Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2008

Yum! Made this sauce to use for eggplant parmesan and it was really awesome! I had to double it for the dish and used every bit of it for one medium sized eggplant. I used 6 garlic cloves, but that's because we are garlic lovers :) I'll be making this sauce from now on instead of buying the canned & jarred stuff since I always have the ingredients on hand. Thanks for a great recipe!!!

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Bridget

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Home Town: Lorain, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2008

This recipe was REALLY good...but I did make a few alterations. I didn't add any onion, and doubled the garlic. Also, I added basil. I didn't want it quite as chunky, so I used my hand blender for a few seconds at the end. I allowed it to simmer for about an hour! YUM!

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bethsanchez23

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

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Reviewed: May 26, 2008

Great recipe. I added 1/2 cup red wine, and my friends thought it was an old family recipe that had cooked all day!

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JUNELL

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Reviewed: May 15, 2008

This is the greatest basic recipe I have ever tried and the only one I will use from now on. It is good on pasta, rice or any casserole requiring a tomato based sauce

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Reviewed: May 15, 2008

I have been making this sauce for years, except we prefer basil instead of oregano. In a pinch or for a quick sauce, use dried minced onion and garlic salt. And for a more elaborate sauce, add this recipe to any jar of spagetti sauce. Don't be afraid to experiment with different ingredients to find what tastes best to you.

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Reviewed: May 15, 2008

Because of a special diet I can't use canned tomatoes or paste so I just subbed the same amount of fresh diced tomatoes. There was enough juice from the tomatoes to make it just right. Also, I used 4 cloves of garlic because of personal taste. The addition of fresh basil and oregeno made this dish exceptional.

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Home Town: Grangeville, Louisiana, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2008

This was delicious. I used 6oz of tomato paste and 4oz water instead of the tomato sauce. We served it over the "Parmesan Chicken" recipe from this site.

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Reviewed: May 6, 2008

This is a great recipe!! My son kept asking for pasta so I thought I would give this a try. I added canned mushrooms and bell pepper, I had some on hand that I wanted to use before it went bad. It was so delicious. It didn't take long to make and my toddlers ate it up. Thanks for the great recipe.

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Adrian & Renee

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Reviewed: May 4, 2008

This recipe is delicious! I added some sauteed mushrooms and green peppers to the sauce to add something a little extra. I love this sauce. It's so easy to make and change to your liking.

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

This was delicious. My changes: 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp salt, then I pureed the sauce (my kids like it better that way). I doubt I will buy marinara at the store anymore.

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

Tasty. Nothing amazing, but a good basic recipe. I added a lot of Itallian seasoning and about a teaspoon more salt. I also pured about 3/4 of the sauce in my Cuisinart. I think this gave it a better texture.

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

Good recipe using items I always have in. I used this sauce to go with meatballs. I added some dried basil and italian seasoning. My daughters and myself loved it, my husband thought it tasted a little sour. So if I make it again I thnk I'll add a bit more sugar. Many Thanks

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KEZ

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2008

I made this in a pinch when i could not find my other sauce recipe and it was sooo yummy and easy. This is one of the few recipes i did not change a thing too! please try you will love it.

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2008

This was so quick and easy it was unbelievable! I added a little green pepper and mushroom, then cooked Italian sausage on the side to serve with it ... amazing!!

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MADDEESMOM

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

Great basic sauce. I didn't have an 8 oz. can of tomato sauce, so I used a 6 oz. can of tomato paste and added 4 ounces of water. Let it simmer, covered, for quite a while, until dinner was ready. Added a little fresh basil and no salt. Had this with Fast and Friendly Meatballs, from this site, whole wheat angel hair, and steamed broccoli.

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2007

When it had been cooking for 15 minutes and didn't have much flavor, I sauteed two more cloves of garlic, plus added a 3/4 tsp of Italian seasoning. Even after the addition, we had to put on a ton of Parmesan cheese to make it taste good. We're vegetarian so didn't have meatballs--perhaps that was the problem. It may taste good with meat, but didn't care for it as written.

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2007

Good basic recipe for marinara sauce. I forgot to add the sugar but it tasted just fine without. I used Italian style diced tomatoes so I didn't need the oregano, plus I don't really like it. I did add some dry parsley instead. Also, I added some cruched red peppers to the oil while it was heating up for some spice and used about 5 cloves of garlic. Thanks for the recipe!

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ErinInVegas

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

This was great! Simple and tasty. I prefer a smoother sauce so I blended the onion, garlic and diced tomatos in the food processor then added that to the rest of the ingredients. Wonderful!

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PotatoFreak

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2006

There may be better recipes out there for marinara sauce, but I gave this 5 stars just because I made it exactly as the recipe stated and it was tasty--plus it was super easy and quick and the ingredients are all things you tend to have on hand.

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