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re: What’s your favorite spaghetti sauce?

Posted on 7/30/22 at 2:09 pm to
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 7/30/22 at 2:09 pm to
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Man look, if you’re working and wife is working, young kids, skool night. A jar of good sauce a rotisserie chicken and spaghetti is a Godsend.



I do agree 100% but don't forget you can freeze the sauce. We usually make 6 months of Bolognese and marinara at a time. Not a lot more trouble than making a small batch then just freeze it in zip locks and you can avoid ever having to substitute.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
82627 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 2:58 pm to
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Threw it all in the crock pot (bones from pork chops included).


Yum. I've done spaghetti sauce with all kinds of odds and ends as well. One of the best ones I made used leftover andouille.
Posted by Chipand2Putts
trembling hills
Member since Apr 2012
1723 posts
Posted on 7/30/22 at 8:30 pm to
Finished product was quite tasty
I’d have to do a side by side with my scratch made, but I’m not sure I’d be able to tell a difference.
Posted by lsutigerbandfan
Amite, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
1276 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:07 pm to
Vinny’s.
Posted by USMCguy121
Northshore
Member since Aug 2021
6332 posts
Posted on 8/12/22 at 4:17 am to
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My wife found this at Winn Dixie about 2 years ago and that’s all we get now.


frick I love the Cajun Power brand Cajun sphagetti, just spicy enough, my wife likes it and kids can't get enough of it. They crank em out of Abbeville I think.
This post was edited on 8/12/22 at 4:19 am
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
We Coming
Member since Oct 2009
10641 posts
Posted on 8/12/22 at 6:21 am to
Never liked Ragu or Prego or any of the other stuff but needing a mid-week sauce a while back because the kids and wife wanted spaghetti, I grabbed a jar of Cajun Power. Always enjoyed making my own long-cook red sauce but when I tried this stuff? Haven't made one since. It's the exact flavor profile I go for in my sauce with none of the work. It literally needs nothing (except a protein).

Another vote for Cajun Power. And now I wanna try Vinny's.
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5417 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 5:09 pm to
I’m just here to update that I finally tried Rao’s once I read on this board that you could get two jars at Sam’s for $8 instead of one jar for the same price at the grocery store. $4 a jar is still high but I could justify it to try something new.

Well, it’s my new favorite. I got the plain marinara sauce and it was absolutely delicious. I decided to not add anything to it except for some chili flakes for heat. It was perfectly seasoned on its own. The only seasoning I added to the ground meat was salt and pepper. I’m definitely going to be grabbing this every time I go to Sam’s. Again, $4 is a bit high compared to what I was used to buying (around $1.50 a can) but not having to do anything to it is well worth the price and it tastes better than my doctored version.

I would love to find their other sauces at Sam’s but I have a feeling they only ever carry the marinara.
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
22756 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:17 pm to
Mix the Vinny’s with the Cajun powder. Use both entire jars.

Add a can of regular Cento sauce and a half can of cento paste.

Touch it up with a little extra oregano, Italian seasoning and pepper.

Cook some meatballs and throw them in the simmering sauce. Let cook for another 3 hours.

It makes the best red gravy and meatballs that is not from scratch.

Freeze the rest.
This post was edited on 1/18/23 at 8:18 pm
Posted by lsufan9193969700
Madisonville
Member since Sep 2003
55837 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:51 pm to
We also love Cousin Vinny's!
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:19 pm to
Prego Traditional
Posted by nateslu1
Mr. Belvedere Fan Club
Member since Apr 2012
6932 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:37 pm to
when i'm pressed for time and can't make a sauce from scratch, Rinaldi's marinara is my go to




Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
6903 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:44 pm to
Rao’s, Michael’s of Brooklyn, Victoria, and Paesana all make quality pasta sauces.
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8478 posts
Posted on 1/18/23 at 11:06 pm to
I hope it’s better than the Cajun Power W sauce, that stuff isn’t the best.
Posted by ConfusedHawgInMO
Member since Apr 2014
3578 posts
Posted on 1/19/23 at 8:13 am to
Hunts original in a can then seasoned up... come at me baws
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4271 posts
Posted on 1/19/23 at 8:48 am to
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2) Cacio e pepe



That ain't no sauce homie
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
54656 posts
Posted on 1/19/23 at 11:16 am to
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Onions and sweet peppers cooked down in a bit of olive oil
-Tomato paste toasted(not sure of term here) for a bit in center of pan and flipped
-One large can of crushed tomatoes
-One regular can of tomato sauce
-teaspoon sugar

The rest seems to be optional, but I add lots of basil, some garlic and then season to taste.
add red wine, red pepper flakes, and replace sugar with molasses
This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 11:18 am
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
6230 posts
Posted on 1/19/23 at 3:02 pm to
This is very good. And easy to get if you live in the New Orleans area.

Posted by Summerchild
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Member since Dec 2022
382 posts
Posted on 1/19/23 at 6:16 pm to
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don't forget you can freeze the sauce.


Yes. When tomatoes are coming in during the summer, I make large amounts of basic marinara and freeze it. I use this a lot of the time, but I surely have zero issue with cracking open a decent jar of sauce like Rao’s or Sal and Judy’s if I forget to thaw my own. I doctor it, usually, but it isn’t really necessary.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
17609 posts
Posted on 1/20/23 at 10:28 am to
My favorite is whatever's on sale. Then we doctor it up with garlic powder, tony's, parmesan, etc.
Posted by lsutigerbandfan
Amite, Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
1276 posts
Posted on 1/23/23 at 9:47 pm to
If you like a sweeter sauce Vinny’s. It’s da best.
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