Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2012

Only change I made was substituting ground sweet Italian sausage for the sliced....fennel is a nice touch! very good basic meat sauce.

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Patty Southard

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Flushing, New York, USA

Living In: Springville, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2012

I love this sauce recipe; it is my go-to for pasta. I have made it many times and it always comes out great. I usually follow it as written except that I use a full pound of both beef and sausage. I made it a few days ago and subbed red wine for the water, brown sugar for the white, and cooked it in the crockpot for 6 hours on low heat. It was wonderful! Be forewarned that this is a very thick and hearty sauce. If you prefer a mild marinara this is not the recipe for you :)

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Julia

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2012

I made this sauce as per the recipe, and it was GREAT. I then made it a second time,and used 1 cup dry red wine instead of water, added 2 cloves garlic, some ground pork and bacon and it was amazing. Johns Lasagna is amazing if you never tried it...

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FIREHOUSE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: West Seneca, New York, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2012

Just made your sauce John!! Thx for a great recipe. I can't to try it on everything from Ravioli to lasagne

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Ronnie L

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2012

I have made this twice and everyone has loved it each time! I don't have fennel at home, so I've made it without that ingredient. Also, I have left out the sugar. Perfecto!

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letaff7

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2012

I made the World's Best Pasta Sauce for the very first time last night. It was very good. My family enjoyed it very much. I am not a big fennel fan so the next time I will add a little less than suggested in the recipe, but I highly recommend this pasta sauce.

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IHidalgo

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2012

I tend to make this meatless. Sometimes simmer whole Italian sausage links or add meatballs depending on my mood. I do add a whole teaspoon of fennel and a teaspoon of ground fennel as well.

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PAMELA D. aPROpos of nothing

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: El Paso, Texas, USA

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2012

I made this yesterday and it was just like my grandma used to make growing up. The only change I made, like another reviewer, I changed the water to a red cooking wine. YUMMY!!!

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traceyv423

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2012

This really is the BEST ever. I love with sausage, but am going to try it without tonight...just chop meat. Hope it will still be good!

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Kmarie886

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2012

I have tried many pasta sauce recipes and this one stands out - it is truly the best. My kids love it and always ask for seconds when I use this sauce

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