Reviewed: May 4, 2013

I have to agree, this is bland. Two cups of water? I was kicking myself for adding it at the end. I've tried spicing it up with tomato paste, a little red wine and red pepper flakes. It will never be as good as a jar of Rao's so that's frustrating.

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ladyrobinm

Reviewed: May 2, 2013

Maybe I don't know what a Bolognese sauce is supposed to taste like, but I thought this tasted kind of watery even after substituting tomato sauce for most of the water. It is also a little heavy on the oregano.

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jemitchell02

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2013

I love Bolognese but the real stuff is sort of a lot of work. Thought I'd try a quickie, but it was only OK. First of all, unless you love oregano, don't even think of using a whole tablespoon. I used 2 teaspoons and it still overpowered the sauce. Because of that, I can't really tell you how it would taste. Could have used a little more salt as well - basically flat. Easy though. So cut the oregano and add a little more salt! Maybe it might work.

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calevas

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2013

I watched the video before making. I was confused because the recipe in the video was different. The video called for 2 carrots and 1/2 cup of water instead of 1 carrot and 2 cups of water. I added 1 carrot and 1/2 cup of water and all the other ingredients as stated. I simmered the sauce for 3 hours with lid on. The sauce had the proper consistancy so did not add more water. I precooked 16 oz of penne as shown. My wife slowly added the required cup of parmesan cheese to 4 cups of sauce; stirring constantly while slowly adding. The cheese formed a solid mass in the sauce and finally had to be extracted and given to the dog. The 4 cups of sauce was not nearly enough to cover the 16 oz of Penne so the remainder of the sauce was added. It also failed to adequately cover the Penne. The tomatoes failed to blend with the meat to produce a rich tomato base. It tasted OK but was nothing special and I will not make this again.

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cookiemonster

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2013

Yes I made the Bolognese sauce and thought it was wonderful. I added 3 T. sugar to the sauce. I will make this again. Thank you for the recipe.

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Patricia Hinkel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2013

I thought this was a pretty good recipe! I did add some ingredients to it because I found it a little under-seasoned and bland.. some basil (dried and/or fresh), a couple tablespoons garlic oil, and little more salt and pepper made it a real great recipe! I left out the flax, (a little too much for me,) and did without the water. Additionally, I simmered to sauce for 2 hours. Overall, pretty good!

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thecrazycook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2013

I thought it was very flavorful - I made the sauce according to the recipe on a Sunday evening and then served it with rigatoni the following night. I was disappointed that the sauce was very watery. Since there were leftovers I continued to cook without the lid to see if it would thicken up a bit. Next time I probably wouldn't use all the crushed tomatoes.

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MBRIM1957

Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2013

This is a pretty good pasta sauce, but it doesn't have even a nodding acquaintance with Bolognese sauce. It's biting into what you thought was an apple and it turns out to be a pear; good, but an entirely different taste. This sauce has waaay too much tomato flavor for a Bolognese sauce; the Ragu Bolognese and Northern Italian Meat Sauce recipes on this site look a lot more like the real thing.

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HUNGRYJOHN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbus, Georgia, USA

Living In: Griffin, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2012

I was worried that this recipe was too plain to be good. Not so! Very tasty and affordable weeknight dinner. I used spaghetti squash instead of pasta. Will definetly make again. Froze half of the sauce and the other half lasted 3 nights for my husband and myself.

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