site include a Rate and Review feature, so we encourage you to leave a rating and review of your own, in which you can even include a link back to your blog post about that recipe! Look for Progresso Recipe Starters in the soup aisles!
Inspired by the five “Mother” Sauces that form the basis of classical French cooking, including Béchamel, Velouté, Tomato, Espagnole and Hollandaise, Recipe Starters use a variety of ingredients and the best techniques to make sure you have delicious options to take on the school days dinner dilemma. The five varieties are:
Creamy Parmesan Basil: This creamy, full-bodied and indulgent sauce that was inspired by alfredo and creamy pesto sauces can be used to make dishes such as Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken, Creamy Chicken Alfredo, Basil Chicken Ravioli Carbonara and Basil Chicken Thai Noodle
Creamy Roasted Garlic with Chicken Stock: With caramelized, roasted chicken broth, garlic and a touch of cream, this stock is perfect for dishes such as Creamy Lemon Chicken, Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken Enchiladas
Fire Roasted Tomato: A medium-thick tomato sauce, accompanied by flavors of roasted, caramelized tomatoes, oregano and bell peppers, which can be used as a great way to begin creating Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, Easy Weeknight Chicken Parmesan, Cheese-stuffed Mini Meat Loaves and Mole Tacos
Creamy Portabella Mushroom: Creamy and highly indulgent, this smooth sauce is rich with sautéed Portabella mushrooms, giving you any easy way to start delicious dishes like Easy Weeknight Beef Stroganoff, Steak and Mushroom Sandwich and Tetrazzini
Creamy Three Cheese: Rich and creamy with a blend of yellow and white cheeses, and a savory background of chicken stock, onion, garlic and cracked pepper, this is a great way to satisfy cheese lovers with Easy Weeknight Bacon Mac & Cheese, Twice-Baked Potato Pizza and Cheesy Egg Breakfast Tacos.
Creamy Parmesan Basil: This creamy, full-bodied and indulgent sauce that was inspired by alfredo and creamy pesto sauces can be used to make dishes such as Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Chicken, Creamy Chicken Alfredo, Basil Chicken Ravioli Carbonara and Basil Chicken Thai Noodle
Creamy Roasted Garlic with Chicken Stock: With caramelized, roasted chicken broth, garlic and a touch of cream, this stock is perfect for dishes such as Creamy Lemon Chicken, Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken Enchiladas
Fire Roasted Tomato: A medium-thick tomato sauce, accompanied by flavors of roasted, caramelized tomatoes, oregano and bell peppers, which can be used as a great way to begin creating Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, Easy Weeknight Chicken Parmesan, Cheese-stuffed Mini Meat Loaves and Mole Tacos
Creamy Portabella Mushroom: Creamy and highly indulgent, this smooth sauce is rich with sautéed Portabella mushrooms, giving you any easy way to start delicious dishes like Easy Weeknight Beef Stroganoff, Steak and Mushroom Sandwich and Tetrazzini
Creamy Three Cheese: Rich and creamy with a blend of yellow and white cheeses, and a savory background of chicken stock, onion, garlic and cracked pepper, this is a great way to satisfy cheese lovers with Easy Weeknight Bacon Mac & Cheese, Twice-Baked Potato Pizza and Cheesy Egg Breakfast Tacos.
Just look at this Creamy Lemon Chicken…

It’s made using the Creamy Roasted Garlic Progresso Starter.
How would you like to win this…

Two cans of Progresso Recipe Starters
$10 Gift Card to purchase your recipe ingredients
Progresso Recipe Starters cookbook with 5 recipes
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I bought the mushroom flavor thinking I would make a delish turkey pot pie – can't wait to try it!
The Creamy Roasted Garlic with Chicken Stock sounds good!<br /><br />Name on rafflecopter: Mary Happymommy
I have already bought the three cheese flavor. Now I just have to find the recipe to go with it.
I think the mushroom one sounds awesome, but knowing I have a house full of mushroom haters, I think I'd love to cook with the garlic one! Yum.
The Creamy Parmesan Basil sounds amazing!
creamy three cheese sounds good!
I would like the Creamy Parmesean Basil
Cheese, please!!!
I would like all of them, but especially the mushroom flavor
I would love to try the roasted garlic one! YUM!
I think the fire roasted tomato sauce one sounds yummy!
It's hard to say I prefer one over another, they all look so yummy!!! The fire roasted tomato sounds especially so! I have to look for them at the local grocery so I can start trying them. 🙂
I live such a sheltered life. I am just finding out about this on your blog. What a great giveaway.
I would grab up that creamy three cheese!
Creamy Portabella Mushroom sounds great to me
I can't wait to try them!
I can't wait totry them all! I think I would start with Creamy Roasted Garlic with Chicken Stock.
the creamy three cheese sounds yummy<br />christine_sandmann@sbcglobal.net
I tried the Fire Roasted Tomato recipe starter last weekend with a pot roast and I'd turned out delicious!
I used the three cheese and it was great, I also picked up the mushroom but haven't tried it yet but if it was anything like the three cheese I know we'll like it 🙂
fire roasted tomato!
mmm they all sound wonderful. Think i'd like to try the Creamy roasted garlic!
I think the creamy roasted garlic. Thanks for the chance to enter.<br /><br />Andrea D.<br />short74717@msn.com
Creamy roasted garlic….sounds yummy for a chicken dish!!!!!
Yay! You know i love me some giveaways! thanks!!
Creamy portabello sounds awesome! They all do! <br />Ttrockwood@yahoo.com
creamy three cheese<br />Entered the rafflecopter form as "crave to save"<br /><br />Thanks for the chance to win!<br />gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com<br />
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Fire roasted tomato sounds YUMMY!
I would like to try the Creamy Mushroom variety or the Creamy Parmesan…oh my goodness the possibilities!
I would love to try the Creamy Mushroom or the Creamy Parmesan… oh the possibilities!!
Creamy Parmesan Basil–Yum!!<br /><br />sharonjo at gwtc dot net
The mushroom and Creamy Three cheese sound great to me!