Favorite Pasta sauce?

Question

what is your favorite pasta sauce to make spaghetti with? Do you tweak it and add more stuff or what. My girls being half Italian love their "basgehtti" haha and my mom doesn't have a recipe being half italian and MIL...is very secretive so does anyone know some good recipes?

Answer 1

prego all the way,now with 5 great flavors. try it tonight!!!

Answer 2

clasico !!! but it at the store!

Answer 3

I prefer to make my own. Basically it is a can of tomato sauce + two cans of water, two lbs. of burger, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, basil, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Everyone likes things a little different. I like my sauce a little thick.

You can also add a little brown sugar - it helps take out the tomato acid and gives it a very nice flavor.

Answer 4

I'm a recipe-less Italian too... I have my own version of Pasta sauce... It's a little bit like Napolitana, with a hint of Olives and and sometimes Capers.

Answer 5

there are some recipes on http://www.dummychef.com that you can try

Answer 6

I buy a can of the cheap 4 cheese sauce and add a can of diced tomatoes, mushrooms, a pound of cooked hamburger meat, some cooked onion and bell pepper, some garlic and a dash of italian seasoning.  

Answer 7

I love to make it myself.  It is so much cheaper, and really easy.  I just buy tomato sauce and add olive oil, then you can add all kinds of things according to your preference:

oregano

basil

garlic

onion

salt/pepper

red pepper

sugar

red wine

vinegar

grn peppers

mushrooms

Answer 8

Fresh Tomato Sauce

8 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup Italian dressing

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup diced red onion

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place the penne pasta in the pot, cook 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.

In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the tomatoes, Italian dressing, basil, red onion, and Parmesan cheese.

Alfredo Sauce

1/4 cup butter

1 cup heavy cream

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes, then add garlic and cheese and whisk quickly, heating through. Stir in parsley and serve.

Answer 9

Depends on the budget and time of year.

I love bertolli's vodka sauce.

But my favorite is my own putanesca, which I make with crushed garlic, Extra Virgin olive oil, onions, chopped tomato, oil cured black or green olives and a sprinkle of oil packed capers. Basil, thyme, oregano. Salt and pepper. I'll whatever extra meat and veggies I have on hand.

Saute the garlic and onions in oil until tender then add the rest of the stuff, simmer a few minutes and add hot drained pasta.

Yum.  Now I'm hungry! guess what I'm having for dinner?