I'm a college student, so my arsenal of cooking tools is significantly weaker than a standard kitchen, and thus I found that this recipe was perfect since it didnt involve a blender and it is very simple. I used Wegman's pasta sauce; Tomato and Basil, and I didnt include any more basil into the stew. All in all this is a nice stew, I added more crushed red peppers because I like things on the spicy side. One thing I changed was that after pouring the pasta sauce into a measuring cup, I then put water in it to rinse/get the rest of the sauce out, and then added a bit more water into the stew. I feel that otherwise it may have been too thick and a bit awkward to eat. I think that some melted cheddar cheese on top would be great as well, in addition to some crackers on the side. Thanks for the quick/yummy recipe . -UR_cook