Progresso,a subsidiary of US food company General Mills,has developed Recipe Starters,a new line of cooking sauces which can be used to create home-cooked meals.

Recipe Starters are available in five varieties-Creamy Parmesan Basil,Creamy Roasted Garlic with Chicken Stock,Fire Roasted Tomato,Creamy Portabella Mushroom and Creamy Three Cheese.

Progresso New Products marketing manager Allen Gerten said that sauces are the foundation for delicious meals,but families do not always have the time to create these sauces from scratch.

"To help families overcome this hurdle,we created Progresso Recipe Starters in our kitchens,so they can save time in theirs,"Gerten added.

To support the product launch,Progresso has created 80 recipes utilizing this new line of cooking sauces.Recipe Starters are available in the soup aisle for a suggested retail price of$2.49 for an 18-ounce can.