Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009

Well you know it's good when the person sitting next to you enjoying a meal you've cooked says "this is fantastic". I have to agree. Of course I altered slightly based on other reviewers comments; reduced the amount of wine significantly, used dried herbs and omitted the tomatoe paste. Fabulous sauce! Thanks for sharing Debbie!

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Cass68

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Leduc, Alberta, Canada

Living In: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

This is a really goody recipe. My wife and I vary it per the ingrediants we have on hand, sometimes using italian sausage or sometimes using only ground beef. If we don't have fresh herbs we'll just use Italian Seasoning. Either way it's always dependably good. I especially like using this sauce when I'm making the Baked Ziti 1 recipe on this website, which uses provolone and sour cream. Absolutely delicious!

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Bucho

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

loved it, the second time i made it though i threw some italian sausage in there to spice it up a bit.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

I thought this was a little too "heavy" with all the wine in it, but my husband loved it. I will maybe cut down a little on the wine next time.

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Kristin C

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Painesville, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

This is a 4 star recipe but has 5 star possibility with some changes. But still a great sauce! I made it the night before and left it in fridge overnight before reheating it on the stove. I also didn't use any wine.I thought it also only needed 1 onion and 1 lb of mushrooms instead of 2. Instead of using 3 cans of tomato sauce I tried cans of italian peeled tomatoes and adding a green pepper.I made meatballs for the sauce too and let them simmer and thought it came out excellent.Next time I will try some Italian sausages.

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THOM79

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

This is a phenomenal sauce. I used a nice bottle of red wine and used a can of crushed tomatos. Great flavor!

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Heather

Home Town: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2008

This was excellent. I had fun making it too. I love the taste the wine brings. The only change I made was my family doesn't like mushrooms so I left those out, and I didn't have any fresh herbs so I used dried. It worked out fine. We ate on this for days and there was nothing left over. Will be making it again.

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jbaker5

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Mabank, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

wow, this is an amazing sauce.

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dave

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Excello, Missouri, USA

Living In: Macon, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: May 12, 2008

I've been trying to perfect my speghetti sauce for years. This recipe has helped me in a huge way.

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Calvin Davis

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Living In: Summerville, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2007

Never really used wine in my sautsbce. It was different but good. I added 2 tsb of sugar and a 1 tsb of basil. I like my sauce a little sweet. Changed taste ever so slightly.

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Ray

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007

it wasn't bad but did not wow me or my family. i personally thought it had too much oregano.

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morgan

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

Compliments to the chef! This was a great authentic spaghetti sauce. I didn't use as much wine as it called for, only because I wanted to save it for the meal ; ) I did sweeten mine up with some brown sugar and ketchup (just can't help myself). I love the rich flavor that the wine brings to the sauce.

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DEANNA T

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gouverneur, New York, USA

Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2007

This was a hit Christmas of 2006! Absolutely delicious! Guests loved the authentic taste. What few leftovers there were, I froze and it was still wonderful 2 months later. I used angel hair pasta a homemade garlic bread for a truly authentic Italian meal.

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koreen

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2007

I thought this was pretty good but it didn't 'wow' us. Although I did like the red wine in it, I'll keep looking for that 'OMG' sauce:)

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Allison

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2007

when I'm in the mood for Italian food I love to cook this.

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2006

I give this one a five after I made some changes. I liked how the seasonings were in this, unique and fresh, I left out the rosemary and added fresh basil although I made sure not to add more basil than I did oregano. My sauce was a bit salty, so I added probaby 4-5 tsps of sugar, I think the saltiness comes from canned tomato. In the future I may use a can of crushed tomato which I think would create a consistency I prefer. For heat I added some sliced up italian sausage which I added raw to the sauce and let cook along with a little crushed red pepper. I used two cups of red wine, that was plenty. Simmer it an hour at night, and then leave it over night to simmer another few hours the next day. Went great over Rigatoni.

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