Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

This recipie was not what I was expecting. It tasted closer to a marinara sauce, yet bland. I think it needs something in it to bring out more of a tomato taste. I do love marinara sauce, but not with my lasagna or spaghetti sauce. However, it wasn't the watery or oily nightmare that some reviewers stated. I followed as written and it thickened up just fine. I also found that it thickened a little more when I let it sit overnight in the fridge and reheated the next day. So all and all the consistency was perfect for my taste.

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mrsc08

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

I liked it... I added some parsley, oregano,onion powder, garlic salt, and a dash of store bought Italian seasoning, with a pound of beef and a pound of mild Italian sausage links....put it over spaghetti noodles, and topped it with mozzarella cheese.. my children loved it...

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Paula

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Home Town: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2008

Great base recipe. But instead of water try putting 1/4 cup vodka, brings out the taste. I personally used a special vodka with a red tint called vampire vodka, gave it a beautiful red color.

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Ohta

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2008

I third this recipe I added some red onions and some red peppers to this mix and I used it for pizza sauce it was good!!! I left out the water.

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PIXIE2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Christiansted, Saint Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2008

I added a large can of tomato sauce and halved the oil; This came out perfectly thick, creamy, and herbalicious.

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Lady Madonna

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Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2007

Heavenly....

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BunnyButt

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Bogota, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Berlin, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2007

I made this sauce to use on chicken parmesan and boy was it dissapointing. I tried it becuase my family loves garlic, but this just tasted like tomatoes and garlic mixed together. I will have to keep looking and reccomend you do as well.

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MISSJ79

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Living In: Cardinal, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2005

Well, it's simple. And it's garlicky. I decided to try it, just because I knew it could just become a starter if it was horrid. I HATE to give a bad review, but, Sorry, but it was. i ended up throwing the whole thing out, it was so greasy: calls for about 12x as much Olive oil as is needed to saute the garlic, in fact I usually just use non stick cooking spray and add a bit of good olive oil directly into the sauce. It was bland, watery, and...I don't even know. NOT spaghetti sauce!

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Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Belgrade, Montana, USA

Living In: Bozeman, Montana, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2002

The sauce was missing something and there was no indication of how much water to add. It did not turn out very well. I also think it needed a tomato paste or sauce added in addition to the crushed tomatos.

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