Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2011

I made this last night, and like some other reviewer's, I thought to myself that this recipe may be a bit bland, and I was tempted to throw in a can of tomato paste for thickener. Bt I'm glad I kept it organically fresh, with no additives or preservatives, because it tastes GREAT! What I did differently was, used 8 cloves of garlic instead of 3 and for thickening, I combined 1 1/2 tbls of flour, 1 tbls of cornstarch, 3 tbls of butter in a sauce pan & made a paste. I added the thickener in the last 30mins of cooking. No guilt, just fresh & natural ingredients ;-)

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nicole90006

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2011

I love to add cayenne pepper for an extra kick!

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Beebs

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2011

Fresh, easy and absolutely delicious just the way it is!!! Although I did not seed the tomatoes. So simple and so good for you no perservatives and unknown ingredients like the store varieites!! Thanks for submitting this awesome recipe.

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tracy

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2011

I think this tastes like Prego or something you'd get at Olive Garden... which isn't really a compliment to me because I can cook better than that. But it has real potential and is a great way to use up garden tomatoes. Sometimes simple is better, but this is just missing something. But it's not bad.

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cookie_cooker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boise, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2011

My husband & I went a bit crazy with the tomato plants this year and suddenly we had about 15 tomatoes of varying sizes & varieties just sitting around waiting to rot. I decided to act quickly and make some fresh tomato sauce. I picked this recipe since we have loads of fresh basil in the garden as well. I worried this recipe was too simple and the end product would taste like watery raw tomatoes over pasta. I'm happy to report my worries were unfounded. This sauce turned out LOVELY -- so delicious. I sauteed half a softball sized sweet onion and five cloves of garlic in olive oil and added to the tomatoes in the pot (which I first blanched to remove skins, cored & then mashed with a potato masher). I added approx. 1/4 cup of chopped basil leaves plus salt & pepper & a few quick dashes of dried oregano. I can't get over how sweet this sauce is when I never added sugar! It has such a complex flavor with so few ingredients and so little effort that I cannot for the LIFE of me understand how the jarred sauces get it so wrong! This could be eaten as marinara sauce or tomato soup -- because honestly it would be fantastic either way. I did thicken it a bit with a mixture of about a tablespoon and a half of corn starch and some cool water whisked together, then added a bit at a time until the sauce was the desired thickness. This is a great recipe. I shall never fear an overabundance of tomatoes again. :)

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Erin

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2011

Excellent and easy. Even better the next day! I did not use that much oil. Didn't need it. I just sauted the onion and garlic first in a bit of oil and then added the tomatoes. One pot. Upped the garlic. Sauce could easily be tweaked to suite individual tastes. Keep the lid off the pot. Thickens up faster that way. Great way to use up all those extra garden tomatoes. Thanks!

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Peggy Mitchell

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sacramento, California, USA

Living In: Paso Robles, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2011

Maybe i had exceptional tomatoes and fresh basil, but this is wonderful. I can see blending some up with sautéed veg and having a fabulous soup. It's going to make a tasty base for pasta sauces too. Just did up 50 pounds of tomatoes!

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toni

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2011

This sauce is awesome - I had tons of tomatoes from my garden and didn't know what to do with them. This sauce was the perfect thing. I doubled the amount of basil because I also had tons of that in my garden and it tasted divine.

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sunboi87

Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2011

Yum! This was fabulous....I added fresh oregano and used only about 3 T olive oil.

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dollbaby1966

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2011

Amazing sauce! I didn't use the whole Onion, but most of it - but I did add extra garlic. I didn't seed them either. It is so delicious - and not just according to me :-) I have canned some of this and plan to make more!

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