Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2013

This is my go-to pasta sauce recipe. The only thing I added, was mushrooms and a little extra garlic (big garlic lover here). Even without my minor changes, still 5 stars!

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BattleMom

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2013

Made this for dinner last night- it was amazing! Omitted the sugar, and doubled the red pepper flakes to add more of a kick, and it was perfect! I bought a jar of prego because my husband doesn't like vegetables AT ALL, but after I forced him to try this, he threw the prego away! I tossed whole wheat penne and spicy sausage with the sauce, and added a bit of fresh parmesan on top, and it was SO good. Will DEFINITELY be making this again soon, but next time I'll double the recipe!

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WhiT<3ScOtT

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2012

Surprised how tasty this simple sauce was! The key difference from sauces I've made before was the balsamic vinegar so maybe that's the difference. Changes I made: didn't have fresh basil so substituted dry before simmering the sauce, didn't add sugar, added extra red pepper (we like it spicy) and it was perfect.

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Melina

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2012

This was a yummy recipe - next time we will omit the red pepper flake as we didn't really care for the added heat, but otherwise a nice sauce. I threw everything in the crockpot and it turned out great :)

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lafemme

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2012

I have used allrecipes.com for years, but haven't reviewed a recipe until now. I just had to let others know how yummy this sauce is. I went out to the garden to do this recipe so there were some adjustments. I picked fresh tomatoes, basil and one fresno pepper. I used a good quality olive oil and cut back on the sugar. Nothing but yummy! Enjoy.

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Bethany

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2012

Good, but a bit too thin. I added some parmesan cheese and heated up a bit to add some thickness.

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snovakov184

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2012

Flavor was great - although I'd put in even MORE basil, let it simmer, let it SIMMER! And I'd puree it too - always better pureed! Thanks for the delicious recipe - this recipe has convinced me, you can use canned tomatoes...

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Trey's Mumma

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2012

Very good tomato sauce that shows off the flavour of tomato. I doubled the recipe and used San Marzano tomatoes for authentic flavour. There isn't a lot of liquid in San Marzanos so the sauce is thick enough without adding tomato paste. Also used dried basil and added at the beginning along with adding one extra tbsp of balsamic to the doubled recipe. A solid "go-to" tomato sauce.

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Chef98

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Quick and easy sauce for those nights I don't really feel like cooking.

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rachnel

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2011

This was great. Increased the garlic, pureed the canned tomatoes, used only 1/2 tsp of sugar, as I don't care for sweet tasting sauce, and pinch of red pepper flakes. The fresh basil at the end really pulls it all together. Used it with "Hearty vegetable Lasagna" recipe on this site. It was great!

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