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Key Points Jenna Bush Hager’s family favorite store-bought pasta sauce is Rao’s Homemade. The 'Today' personality and are teaming up to help fans create the 'Ultimate Pasta Night' before Thanksgiving. The 'Ultimate Pasta Night' sweepstakes offers a few lucky winners round-trip airfare and Rao’s care packages to celebrate pasta night at home. Jenna Bush Hager is sharing her favorite method for achieving the “cooked all day” flavor her family appreciates, without the commitment of standing by a stove all day. Her secret? A cult-favorite brand of jarred sauce. The Today personality and children’s book author shares three kids–Mila, Poppy and Hal–with her husband of 17 years, Henry Chase Hager. So when it comes to spending time with the family, she knows just how precious every moment is–and that’s why she trusts the controversial pantry staple, calling it a mealtime saver. But of all the options lining grocery store shelves, there’s only one that she trusts as her “go-to,” and it’s likely one shoppers are already familiar with: Rao’s Homemade. Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Her Preferred Store-Bought Pasta Sauce Is Rao’s Homemade “Rao’s Homemade is my go-to sauce because it instantly elevates any meal and my family loves it,” Bush Hager said in a Nov. 10 press release from the popular pasta sauce brand. The former first daughter is such a fan that she’s looking to help other families spend more time together by swapping the hours spent standing around in the kitchen for a jar of Rao’s. In partnership with the popular sauce, Bush Hager wants to turn the night before Thanksgiving, “and all that chaos that comes with it,” into the “Ultimate Pasta Night.” A night which she describes as a moment to “pause and spend time with my people over a great tasting meal with amazing quality ingredients.” Related: Jenna Bush Hager Reveals the First Book Pick Under Her New Publishing Imprint “The Italian art of slow living takes center stage with Rao’s Homemade, and Thanksgiving Eve should be no exception,” Marci Raible, vice president of media strategy and digital growth at The Campbell’s Company (the parent company of Rao’s), added. “That’s why we’re inviting home cooks everywhere to embrace the Ultimate Pasta Night – a time to slow down and enjoy a simple, yet elevated meal with authentic flavors and incomparable taste.” “We slow simmer so you don’t have to!” Raible teased. For the next week, Rao’s Homemade and Bush Hager are teaming up to give fans a chance to “win everything they need to celebrate their own Ultimate Pasta Night,” including round-trip airfare. Now through Monday, Nov. 17, fans can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to be one of 10 winners of a round-trip flight (up to $751) and a Rao’s Homemade care package. The promo will also set up an additional 25 winners with “Ultimate Pasta Night Kits,” the contents of which remain a surprise but are said to include everything “needed to enjoy the perfect meal.” Fans who don’t need to travel far to celebrate are invited to check out Rao’s Instagram and TikTok pages as well as its official website for recipe inspiration this holiday season.