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Basic Sauce for Pasta

“This is a basic mild pasta sauce my mother made for years and is still a family favorite. You can add browned ground beef, mushrooms, grated carrots, zucchini or other veggies. We especially like mushrooms or ground beef. It's easy and quick but as with most things like this, the longer and slower it simmers the better it tastes.”

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2008

Even though I found it kinda bland but I still found it nice :) Def needs a little basil and more garlic/onion/oregano

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2008

I was out of oregano so I just used Italian seasoning instead. Used this sauce for homemade chicken ravioli and it was great! Super easy recipe that you can get going while you're doing other things. Fabulous for a busy mom!

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MADDEESMOM

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2008

I cooked ground chicken with the garlic and onion then added the tomato sauce. Instead of water, I used chicken broth. I also used parm cheese instead of the processed cheese. Wow, it was great served with bow tie pasta!

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Cathy

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2007

Easy, quick and tasty!!

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Steve

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Rochester, New York, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2005

I tripled up this recipe, but used 1 part tomato paste for every 3 parts sauce to make it a little thicker. I also used an extra clove of garlic, some garlic powder, basil, and a bay leaf. The recipe by itself isn't outstanding, but it puts you right at the point where you can do some fun things tailored to your own taste.

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2004

The sauce is still simmering, but it's exactly what I was looking for. It tastes and smells great. Perfect for our ex pat family with limited ingredients. I used Italian seasoning instead of oregano. I also doubled the recipe to freeze for later. Thanks for a great basic sauce.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2004

this is the first recipe i made from this site. when i first tasted it, it didnt taste as good as i had expected but then after i added some extra garlic and parmesean cheese and let it simmer for about 45 minutes, it tasted 100 times better. i also added some finely chopped ground meat. i accented it with some pasta. it definatly tasted good.

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BRANDI20

	Cooking Level: Beginning Home Town: Lebanon, Kentucky, USA Living In: Dunedin, Florida, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2004

Pretty good sauce, but made as directed it would have been way too watery for my family. So I used a small can of tomato sauce plus a large can and also a medium can of tomato paste. I left out the processed cheese because we didn't have any. Instead of the oregano, I used a tsp. of Italian spices. Turned out alright, but seemed a little lacking on flavor. We will try this again though with Italian sausage.

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Trisha M.


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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2003

This was really good! My youngest daughter even said "it smells just like the jarred stuff". The whole family liked it. I substituted 1 1/2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese instead of the prepared cheese sauce and also added an extra clove of garlic (garlic lovers here). The only complaint? There wasn't more! I will definitely make this again but will double or triple the recipe.

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THEINGRAMS4

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Newark, Delaware, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2003

This was great! As a single mom of a little girl, I have to balance meeting her picky eating habits to my budget (and limited culinary skills). The ingedients I used for the 4-serving recipe cost me a buck, the recipe was so simple even I couldn't screw it up, and my daughter loved the sauce! I used half to make chicken manicotti (multiple servings from a whole roast chicken - which I also learned how to roast perfectly from allrecipes.com), and froze the other half to make spaghetti or lasagna in the future.

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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2003

Very good! I added a bay leaf and some basil. My husband loved it.

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2002

This was really good. I added zucchini, mushrooms and beef. The beef really sucked up the juices, I would maybe add a little more water and tomato paste if adding beef. Great flavor, recommended!

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2002

This had a homemade flavor, but also used up some cans of tomato sauce that needed using. I added some basil as well. I recommend this recipe!

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