Can someone recommend their tomato Sauce from a can!!! UPDATE AT BOTTOM!!!!

Can someone tell me what the best tomato sauce is from a can? Where are all my italian girls.. apparently Im not much of a cook and i know i should be making my own sauce but if I wanted to go the fast route which canned sauce would you recommend? TIA

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do you mean seasoned sauce? like prego? if so, i like rao's and stop and shop's organic brands not bad. (dont tell my mom)

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My dad would KILL me if he knew I was going to say this but Barilla's is really good! I would meet my maker if my father (100% Italian) knew I ate sauce from a jar!!! My excuse = I'm waiting for my cousin to teach me my great grandmother's recipe!

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i make sauce all the time, BUT i do love classico's tomato and basil one.

oh and for pesto sauce- target's archer farms creamy pesto is DELISH!

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When I buy jarred sauce, I get Giada's Creamy tomato sauce from Target (umm, it's delicious, I buy like 5 at a time)
I also get Rao's when it's on sale (it can be up to $10 per jar! )

Listen here though!
Buy a can of 'Crushed Tomatoes.' The medium size, not the reg can, not the huge one, right in the middle, i think it's like the equivalent of 2 reg cans)
Pour in a sauce pan, season with garlic, basil, parsley, and pepper. Add a little olive oil too.
Cook.
Add some grated romano and/or parmesan. Eyeball, it, maybe 1-2 palms full. (this will take the place of salt, but if you want, add a little)

Cook.
If it's a little tangy, add a little sugar, start with a tablespoon.

Bam! Homemade Sauce.

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Posted by Becca2010

Listen here though!
Buy a can of 'Crushed Tomatoes.' The medium size, not the reg can, not the huge one, right in the middle, i think it's like the equivalent of 2 reg cans)
Pour in a sauce pan, season with garlic, basil, parsley, and pepper. Add a little olive oil too.
Cook.
Add some grated romano and/or parmesan. Eyeball, it, maybe 1-2 palms full. (this will take the place of salt, but if you want, add a little)

Cook.
If it's a little tangy, add a little sugar, start with a tablespoon.

Bam! Homemade Sauce.

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AGREED .. so much better than a jar .. and so easy!

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Posted by Becca2010

When I buy jarred sauce, I get Giada's Creamy tomato sauce from Target (umm, it's delicious, I buy like 5 at a time)
I also get Rao's when it's on sale (it can be up to $10 per jar! )

Listen here though!
Buy a can of 'Crushed Tomatoes.' The medium size, not the reg can, not the huge one, right in the middle, i think it's like the equivalent of 2 reg cans)
Pour in a sauce pan, season with garlic, basil, parsley, and pepper. Add a little olive oil too.
Cook.
Add some grated romano and/or parmesan. Eyeball, it, maybe 1-2 palms full. (this will take the place of salt, but if you want, add a little)

Cook.
If it's a little tangy, add a little sugar, start with a tablespoon.

Bam! Homemade Sauce.

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throw a few grated carrots in there, helps with the acidity.

and what about tomato paste?

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Posted by Im_My_Own_Princess


and what about tomato paste?

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You can if you want, but even when I don't use it it's fine. I don't always have it in the house.

Re: Can someone recommend their tomato Sauce from a can!!!

I like Ragu Meat Flavored Sauce and also their Garlic & Herb (I think that's what it's called).

I NEVER ate sauce from a jar in my parents' house, but DH grew up on it in his house. Makes my life easier..lol.

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In a pinch - I use Paul Newman's

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If I need a Jar sauce, I use any of the Classico sauces - they're pretty good..

but usually when I make sauce, I make so much that I freeze it and have it for months!

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i eat pasta with ketchup

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DH hates jarred sauce. he grew up in ahouse where they made it.

but we havent gotten there yet (which is fine by me. i dont need 3094832094830948 jars of tomato sauce for the year. = no space!)

so far the one that DH actually doesnt HATE is walbaum's organic version (i forgot the brand name, but its like $3-4/jar) of garlic & basil

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I've never had sauce from a jar. When my in-laws make it I won't eat it lol. I think my family would disown me if I did.

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If I have to, I buy Rao's but it's much cheaper to make your own and it only takes around 5 minutes to prep.


-I use San Marzano whole tomatoes in a can. It ranges from 28-32 oz. in a can
-6 cloves of peeled garlic
-pepper
-salt
-sugar
-crushed red (hot) pepper
-3-4 pieces of fresh basil. I usually buy a bunch, I will stand there and wash them and then freeze the leaves, neatly laying them out on plastic wrap and folding them over row by row. It's sort of a labor of love but anything for fresh basil!
-olive oil

Heat more or less a 1/4 cup of oil, everything is eyeballed so use your best judgement, then add your whole cloves of garlic and about a 1/4 teaspoon of the red pepper over a medium flame

When the garlic turns golden brown, add your can of tomatoes. Add your salt, pepper and sugar (all about a 1/4 tsp) and then let cook it come to a boil for about 2 minutes. Then taking a handblender, puree your sauce according to how chunky you like your sauce. Adjust your sauce with the salt, sugar and pepper to how you like it. Every can of tomatoes tastes different so you will need to add more or less every time!

Let the sauce cook for about 20 minutes over a medium low flame and then add your basil. Either you can tear or ribbon cut your basil. Let cook for an additional 2-3 minutes and then serve our your favorite pasta.

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Posted by dctead

but usually when I make sauce, I make so much that I freeze it and have it for months!

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This!
If I ever use jar, its vodka sauce(classico) or alfredo(ragu)

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Classico

I like the Fire Roasted Tomato & Garlic one or there is a 4 cheese one. Both are good...even dh loves them and he grew up with his mom making sauce all the time.

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That's like a dirty word in my house

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Franciso's or Prego are my fav's

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I have only made my own sauce and it is SO easy and so delicious.....

I buy Contadina Crushed tomatoes.....then, I open the large can and pour it into the chopper/grinder thing I have.....in it, I put garlic powder, olive oil, salt and pepper and run it for a minute or 2 in the chopper/grinder. Then, I take it all out and pour it into a saucepan and let it cook for about 20 minutes and add oregano....the longer u leave it, the better the flavor...delicious and I am never buying sauce in a jar again - its SO SO SO good.