Whats the best spaghetti sauce to use for pasta?

Question

I like pasta and would like to know the best sauce to use, like the brand and flavor.

Answer 1

While you really cannot beat homemade, I would also recommend the Vons brand, Verdi in these two flavors: sun-dried tomato and olive, and vodka sauce. The vodka sauce is especially nice if you throw some spicy Italian sausage in your pasta.

Answer 2

home made is best - and does not have to be hard. Most jarred kinds have tons of sugar. Spaghetti sauce is almost impossible to mess up too. Just get a sauce pan and add the following:
diced onion & peppers (saute 'til soft)
1 small can plain sauce (no sugar added) (or a1/2 can, depending on how chunky or runny you like the sauce)
1 large can whole tomatoes, chooped to your liking

I also like Italian sausage cut up in my sauce, but you can make a very heart veggie sauce with zuchinni added. Be creative - you can't mess it up!

Answer 3

Best Marinara Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 6 tablespoons olive oil
* 1/3 cup finely diced onion
* 1/2 cup white wine

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a food processor place Italian tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped parsley, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the blended tomato sauce and white wine.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Answer 4

Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs
Meatballs
2# ground chuck
3/4-cup plain breadcrumbs wet with water
1 1/2 teas. Garlic powder
1 T parsley flakes
1 1/2 teas Salt
1 teas pepper
1/3 cup Romano cheese
1 egg

2 cloves of garlic

Mix very well add a little water if too dry. Shape into 2-inch balls.

Fry in a heavy skillet spayed with Pam.

Added chopped garlic as you fry

when browned add to sauce.

Pour a little water in the skillet and scrape the dripping from the frying pan and add to your sauce

Sauce
2 0r 3 county style spare ribs with bones
2 large cans of Crushed tomatoes ( I prefer Furmanos)
2 cans of Contadina tomato paste
16 oz of water
3 cloves of garlic sliced
2 teaspoons of salt
2 T. Romano cheese
Fresh basil leaves


Fry ribs in a large heavy skillet sprayed with Pam and a little oil. In the meantime start your sauce. Get a large stock pot and spray with Pam. Add Crushed tomatoes, paste and water. Cook on medium heat. Add the garlic and salt. Make meatballs and add to sauce. Don't forget the dripping. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1½ hours. Add the basil and Romano cheese. Simmer another ½ hours. Serve over your favorite pasta
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Nonni's Spaghetti Gravy

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 chili pepper
1 clove garlic (leave whole)
1/4 cup minced parsley
1/4 cup small whole basil leaves or 4 – 5 large leaves, chopped
1 cup fresh or canned plum tomatoes
2 cups fresh or roasted cherry tomatoes

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan and then add the onion, garlic, parsley, basil, and tomatoes. Slit the chili pepper and squeeze the seeds into the pan. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the garlic clove and either refrigerate the sauce until ready to use or keep warm until pasta is cooked.

You can add meat if you want~this is just a basic sauce (actually Italians call it gravy).
Source(s):
Husband is Italian~This is his mother's recipe. It is a southern Italian recipe. I hope you like it :)
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NICK'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

olive oil
1/2 pkg jimmy dean spicy hot sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 chopped yellow onion
1 small can mushroom stems and pieces, diced
1 large can hunts brand spaghetti sauce with mushrooms
1 large can hunts brand spaghetti sauce with meat
2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut on ends
Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves
1 dash salt (to taste)
1 dash sugar (to taste)

Heat some olive oil in bottom of a large kettle then, add sausage and beef together and brown meat.

Then add the chopped onions and the mushrooms and saute to cook down and remove excess moisture.

When the onions get transparent and have cooked down add cans of sauce and seasonings. Then reduce heat to a low simmer and cook till small boil point. Careful to stir continually so as not to burn the sauce on the bottom of pan.

Serve over your favorite pasta or use for manicotti or lasagna.

Answer 5

Emril Laggassi's Mariana. Anything Emril Laggassi

Answer 6

I really love the sauces from the Coppola farms. I have received a number of compliments from people when I have used them in my recipes.

Answer 7

the best brand that i know of is Barilla. There are several different flavors, like marinara, garlic and onion, and they even have an olive one, that is very good, but kind of hard to find.

Answer 8

Ragu - Chunky Mushroom

Answer 9

If you really want to make a meal to remember try the one and only ALFREDO sauce. Want to make it more interesting? Add shrimp, chicken, even Italian sausage. Yummy!

Answer 10

Take Prego Roasted Garlic and add Italian sausage, onions, basil, oregano, and a touch of sage.