Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

I just made this sauce as part of the lasagna recipe and I could not get enough of the sauce. My only changes were using a heap of fresh basil (cut into ribbons) and not adding the extra salt. I had about a cup leftover from the lasagna and I ended up tasting and "tasting" until it was all gone. So good.

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JCL

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

I tried this recipe as is and it was amazing. Then i substituded the ground meat for hot italian sausage and omitted the fennel. It turned out great. Not too hot, not too sweet. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Wfsummers

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Home Town: Bronx, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

This truly is the world's best pasta sauce. When I made the lasagna (which my family loved and is now our go to lasagna recipe) one of the comments that I made in my review was that I couldn't wait to try the sauce in some other pasta dishes. I have since used it several times, and every time it is outstanding, and brings out the best of whatever it is complimenting. Excellent! Thanks again.

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Casey J.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

I have made this sauce a few times now and it's great as-is. I did substitute red wine for water this time and I did not care for it as much. It deepens the flavor but I like mine to taste a little more "fresh" so that didn't do it for me. I'll switch back to the original next time. ;)

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Courtney

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

This was great. I followed the recipe to a T. Thanks! Ohhh, I did not use the ground sausage as I thought the ground beef would be enough.

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SHMONEY1

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

excellent recipe.i didn't add fennel seed because i didn't have any.Next time i make it,I will double up on ground beef and leave out sausage.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

A very, very good recipe. I made this for dinner last night using just 1lb. of Mild Italian Sausage. Next time I might use spicy italian instead since it was a little to sweet for my taste. However, it was still delicious. :-) A keeper for sure.

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Nikki

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Living In: Little Canada, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

Wow John, you may not be exaggerating! This is the kind of sauce that made me hurry up and chew and swallow so I could eat more. Absolutely fabulous flavor. Typically pasta sauces taste their best a day after making but this was great straight out of the pan. The only suggestion I can add, cut back on the salt. Start with half of the amount called for because you can always add more, but you cannot take away. I'm still thirsty now and I ate this hours ago but it's worth it. Oh, and I did use fresh basil (2xs as much dried called for). HIGHLY RECOMMEND, thank you for submitting.

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Home Town: Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

Absolutely divine! I follow the recipe exactly, only I fry up Italian sausage in the pan along with 1 whole bell pepper and onion (chopped) and once it comes to a boil, I toss it in my crockpot and let it slow cook for 5+ hours-- delish! I use this sauce recipe for the Baked Ziti recipe and just regular pasta dish. Recommend!

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BEAMINGMOMMY

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

I thought this was great! I didn't have any tomato paste, so I added more tomato sauce and water. I also used 2 kinds of sausage, mild and hot, and also added more of both than the recipe called for. I didn't have Italian seasoning, so I just added more basil. I also added more garlic, 3 cloves, and more onions just because I like them so much! I will make again...easy and my family loved it.

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lisanjeff

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

World's Best! I have made this sauce many times and the only change I make is omitting the sugar. Thanks again for the great recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2008

Great flavor but too much meat for my preference. Next time I would only do 1/2 of the meat porportions.

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Elisa Sue

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mishawaka, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008

SO SO SO good! This is the world's best pasta sauce! It totally tastes like something you would get out at a restaurant & I was surpised that I had made it at home myself!

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

I thought this recipe was absolutely delicious!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! I have been searching for a great meat sauce for a very long time. I saw this one and tried it and my whole family loved it. Thank you for posting this recipe because this will be one our family will enjoy for a very long time.

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Marisa

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Home Town: Paris, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

Fantastic!!!

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Heather

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2008

World's best? mmno. But great flavor and good balance of ingredients. I added a few more spices, but the ones mentioned in this recipe really came through. It may have tasted a bit like manwich, but in my household that is not a bad thing :) I'll stick to my other recipe though, which is much easier to make.

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