Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

I've made this sauce for my whole family and they loved it. I made some slight changes as well but kept true to the integrity of the sauce. Thank you for posting.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

I'm quite surprised at how high this recipe gets reviewed. I followed it exactly and was very disappointed. The meat in the dish was so overwhelming you can not really taste the tomatoes or any of the garlic, I even let it simmer for an extra hour to no avail. This was a bland and heavy sauce, I don't even want to eat the leftovers.

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James

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

A good recipe. I liked it. I substituted 2 lbs of ground beef for the 3 lbs of meat in the recipe. Everything else stayed the same. Not as good reheated.

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

A good, flavorful, meaty sauce. Easy to make, easy to eat. ;)

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2009

this is pretty freaking awesome. i used ground beef and italian sausage....didn't puree it....and LOVED it! I made a full batch then froze the leftovers in jars for later....i will definitely be making this again and again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

This is a great recipe, especially for people who love a very meaty sauce. I find that when you cook meat in the sauce, the sauce becomes more greasy and runny and doesn't stick to the noodles. I make this same exact sauce without any meat, and then add meat to the pasta dish and it works a lot better for me. You can use this same recipe without the meat and add a 6 oz can of tomato paste to make pizza sauce.

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jjm1982

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Reviewed: May 26, 2009

The men in my family loved it...I think it was a bit too thick with all the meat. Although, I did not puree it. The flavor was very good. I think next time I will use less meat. But, still yummy!

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christine.takingcare

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Reviewed: May 7, 2009

This was my first attempt at sauce and I loved it. I did add some mushrooms, green pepper, red pepper. And I used ground turkey instead of beef and turkey sausage instead of pork.

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Pamela Cherry

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

This is so good!- I used ground veal and beef to avoid the final step of the food processor and it came out great! I also added a little sugar b/c I like my sauce a little sweet. It was a lot of sauce- enough for a small baked ziti last night- a large one for the freezer and then for spaghetti tonight! I will make again and again! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Thanks everyone for the rave reviews! Just wanted to say that like many of you, i've often substituted grounds meats and i've also used ground turkey instead of beef to cut back on the fat, although there is a taste difference when you use turkey instead of beef (not bad at all, but something is definitely lacking).

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ECORIA1978

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

Thank you for this recipe. I made it exactly as you said and it is fantastic. Also a fairly easy recipe and enjoyable to make. Thanks again!

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009

By far the best I have ever had! Thanks so much, I didn't change a thing!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Very good!! I only added a little sugar only because we like ours sweeter.

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twins2

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Excellent & tasty sauce. Usually just make up sauce from scratch. My friend enjoyed this almost as much. He likes "hot" included in his food, I used 2 small serano peppers chopped finely. Came out great!!

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drac52

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

I'v been making this for years. The only thing I do differently is I have started grinding my spices up. It shortens the simmering time to about an hour.So when I get home from work at 4pm I can still have dinner on by 6:30 if I hurry. I also use whole wheat pasta with flax seed from hodgson mills.

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

Followed the recipe and it came out great!

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008

Great recipe! My personal preference would like it a little more saucy but this tasted great!

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

Delicious! I had never before made any kind of sauce from scratch and now my husband thinks I'm a gourmet chef. This was so easy - but I won't tell him that... I used ground beef, ground veal and sweet basil Italian sausages. I also added a splash of red wine about 15 minutes prior to serving but I only let the sauce simmer for 1 hour. My family was starving at the time and the aroma made it impossible to wait any longer. The recipe made enough sauce that I could freeze half. The sauce would be great for lasagna too so I'll try that next time. I will make this again and again and again! Thanks Grandma!!!

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Heidi E.

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Reviewed: May 24, 2008

Such a simple recipe, with simple items. I never thought to "grind" the meat to make a smoother consistency, but it sure made for a really nice meat sauce that my 11 year old and the rest of the family liked. The round steak gave a nice meaty flavor. I did not use veal, but used freshly ground beef (15%). That was the only change. Used a hand immersion blender. Will use this great recipe when I need a great meat sauce!

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AMSILVA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2008

Absolutely wonderful. The only change I made was to add the wine which was suggested, fresh basil, dried thyme, & sliced fresh mushrooms, didn't cook first just added to sauce. I did use hot Italian sausage instead of sweet, I always use hot. Enjoy. The only change necessary would be the choice between the hot & sweet, everything else I am sure everyone would like.

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