slo’s THURSDAY 2/12 poll - Spaghetti Sauce

[jo-jo]

I used to make sauce using cans of tomato paste and tomato sauce and adding stuff. Now I just buy whatever jar is on sale and depending on the brand, how much more stuff I add to it.

Does anyone call pasta sauce "gravy"? First time I heard that I thought "ewwww spaghetti with beef gravy."

 

[Disneylover99]

Question: do you happen to know if Newman’s Own is still available in your area? I haven’t seen it now for a couple of years and I miss it so much. I couldn’t make a better sauce than Sockerooni if I tried.

Hmm. Not sure if I’ve seen it recently. I’ve never bought it.
But I’m going to the grocery store in a bit, so I’ll have a look and let you know.

 

[mjkacmom]

I buy whatever is cheaper at Sam's, either Prego or Ragu. If I have the time I'll doctor it up with sauteed onions and peppers and/or meat (burger or sausage or chicken). I've made it from scratch before, but at the price of tomatoes? Nope! We also like olive oil and garlic. If I'm doing a cheese/creamy sauce, that goes on some sort of tube or curly shaped pasta, to catch all the goodness!

You use canned tomatoes (Roma,

I used to make sauce using cans of tomato paste and tomato sauce and adding stuff. Now I just buy whatever jar is on sale and depending on the brand, how much more stuff I add to it.

Does anyone call pasta sauce "gravy"? First time I heard that I thought "ewwww spaghetti with beef gravy."

I live in northeast NJ, with a 50/50 split between sauce and gravy (but Sunday gravy is a meat sauce, but not just ground beef, usually the beef and pork is in solid form).

 

[soccerdad72]

We always keep a jar of marinara in the pantry, but don't use it a lot. I haven't made homemade sauce in a while, but maybe once a year or so I get motivated.

I love bolognese when dining out, but haven't made it at home before - not sure why, since it's not that difficult to make. We just don't eat a lot of pasta at home in general.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

If in a hurry I like to make aglio e olio. It’s easy to make and doesn’t have to be perfect.

We like to make our own sauce and meatballs. It’s not very difficult. We use the Pastene Ground Peeled tomatoes or in summer sometimes we use our own from the garden. We sauté a lot of garlic in olive oil. Once done, we add the tomatoes with salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and lots of parsley and let it cook for an hour or two.(A lady I worked with from Italy taught me to make it this way. She used to make it for DH and I to take home, always so simple and delicious.)



When I buy jarred sauce I like the Aldi’s sauces. They’re inexpensive and tasty. I can’t bring myself to pay $9 or 10/jar for Rao’s so I’ve never tried it. (I’d like to, though, to see how it compares.)

 

[KPeterso]

Spaghetti is a favorite in our house. I use Ragu Chunky (favorite is tomato, garlic, and onion sauce) and then doctor it up. Brown some hamburger, then pour in the sauce. Add parmesan cheese, parsley, minced onion, garlic powder, and oregano. Simmer about 20-30 minutes and it is all ready.

 

[Miffy]

FYI, Bolognese has meat in it, OP, so if what you mean by "meatless" is no meat then that's not a choice.

Aglio e olio (garlic + olive oil) is easy to make and delish. Put a few kalamata olives in there for something extra. Some real Parmesan (not that stuff in the green can) on top and you've got a great meal.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I like to make aglio e olio.

We (Marie) most often makes this these days also. Marinara, though very tasty sometimes is a little too acidic for elderly (old) tummies. Marie has made many, many, many gallons of her great homemade marinara over the many years, but these days most often will keep a jar or two of Rao ($6.98 at Walmart) on the shelf for the few marinara times we might have. We do use the angel hair size pasta.

 

[clappyclaps]

I usually only have carbonara with spaghetti. I love pasta in general, but find spaghetti a bit messy so it isn't my go to. Except for carbonara where it seems to be mandatory!

 

[DaisyDuck001]

In addition to the ones I voted for, others I like on your longer list include Thai peanut sauce and walnut pesto (but without kale, please and thank you).

 

[The Mayor]

Homemade sauce made with roma tomatoes from the garden. My wife makes up a couple of batches in the fall and jars it for us to use. Sometimes it's just plain and other times she'll add some meat or sausage.

 

[Disneylover99]

do you happen to know if Newman’s Own is still available in your area?

I went to a couple of different grocery stores this morning.
No Newman’s. I even asked a guy who was stocking the shelves. He’d never heard of it, so I guess it’s been gone awhile. lol.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Question: do you happen to know if Newman’s Own is still available in your area? I haven’t seen it now for a couple of years and I miss it so much. I couldn’t make a better sauce than Sockerooni if I tried.

Amazon carries some Newman’s Own sauces, check it out! (Not cheap, though!)

 

[Lumpy1106]

Voted for a bunch of them, but I'm always up for a good mushroom sauce - unfortunately didn't make the list.

 

[tvguy]

My favorite Old Spaghetti Factory sauce is Mizithra cheese in butter. Had it Tuesday. Not every grocery store carries mizithra cheese, but Sprouts carries Old Spaghetti Factory Brand shredded mizithra cheese.
At home, we use almost any variety of Newman's own, although about half the time my wife makes the sauce from scratch and lets it simmer half the day.

 

[tvguy]

Homemade meat sauce only.

LOL. Poll talks about Lent meals which are supposed to be meatless.

 

[MIGrandma]

I prefer marinara or bolognese, and usually buy Rao’s brand.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

LOL. Poll talks about Lent meals which are supposed to be meatless.

Yes, and the poll also lists bolognese, which is usually made with meat, so it seems OK to mention sauces with meat.

 

[Moliphino]

Yes, and the poll also lists bolognese, which is usually made with meat, so it seems OK to mention sauces with meat.

Carbonara also has meat. OP said meatless meals inspired the poll, not that all the poll options were meatless.

 

[slo]

Carbonara also has meat. OP said meatless meals inspired the poll, not that all the poll options were meatless.

This!
100%
Thank you for clarifying that

Not everyone gives up meat for Lent and not everyone does Lent.
The poll is about Spaghetti Sauce in general regardless when you are enjoying it