Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

I make a simplified version of this...just beef, onion, mushrooms, garlic cloves, green pepper. Then I added tomatoe paste, some diced tomatoes, a couple fresh tomatoes, oregano, olive oil, salt and pepper and voila...a quick and tasty pasta

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lulu

Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2011

Used 2 large Cans of crushed tomatoes instead diced cans and a about 2 T of sugar.

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Millie

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Flanders, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Yummy! I used half of each kind of meat and found the sugar completely unnecessary though.

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Kimberly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

My Husband and I loved this and I used the full recipe and just froze what we didn't use, its enough spaghetti sauce for a month! So Delicious!

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Lyndsey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hurst, Texas, USA

Living In: Grapevine, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

Very good! Makes a LARGE batch (feed 8 adults and 6 kids) and freeze's great. Quick and simple to make. If you don't like your sauce sweet, use 1/4 cup sugar or omit all together. Make sure to drain tomatoes or it'll end up very runny (made that mistake in one batch). I also used tomato sauce that already had Italian season added, plus an Italian season mix instead of all the different season's.

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mrspink7

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

I thought this was good. My husband thought it was ok, he likes it thicker. I didn't add the sudar, thought it was fine without. Thanks.

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Trisha

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2008

Too sweet for me but the other people liked it. One even asked for the recipe. People who like their sauce tart/savoury should reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup or less. Probably not a good idea to leave it out completely as a little sugar does add an extra dimension to savoury dishes

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caroline1008

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

Wow! This really wasn't for me. VERY VERY SWEET. I think it might have been good if I had skipped the sugar part. I spent the bulk of my afternoon preparing this and I honestly had to start over.

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HOTBURRITO

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2008

This is almost exactly how I make my spaghetti sauce. I used brown sugar and cut it back to two tablespoons. I didn't have green peppers, so I used red. I sauteed the garlic with a cup of sliced mushrooms and added that in as well. I also added a couple shakes of Worchestershire sauce. Sometimes, I'll add spinach or shredded zucchini for added veggie power/fiber. This makes a lot, but my boys are good eaters. This also freezes well, too. EDITED 08/08/08: I used this today for Pioneer Woman's Lasagna and it worked out great for me. (TIP: If you are freezing spaghetti sauce in plastic containers and worried about staining the plastic, spray the inside with cooking spray. Really helps keep the staining to a minimum.)

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