Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

Every liked! Next time I will use diced tomatoes. Served with Italian salad and grilled garlic bread.

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Laura B

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fallbrook, California, USA

Living In: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Fabulous! I will admit a change or two... First of all for the sauce, I used 3 cloves of garlic and will next time use more like 1 1/2... next, I changed the tomatoes around some. I used a 28 oz can of Tomatoes (ended up chopping them up - could've used diced) and a 28 oz can of tomato sauce - I left out the sugar and bay leaf totally (too sweet for me). For the meatballs, I used 1 1/2 #'s of a meatloaf mix of ground beef, ground veal and ground pork. I used Ritz crackers (3/4 cup) instead of bread crumbs and about 1/3 pkg of Lipton Onion Soup Mix ~ no garlic powder needed. I cooked the sauce at 2 hours, then added the meatballs and 6 oz can of tomato paste, 12 oz tomato sauce and black pepper. The meatballs cooked about another 1 1/2 hours or a little more... Served over the little pasta 'nests', spinach w/cucumber and tomato salad and fresh Italian bread. Served with a Sterling 2002 Merlot... absolutely magnificant!!! Spectcular Dinner... with a simple modification to this recipe... can't wait to taste the leftovers... OMG - the best I've ever made

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SBELLE67

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

The sauce gets 5 stars. The meatballs were a little bland, will add more seasoning next time and use fresh garlic instead of powder. No more store bought sauce for this house!

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Alisa Ann

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

My husband LOVED this recipe. He made a point to tell me to save it. The only issue I had is that you need to put it through a blender at some point and also the meatballs fell apart in the sauce while cooking. They did cook all the way through though, which was doubted by some people. Next time I may saute them a little first.

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LareinaK

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

This was a very easy and very good recipe. My husband doesn't like any spaghetti sauce other than Ragu...he actually liked this! I made the following changes...substituted ground bison for the beef, used 1/2 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup oatmeal for the meatballs. For the sauce I used diced tomatoes seasoned with basil, oregano, and garlic (Red Gold). Great recipe!

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

I made a couple chages to this recipe after tasting it an hour into simmering. I thought it was tasting way too tomatoey so I added 2 TBLS brown sugar and 2 tsp itailan style seasoning. That did the trick. So the changes I made from the beginning were: I used brown surgar instead of white. I pureed the tomatoes, I didn't have tomatoe paste so I used an 8 oz can of roasted garlic tomatoe sauce and 3 TBLS of oats that I blended with the tomatoes to thicken the sauce. I followed the meatballs exactly and they had such a great aroma but kind of lacked in taste. I will play around with more spices the next time I make this. As written this recipe is a 3 or 4, with the changes I made I would give it 5 stars.

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FROGHOPPER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Meatballs are bland

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Rebecca S.

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

I sort of used this recipe as a base for meatballs. So, I can only rate the meatballs. I followed the recipe, but did bake the meatballs in the oven and then added them to my own sauce. Tasty!

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

very good. easy. i'm not much of a meat eater myself but my daughter and husband loved these. we even had leftovers that didn't go to waste! i did follow the recipe without making changes but i am not a recipe experimenter. i just keep looking if it does't work the first time but this recipe is a keeper. thanks.

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shawnhatestorun

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

FINALLY had a chance to make the sauce an use my previously frozen meatballs!!! [[half day at school..]] I can’t believe first first of all the ¼ cup of oil. Ohh no no no no no!!! When it was simmering, oil kept coming on the spatula and sitting up on top. Ugghh. My dad noticed an did not have seconds. As far as following the recipe goes, I used w/e ever cans of tomatoes I had to equal the amount an next time will def. Not use whole..too chunky. I was also very liberal with the spices/herbs. When I added the meatballs, they were quick to soften an quite a few lost their roundness making for a really meaty sauce. But- they were deelicious =) ***Mseatballs were made with seasoned Panko bread crumbs an mozz. cheese to sub. and sized like a golf ball.

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Kaley_Rae

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

A keeper. Cooking the meatballs in the sauce is a huge time saver. The sauce fills the house with the best aroma, and the final product is delicious.

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katmc14

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Newton, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

I'll give this 2 stars based on the meatballs which were very good. The sauce however - my husband didn't even want it and he eats anything.

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jennifery78

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Delicious though I had to modify it at the last minute when I realized my canned tomatoes and paste were expired! Used mostly tomato sauce + 1 14oz can of whole peeled tomatoes.

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Stacie

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Home Town: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

I wasn't really a fan of these, but my friends loved them.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

Fantastic! Even better for lunch the next day!

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TLANCASTER

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Home Town: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

delicious, whole family loved it! my first time making meatballs and i see no need to ever use another recipe!

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lindsey

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

This was very good, but a little too salty. Next time I'll use unsalted tomatoes or cut the salt in half. I followed the recipe exactly, except I made mini meatballs instead of 12 big ones.

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basia

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Everyone in my family loved this recipe, the sauce was fantastic! I took advice from reviews, and also browned my meatballs before throwing them in the sauce and it worked beautifully. The meatballs could use a little more flavour.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

The sauce was great but the meatballs were lacking in flavor. I'll keep searching for another meatball recipe. Thanks for posting though!

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

I don't care for spaghetti, but my husband and kids love it so I make it every once in a while. Now that I have found this recipe, I might do it every week. It is preposterously good!!! Like others, I was hesitant to cook the meatballs in the sauce, but I'm glad I followed the recipe as written. When my husband got home and tasted a meatball, he was raving about how delicious it was: evenly cooked, not falling apart, and restaurant-quality (a big compliment coming from him!).

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