What is your favorite jar pasta sauce?

[mumom95]

So, I'm standing in the pasta isle at the grocery store today looking at the million and two jars of different pasta sauce, trying to figure out which one to buy. My husband isn't a pasta fan and he thinks part of it may be the pasta sauce I buy (it's a local sauce, LaRosas) so I thought I'd try a different kind. But there are so many to choose from.

So I thought I'd ask, what kind of jarred pasta sauce do you really like?

And for those who say I should make my own because it'll be healthier and better, you are probably right, but frankly pouring the sauce from the jar to the pot on the stove is more cooking than I like to do. I'd prefer just to go out to eat, so making from scratch is out of the question.

 

[hercamore]

I usually buy Prego Mushroom spagetti sauce.

However, I'm just getting into purchasing organic these days.

Last week, I bought Barilla Organic mushroom, and OMG it was so good. Lot less sugar than non organic sauces , too.

so, that's my new favorite.

herc.

 

[breezy1077]

Mmmmm, Ragu Roasted Garlic. Yum.

 

[kimluvswdw]

I like Ragu.

 

[ObsessedwiththeMouse]

Newmann's Own "Marinara Sauce"....yum!

 

[KristaTX]

Newman's Own "Marinara Sauce"....yum!

Yep . In fact we had some today at lunch, but I mixed in some cooked ground beef and canned tomatoes .

 

[Liberty Belle]

I like Barilla and Bertolli. My favorite flavor is sundried tomatoes, olive oil, and garlic. I usually throw in some green olives and ground beef. Sometimes I add sliced zucchini.

 

[chrismiss56]

Newman's Own Sauce is our favorite but will only buy it on sale. Also like the brand Colvata - anyone hear of it?

Can't bring myself to paying $6.99 for a jar of pasta sauce so alot have never made it to our table.

Have a Disney Day!!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

For spaghetti sauce I prefer mixing a jar of Ragu meat pasta sauce with ground beef and McCormick's thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix. For chicken cattitore I like Ragu's chunky gardenstyle mushroom and green pepper pasta sauce.

 

[luvindisneyworld]

I like the Ragu Robusto, My favorite is the sundried tomato and sweet basil.
The I always cook hamburger meat and chop up red peppers,onions, and mushrooms and then add in the sauce. I add just a bit of sugar and lots of garlic and oregano.

 

[Corryn]

Barilla Green and Black Olive (Puttanesca sauce)
I make my own sauce when I have the time, but out of all the jarred sauces, I like this one the best. In fact, ANY Barilla sauce is good. No jar sauce can compare with fresh, but Barilla is the one we choose.

 

[SunKat]

Even though one of my friends, who comes from a large Italian family, taught me how to make sauce ("gravy"), I'm too lazy. So, I use Prego traditional. It seems to be a bit sweeter than some of the other sauces and not so tart.

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

Give me Prego or give me nuthin'!

 

[Doe]

Another fan of Newman's Own marinara. It's the only one I buy. My husband makes the best sauce but he only makes it a couple times a year.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

Francesco Rinaldi Sweet and Tasty Tomato.

 

[npmommie]

The best is the BJ's house brand....Rozzoni(i think i spelled it wrong), but its a marinara, and the only ingredients are tomatoes, spices and olive oil. no hfcs.
for store brands, i like the newmans sockarooni.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

I usually make big batches of sauce and freeze it in quart containers. In a pinch I like Muir Glen marinara sauce. I get it in a 3pk at Costco for $6, not bad for organic! there are 2 marinara jars (yum!) and 1 with roasted garlic. I love garlic, but this has too much even for me, I use it in casseroles or donate it to a food drive. The same jars of marinara are $4 each in my local grocery store, so the Costco package is a deal.

 

[Diznygrl]

I think we get Bertolli (or whatever was formerly known as Five Brothers). We've probably tried all the flavors, and all of them are yummy. I don't care for other sauces like Ragu, they're way too sugary for my taste.

 

[talulabelle]

As an Italian, I can tell you that Ragu and Prego are considered sauce like Tang would be considered orange juice.

However, I totally get the ease of the jar thing, but I use Classico tomato and basil. (get it cheap at Sam's Club). It isn't sugary sweet like the previously mentioned ones. I add browned ground beef.

 

[Halbleib1]

I make homemade spagetti sauce just not from scratch:

1 jar of ragu with meat

1 large can of crushed tomatoes or diced tomatoes

1 large can of tomatoe paste- I like thick not watery sauce

1 pound of Hamburger/ half to a whole diced onion- cooked first than added to sauce

I add sugar to take away the tartness of the sauce-to taste, as well as some garlic powder and onion powder. Unless you like a lot of garlic powder take it easy on how much you put in.

I cook mine in a Crockpot and let it cook on low for 6-8 hours. If I am in a hurry I cook it on high for 3 hours. You can cook this in a sauce pot on the stove as well for about 1-2 hours on medium heat. It is best slow cooked though and the longer the better.

As for the above poster not liking ragu or prego no disrespect but I have been to Italy and I prefer my sauce. I found Italian sauce to be nothing more than dumping crushed tomatoes with some seasoning on top of noodles -at least what I had and it was very watery as well.