Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

Tastes great! The only changes I made were I used jar spaghetti sauce, and added minced garlic. Will make again :)

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spabetti

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Living In: Whittier, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2007

This was great. Didn't take long. 1st was the charm. A delicious meat sauce. Would definitely make this again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007

Pretty good recipie...I added some extras though, I added a couple of bay leaves, real garilc insted of the powder, carrots, mushrooms, olives, spegetti and italian seasoning and a dash of brown sugar. I put it in the crock pot for a few hrs to simmer and let the flavors blend. It turned out real well, my guests were complementing me all night!

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cassie

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Home Town: Newberg, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2007

Best ever. I love the seasoning in this sauce. I sometimes put more tomatoes to make it a little more saucy and less thick. Either way is good though!

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2007

I made this sauce as instructed, but added some carrots as suggested by others to "sweeten the pot" and reduce the acidity (without adding sugar). It was certainly not bad, but was not "sauce". It's much heartier than a traditional "sauce", but lacked the rich smooth depth of "sauce"...If you know what I mean.

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CHEESECAKEMAKER

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Living In: Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2007

This was decent sauce, good homemade flavor, strong acidic tomato taste, but lacked a depth and richness. Not as mellow and smooth as I would have liked, maybe if I had added some sugar? I used crushed tomatoes instead of stewed, fresh mushrooms instead of canned. My family liked this but I've had much better from here. This could be a good base recipe though. Thanks Angie, this was pretty good.

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2007

This was really good! No changes except added a little sugar since we like our sauce a little sweet. I'll make again! Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2007

Yummy and easy!! Made a few changes though. Added veggies: chopped carrots, celery, fresh mushrooms and zucchini. Also threw in 3 cut italian sausages. Used 1 can of diced tomatoes and 2 bottles of crushed tomatoes (the italian ones, in glass bottles). A touch of grated nutmeg and simmered for 2 hours. Yummy, everyone loved the recipe, it was excellent. I made a lasagna with the leftover sauce.

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2007

This is a perfect recipe to use to get a general idea on how to make a spaghetti sauce. I used all the ingredients but measured according to my own taste which made it great! ADD sugar and salt. USE fresh garlic over garlic powder.

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2007

This is a great sauce, I did add my little changes though, I started by roasting my roma tomatoes and my fresh bulb of garlic with a drizzle of evoo. While that was going I started browning my ground beef and sweet italian sausage with my chopped onion and basil, italian seasoning, red peppers and seasoning salt. Then I cooked my fresh mushrooms in white wine until wine reduced by two teaspoons. When my tomatoes and garlic were ready, I put them in electric chopper with a little wine, basil, oregano, italian seasoning , tomatoe paste, and water. Then I added the tomatoe mixture to my meat that I had drained of fat. I added my mushrooms and fresh parsley and parm cheese. I let it simmer for 1 1/2 hrs stirring every 15min or so. Then I poured over my pasta Top my dish with a little jack and parma cheese and fresh black pepper and garlic seasoning blend. Made garlic cheese bread Then we threw down eating this one up!!!!!.

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2007

I'm giving this 3 stars. It was good, but I think the dried herbs were a little overpowering. If I made this again, I would probably reduce the herbs, especially the oregano, and add a couple tablespoons of sugar to mellow out the sauce. I also thought this was a little too meaty. I like meat sauce as much as the next gal, but this was just a little too much meat for the amount of sauce. I would cut the meat down to 1/2 lb. Overall, a decent sauce, but I think I will keep looking for something a little tastier.

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Karen Martin

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2007

I really enjoyed this sauce. I added an additional two minced cloves of garlic and a bit of sugar at the end, then topped if off with parmesan cheese. Mmmmmm. My picky husband however, not knowing I had made this from scratch, took a few bites and told me not to buy this brand of spaghetti sauce anymore. The only thing he disliked was that it was very thick, there was hardly any liquid to it. I will make this again but I may follow some other reviewers suggestion and add a second can of tomato paste with some water.

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2007

Use 1/2 T. of each herb if you don't add ground beef. If you do add meat to the sauce use 1 T. otherwise the meat will overpower the sauce and it will be bland. I also added 1/2 red bell pepper chopped in food processor (gives it a sweetness so you don't need sugar) and 1/4 tsp. cayenne. I went with 1 head of garlic cloves instead of garlic powder. To me, this tasted like high end jarred sauce which is what my 3 young kids like, something simple (and I don't like Prego or Ragu). This is a recipe we'll add to our recipe book. Thanks!

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JENIFER13

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2006

My children (ages 3 & 1) loves this spaghetti sauce. It is the best I have ever made.

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2006

This sauce was simple and good. Even though it was lacking something, I will make this again because of its ease and simple good taste. Maybe the second run, I will experiment a bit more.

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lisa2roberto

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2006

This was pretty good but not amazing sauce, however, if ya in a pinch this will work fine.

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Wilemon

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2006

This sauce is amazing!!! I will never use store bought sauce again!!!

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Kendra Carper

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2006

I used this as my first recipe for making spaghetti sauce and it turned out really well. I added finely chopped carrots and celery, a few bay leaves, and a pinch or two of sugar, and about a 1/4 cup of chicken broth. My mom and finace were quite impressed!

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2006

I wasn't impressed with this sauce. It was thick, which I like, but I could've bought a can of sauce at the store and it would've tasted pretty much the same and I would've saved time. My husband and I ate it but I won't make it again.

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